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The 2024 Republican National Convention will be remembered for the raw emotions evoked by an attempted assassination the preceding weekend of its presidential nominee Donald Trump and for the now mostly Trumpified Republicans posing as the populist champions of American workers against the elitist Democrats.This convention, however, should be remembered for another reason too. It marks the entrenchment of an organized “national conservative” movement within the party...

There is a widespread perception that capitalism is a system designed to encourage greed, envy, selfishness, and other moral failings to flourish. Popular writing on capitalism, notably Ayn Rand’s “The Fountainhead” and “Atlas Shrugged,” recognizes the importance of addressing the moral case for capitalism. No economic system, no matter how efficient and productive, can flourish if it is widely regarded as the root of all evil. Given that the science of economics is...

What do you think about this week's stories from Switzerland?

• Ex-MicroStrategy-CEO Michael Saylor erhöht seine Bitcoin-Prognose auf 13 Millionen US-Dollar<br> • Bestenfalls könnte die Kryptowährung sogar auf fast 50 Millionen US-Dollar klettern<br> • Aufruf zu aggressiven Bitcoin-Käufen <!-- sh_cad_1 --> Michael Saylor, der Mitbegründer und ehemalige CEO des Software-Unternehmens <a... [embedded content]...

There is no need to debate whether it was tightening by the Bank of Japan or the fourth consecutive rise in the US unemployment rate that spurred the dramatic market reaction at the start of last week. It seems reasonable that both played a role. And the dramatic unwinding of short yen positions, which appeared to help fuel a recovery of the Swiss franc, Chinese yuan began before the Bank of Japan meeting and the US employment report. Moreover, on the eve of the...

Um 12:25 ist <a href="/devisen/bitcoin-dollar-kurs">Bitcoin</a> 60'805,82 US-Dollar wert. Damit liegt der Kurs am Mittag -0,11 Prozent niedriger als am Vortag (60'873,04 US-Dollar).Indes steigt der <a href="/devisen/bitcoin-cash-dollar-kurs">Bitcoin Cash</a>-Kurs. Für <a href="/devisen/bitcoin-cash-dollar-kurs">Bitcoin Cash</a> geht es nach... [embedded content]...

What is the Mises Institute? The Mises Institute is a non-profit organization that exists to promote teaching and research in the Austrian School of economics, individual freedom, honest history, and international peace, in the tradition of Ludwig von Mises and Murray N. Rothbard. Non-political, non-partisan, and non-PC, we advocate a radical shift in the intellectual climate, away from statism and toward a private property order....

Wow, what a week Mises University 2024 was! I have been a Mises University faculty member for over 30 years, and this—the 38th year of Mises U—may have been the best! Students came from 12 countries, 29 states, and 69 colleges and universities, including Yale and Princeton. The faculty, always outstanding, was truly inspiring and the students responded with great enthusiasm and endless questions.A true highlight of the week was the presentation by Dr. Robert Malone,...

What is the Mises Institute? The Mises Institute is a non-profit organization that exists to promote teaching and research in the Austrian School of economics, individual freedom, honest history, and international peace, in the tradition of Ludwig von Mises and Murray N. Rothbard. Non-political, non-partisan, and non-PC, we advocate a radical shift in the intellectual climate, away from statism and toward a private property order....

For the first time, barley has been sown in Switzerland that has been genetically engineered using the new CRISPR/Cas method. SWI swissinfo.ch visited the field trial near Zurich to find out what the scientists hope to achieve, and why their work is so heavily protected, even though it is legal. #gm #geneticallymodified #agroscope #moratorium --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss...