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While “colorblind equality” has a better ring to it than the DEI regime, nonetheless, the concept is unworkable and actually contributes to worsening racial outcomes.  Original Article: The Hazards of "Colorblind Equality"    

Recent Iranian missile strikes on Israel in response to its earlier attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria have escalated the prospects of all-out war in the Middle East. There is an alternative to expanding the war: de-escalation. Original Article: Iran's Attack on Israel Provides an Opportunity to De-escalate    

One of the great myths of US history is that Herbert Hoover was a laissez-faire president. In truth, he intervened in the economy more than any of his predecessors, creating the crisis known as the Great Depression. His successor made things even worse. Original Article: Navigating the Slippery Slope: How Hoover’s Interventions Paved the Way for the Great Depression    

In the early republic, debates over constitutional rights were centered on state bills of rights. But, over time the state charters were gradually co-opted by federal judges and courts. Original Article: Federal Judges Co-Opted America's State Constitutions    

Henry Hazlitt's The Failure of the New Economics remains the best criticism of J.M. Keynes's General Theory. Original Article: Hazlitt Against Keynes on Unemployment and Wages: A Lesson for Modern Macroeconomics    

Today we are featuring the winning essays in the Student Essay Contest for undergraduates at the Austrian Economics Research Conference. Original Article: Looking Back at the Crossroads: Liberty or Socialism    

Today we are featuring the winning essays in the Student Essay Contest for undergraduates at the Austrian Economics Research Conference. Original Article: Bureaucracy and Grove City College: How One College Resisted the Bureaucratization of Higher Education    

Today we are featuring the winning essays in the Student Essay Contest for undergraduates at the Austrian Economics Research Conference. Original Article: A Tale of Two Bureaucracies    

Today we are featuring the winning essays in the Student Essay Contest for undergraduates at the Austrian Economics Research Conference. Original Article: Bureaucracy: Applying Mises’s Insights to Our Present Day    

Although fractional reserve banking is the most popular model for banking, it is fraudulent at its core, something the Austrians have noted for many years. Original Article: The Fraud Inherent in Fractional Reserve Banking        

A recent CNN broadcast claimed that deflation was bad for the economy and that we need to adjust to higher prices. As usual, the journalistic “experts” got it backward. Original Article: CNN Is Wrong. Deflation Is a Good Thing    

When the government wants to make something more affordable, that usually means new subsidies, laws, and regulations that drive up the real price. Higher medical prices will mean more medical bankruptcies. Original Article: Personal Medical Bankruptcy: Made in DC    

“The public be damned” is a statement by railroad magnate William Henry Vanderbilt that has been twisted out of context. While the American ruling classes insist that private enterprise is the enemy of the people, it really is our government that bears that distinction. Original Article: Who Really Works Against the Public?    

Congress and the courts have eviscerated the Constitution to empower police dogs. The injustices are massive, but the authorities don't care. Original Article: Police Dogs Have Abolished Constitutional Due Process    

As the official government in Haiti loses control, many are calling it a failed state. Crises like this are often evoked to discredit libertarians. But blame for Haiti’s current plight lies with the actions of states, not the absence of them. Original Article: How State Intervention Fueled Haiti's Descent into Chaos    

California’s legislature wants to combine the idea of two-part price discrimination with a soak-the-rich mentality in charging for utilities. What possibly could go wrong? Original Article: California’s Latest Hustle: Utility Bills Based on Ratepayers' Income    

While Vivek Ramaswamy was unsuccessful in his Republican presidential primary bid, at least he helped to demystify the Federal Reserve. This is not the usual political rhetoric the public receives. Original Article: Two Cheers for Vivek Ramaswamy for His Commentary on the Fed    

In reviewing Reconsidering Reparations by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, David Gordon and Wanjiru Njoya point out the book's many fallacies and the lack of a coherent theory of justice by the author. Original Article: Failing to Make the Case for Race-Based Reparations    

As the government expands the reach of civil rights law, one of the casualties is the presumption of innocence. The new rule seems to be “guilty until proven guilty.” Original Article: The Presumption of Innocence Is under Attack    

While Connecticut authorities call on "experts" to help them quell the state's housing shortage, they fail to consider the policies that have caused it. Original Article: Connecticut’s Housing Shortage Is Rooted in Government Policies    

According to Marx, all ideas represent class-based interests, leaving no room for objective truth. The problem is that Marxists claim to hold to objective truth, but manage to contradict themselves. Original Article: Marx, Class Conflict, and the Ideological Fallacy    

In a new book, The Natural Order of Money, Roy Sebag argues that money is the "extension of the natural order," and that it is not arbitrary. Original Article: Sebag and Natural Money    

In his review of The Political Thought of David Hume: The Origins of Liberalism and the Modern Political Imagination, David Gordon examines systems of ethical norms. The Misesians have the best insights, of course. Original Article: From Athens to Vienna: Understanding a System of Ethics    

In his review of The Political Thought of David Hume: The Origins of Liberalism and the Modern Political Imagination, David Gordon examines systems of ethical norms. The Misesians have the best insights, of course. Original Article: Protectionism Doesn't Decrease "Food Insecurity"; It Increases It    

Once again, Congress is threatening to ban TikTok over “national security concerns.” But as long as Washington continues its unnecessary and provocative posturing around China’s coasts, Americans will never be safe. Original Article: Banning TikTok Will Not Make Americans Safer