Tag: Free markets
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday May 9, 2011
Today: Airfares down in Wichita; Wichita City Council this week; Joyland topic of British tabloid; educational freedom to be discussed in Wichita; do you want to live in the world of Atlas Shrugged?; who are the real robber barons?
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The promises politicians make
Government programs often don’t work as promised and cause unintended and harmful consequences.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday April 25, 2011
Today: American exceptionalism; Wichita City Council this week; The Great American Bailout; “Not yours to give rally” in Topeka; Kansas Bioscience Authority benefits from exemptions; The presidency in liberal society.
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Hazlitt’s ‘Economics in One Lesson’ relevant today
Economics In One Lesson, first published in 1946 and recently reissued by the Ludwig von Mises Institute, explains fallacies (false or mistaken ideas) that are particularly common in the field of economics and public policy.
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Ludwig von Mises: A quick introduction
A short book available online lets readers become acquainted with the ideas of Ludwig von Mises and why his ideas are important to freedom and liberty.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Thursday April 21, 2011
Today: Can anything Think Progress says about the Kochs be believed; Kansas governor on first 100 days; freeloaders come in all types; are taxes the solution; the spontaneous society — centralized planning not required.
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‘I, Pencil’ in audio argues for economic freedom, not government control
“I, Pencil” explains the impossibility of centralized government planning.
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Liberals and economic knowledge
Who might you guess is better informed on issues of economics: liberals who promote government intervention in the economy, or conservatives and libertarians who oppose it?
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Soros events, catering to liberal causes, largely escape notice
Two conferences sponsored by liberal George Soros largely escape reporting in the news media, in contrast to the reporting on a conservative conference.