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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....

[Editor’s note: This article is excerpted from Leggett’s article “Thanksgiving Day,” first published in 1836. Leggett was one of America’s leading Jacksonian free-market journalists in the mid-nineteenth century, and was a committed opponent of central banks, slavery, and corporatism. “The separation of bank and state” was a part of his political creed. In this article, Leggett, true to form, reminds his readers that they do not need either the federal government or...

The latest boogeyman conjured up by the Biden administration is ghost guns.In his September 26 executive order on “Combating Emerging Firearms Threats and Improving School-Based Active-Shooter Drills,” President Biden mentioned these ominous “ghost guns”:One way to continue the progress on reducing gun violence is to stay ahead of emerging violent crime threats involving firearms. My Administration has always taken these threats seriously. In April 2021, one of my...

Every day, over 300 million girls and women around the world menstruate. However, in West Africa, the topic remains taboo, affecting girls' education and women's health. A Swiss organisation is working to change local attitudes towards menstruation. Watch the full video to learn more. --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles,...

<ul type="disc"><li style="margin-top:5pt; margin-bottom:5pt; text-align:justify;">Einführung des Valour Dogecoin (DOGE) SEK ETP: Valour Inc., eine Tochtergesellschaft von DeFi Technologies, hat das Valour Dogecoin (DOGE) ETP (ISIN: CH1108679320) an der schwedischen Spotlight Stock Market eingeführt und damit das erste Dogecoin ETP in den... [embedded content]...

When he returns to the White House early next year, President-elect Donald Trump plans to appoint Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to head a new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. While not an official federal department, the Administration’s plans for DOGE are similar to the Grace Commission under Ronald Reagan and the “Reinventing Government,” or “REGO,” initiative under Bill Clinton. The president will task Musk and Ramaswamy’s team with researching,...

Overview: The US dollar has a softer profile today. All the G10 currencies are higher, led by 1%+ surge in the yen amid heightened speculation of a rate hike next month, while the US 10-year yield is near 4.25% today, the lowest since the election. Although the Reserve Bank of New Zealand allows for another half-point cut after delivering the second one this year earlier today, the New Zealand dollar has popped up amid sell the rumor buy the fact type of activity....

The concept of the entrepreneurial state proposes that governments—like private enterprises—can take risks, innovate, and drive economic growth. Through direct intervention, governments can strategically invest in sectors that hold promise for the future, aiming to spark productivity and economic expansion. However, in countries like Jamaica, the limitations of the entrepreneurial state are evident, as interventions often face economic realities and public sentiment...

As a mentee in the Mentorship Program of World Commission on Protected Areas in Europe region, I had the opportunity to take part in the Regional Conservation Forum in Bruges, Belgium from September 30th till October 3rd, which was organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. I am grateful for the chance to have participated in a congress that brought together conservationists, environmentalists, politicians, and protected area managers.However,...