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Vortrag: Es gibt nichts Neues unter der Sonne

Share this article Vortrag mit Apéro am 10. Oktober um 1930 Uhr im MythenForum, Schwyz Die Verwirrung ist gross, was bringt die Zukunft? Der Versuch einer Einordnung aus Sicht eines freien und eigenständig denkenden Schweizers. In Zeiten von „politischer Korrektheit“ ist es wichtig „politisch inkorrekte“ Fragen zu stellen und damit dem „staatlich gelenktem Denken“ entgegenzuwirken. Dieser Vortrag ist mein Versuch Geschichte, Geldwesen, Politik, Finanz und...

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September 2024 Monthly

As the summer in the Northern Hemisphere gives way to the fall, monetary policy and politics will shape the investment and business climate. Even if history does not repeat itself, there are still insights to be gleaned. In the last few months of 2023, the market expected aggressive interest rate cuts this year. Although global rates fell, the dollar fell. In Q1 24, the markets moved more into line with the signals from the central banks. Global rates rose and the...

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Ireland, Authenticity, and the European Union

The recent European Parliament elections have brought the question of the role of Ireland in Europe to the forefront. Bombastic slogans adorned the leaflets of the European candidates, pledging to rightfully bring Ireland to the European orbit or to protect the country from the clutches of the mainland-based bureaucrats. Whatever the stance, it seems that the Ireland-Europe dichotomy is particularly entrenched, indubitably enhanced by our insular condition. Let us,...

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Rothbard on Liberty and Free Will

Many egalitarians and socialists argue that liberty is only of value to those who enjoy the privilege of having free will. They argue that many vulnerable people lack free will and that the state should, therefore, out of compassion for those trapped in unfortunate circumstances for no fault of their own, intervene with support, even when such interventions undermine individual liberty. These arguments reflect a misunderstanding of free will.In drawing upon the...

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Old School Economics

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....

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Does Advanced Econ Justify Kamala Harris on Price Gouging?

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....

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ESG Undermines Social Welfare

ESG has become a buzzword for both the American Left and Right. For the Right, it is just a Trojan horse for progressive social attitudes to sneak into business. For the Left it is an alternative to the “cruel” profits-only business model of Milton Friedman. Some on the Right abhor ESG because they worship profit in some abstract material sense. They treat it as if consumerism and profit are materialistic ends to worship in of themselves. But what they ignore is the...

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Video: Rising Prices Are Caused by Monetary Inflation, Not Greed

View the video version of this article below, or on Twitter/X.One of the myths being endlessly repeated in this inflationary cycle is the myth that rising prices are caused by greed.For example, Democratic senator Bob Casey is running around Pennsylvania campaigning on the idea while claiming he’ll solve the problem if you re-elect him. Kamala Harris is doing the same.But the fact that greed doesn’t cause inflation is obvious if we just ask why prices across the...

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