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Audio Mises Wire
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Audio recordings of Mises Wire articles, offering contemporary news and opinion through the lens of Austrian economics and libertarian political economy.
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Culture, the State, and the Problem of Liberty
Jul 200:09:32Tap to summarizeThe modern state has become not only the guardian of political order but also the architect of cultural identity. We must separate culture from the state.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/culture-state-and-problem-liberty
Transcribe →Surprise, Surprise. Government Capital Stock Is Deteriorating
Jul 200:14:33Tap to summarizeDespite the eternal promises of members of Congress, government office space is rapidly deteriorating. Unfortunately, Congress has no plans to deal with the problem. All of this is easily explained by Austrian economics.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/surprise-surprise-government-capital-stock-deteriorating
Transcribe →The Birthright Citizenship Ruling Will Create More Conflict over Immigration
Jul 100:12:53Tap to summarizeThis decision—as with birthright citizenship in general—will increase political conflict over the presence of foreign nationals—both legal and illegal—within the United States.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/birthright-citizenship-ruling-will-create-more-conflict-over-immigration
Transcribe →A Backwards History of Money
Jul 100:12:09Tap to summarizeMoney did originate from the state, no matter how many times contemporary monetary theorists might claim otherwise.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/backwards-history-money
Transcribe →The Supreme Court and the Supreme Fed
Jul 100:08:06Tap to summarizeWith its new ruling in Trump v. Cook, the Supreme Court demonstrates it does not understand central banking or the Fed. Clarence Thomas, however, saw through the Fed's lies. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/supreme-court-and-supreme-fed
Transcribe →A Libertarian Critique of Birthright Citizenship
Jun 3000:05:48Tap to summarizeIt is important to change our political culture, which treats "democracy," or the "right" to vote, as the supreme political good.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/libertarian-critique-birthright-citizenship
Transcribe →Bitcoin Is Not Freedom: The Delusion of Digital Escape
Jun 3000:09:57Tap to summarizeWhile Bitcoin in its early days promised freedom from the tyranny of fiat currency, those days are gone. Instead, Bitcoin owners are now satisfied if its value goes up against the dollar.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/bitcoin-not-freedom-delusion-digital-escape
Transcribe →Why Bernie Sanders’s AI Bill Is Fascistic and Dangerous
Jun 3000:10:31Tap to summarizeComparing Sanders to fascism may seem unusual, but it should not be forgotten that the main leaders of Italian fascism, including Mussolini, were initially socialists before they became fascists.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-bernie-sanderss-ai-bill-fascistic-and-dangerous
Transcribe →Calhoun’s Answer to the Abolition Petitions
Jun 3000:14:10Tap to summarizeWhat role does the Constitution play when one state has a different understanding of “American values” than another? Unfortunately, the responses have been inconsistent, depending upon which “values” one wishes to promote.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/calhouns-answer-abolition-petitions
Transcribe →The State of Financial Markets Tells Us What Investors Really Believe
Jun 2900:08:56Tap to summarizeMainstream economists claim that understanding and observing reality is not really “doing economics.” Instead, they believe that all we need are abstract theories that predict events well. But over time, financial markets must bend to the real world.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/state-financial-markets-tells-us-what-investors-really-believe
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