Does the Brazilian government have legitimacy? Many say that what matters is a “social contract”. Really? This concept was introduced in the work Leviathan in 1651 by Thomas Hobbes, John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Forgetting this boring part of the story, let’s get to the point. Does the “social contract” not exist?? After all, I have never signed anything that would oblige me to support a system that does not fulfill its basic obligations, such as guaranteeing security, […]

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The solution to dangerous, out-of-control wildfires in California is addressing the root cause: “excess fuel load” from bad forest management. Focusing on climate change, a minor variable that we have no near-term control over, is a craven political ploy.

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So, Potatoes. You love em right? Chips, mashed, fried? Did you know they are a great metaphor for how American Institutions control your life? The potato industry is rigged. There’s a cartel that manipulates the supply and price of potatoes in the U.S. The United Potato Growers of America has been accused of price fixing, artificially inflating the cost of potatoes by controlling supply, similar to how OPEC manages oil. What does this mean? It means that even […]

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Was in Vienna last month and thought it’d be great to check out the university, I saw Hayek in the lobby and Menger (image) which was great but sadly no Mises… I was bummed because I was reading Human Action at the time. Is there a reason why he hasn’t got a monument? submitted by /u/BeeBopTopDop [link] [comments]

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Jai Kedia Cato Institute Research Fellow Jai Kedia is available for interviews regarding this morning’s December jobs report. Kedia issued the following statement in reaction: “The latest jobs report revealed significantly higher-than-expected job growth, with nonfarm payrolls rising by 256,000—far surpassing the Dow Jones consensus forecast of 155,000. However, these month-to-month fluctuations continue to have outsized effects on financial markets, which remain heavily influenced by the Federal Reserve’s policy decisions. The stock market’s reaction was swift, with the S&P […]

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