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Now available at the Mises Institute book store : Life in Liberty: Liber Amicorum,a collection of essays in honor of Hans-Hermann Hoppe for his 75th birthday.
An update on the fires: So far 24 people are known to have died in the fires burning in and around Los Angeles, while at least 16 people remain missing. Over 38,000 acres have burned, more than two and a half times the size of Manhattan. Though the winds calmed for a portion of the weekend, they are expected to pick up again this week, making it even harder to contain the Palisades and Eaton fires, which are […]
O novo ministro da Secretaria de Comunicação (Secom), Sidônio Palmeira, agradeceu o apoio da primeira-dama Janja Lula da Silva durante sua cerimônia de posse. O evento ocorreu nesta terça-feira, 14, no Palácio do Planalto. Sidônio iniciou o discurso agradecendo a Lula “não só pelo convite, mas principalmente pelo que fez e faz pelo Brasil”, na sequência, enalteceu a figura da primeira-dama. “Agradeço também a primeira-dama, Janja, a quem nutro, principalmente, admiração pela sua luta implacável pelos direitos humanos […]
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Sophia Bagley and Ryan Bourne This year kicks off with minimum wage hikes across 21 states. Economists have long documented that while minimum wage increases often boost wages for those who remain employed, there are no free lunches. Extensive research shows minimum wage increases to high levels tend to hurt new and low-skilled workers as businesses respond by cutting hours or hiring opportunities. , Moreover, newer research has found that businesses may use other margins of adjustment to […]
Unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes, President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced on Friday for falsifying business records to cover up his 2016 hush payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. But although a New York jury convicted Trump of 34 felonies in that case last May, Judge Juan Merchan has indicated that he plans to impose “a sentence of unconditional discharge,” meaning Trump will face neither jail nor probation. Which makes you wonder: What was the point of […]
With governments cracking down on free speech and even criminalizing alleged defamation, it is time to take a new look at libel laws. Murray Rothbard provides a clear-headed view of libel law—and why it shouldn‘t exist at all.