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If Congress passed legislation that systematically reduced the debt ceiling over time, the economy could be rebuilt on a solid foundation. Entrepreneurs in the productive sectors would realize that an ever-increasing proportion of resources (land, labor, and capital) would be at their disposal, writes Mark Thornton.

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No one wants a needle park in his or her neighborhood, but that is exactly what prohibition brings. Prohibition also brings increased violence and property crime. Legalization would bring commercially produced products that are reasonably priced, writes Mark Thornton.

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"Desertion" sounds ominous, but it merely describes the right to quit, writes Jeffrey A. Tucker.

This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Steven Ng.

The Malthusian fallacy created the common view that economics is cold, hardhearted, excessively rational, and opposed to the welfare of people, writes Murray N. Rothbard (1926–1995).

This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

Education will only be reformed once parents and entrepreneurs are free to create real alternatives to broken systems, writes Aaron Smith.

This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Keith Hocker

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You always remember books that change your mind, because these books are so few and far between, writes Doug French.

This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Colin Hussey.

Government is in the last resort the employment of armed men, of policemen, gendarmes, soldiers, prison guards, and hangmen, writes Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973).

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Today's worldwide fiat-money regime has effects that extend beyond what most people would imagine, writes Thorsten Polleit.

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Libertarians must form and maintain organizations not only to promote their broad principles but to promote these principles in special fields, writes Henry Hazlitt (1894–1993).

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Fascism cartelizes the private sector and denies fundamental rights and liberties to individuals. This describes mainstream politics, writes Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

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In 1918, the Soviet Union became the first country to promise universal "cradle-to-grave" healthcare, writes Yuri N. Maltsev.

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The market economy as a field of liberty, spontaneity, and free coordination cannot thrive in a social system that is the very opposite, writes Wilhelm Röpke (1899-1966).

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Tim Jackson, a professor of sustainable development at the University of Surrey, suggests that greater productivity may have reached its "natural limits", writes David Gordon.

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Instead of solving the initial problem, the intervention creates two or three further problems, which the government feels it must intervene to heal, writes Murray N. Rothbard (1926–1995).

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Hitler is the modern archetype of political evil, but many who condemn him still embrace his policies, writes Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

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In this article, Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. touches on Ron Paul's political career.

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Watermelon: "green" on the outside, red on the inside. Rio Earth Summit: "Watermelons of the World Unite!"

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The fact that men are born unequal in regard to physical and mental capacities cannot be argued away, writes Ludwig von Mises.

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Spooner's anarchism was, like his abolitionism, another valuable part of his pietist legacy. For, here again, his pietistic concern for universal principles brought him to a consistent and courageous application of libertarian principles, writes Murray N. Rothbard (1926–1995).

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The Big Pharma–FDA nexus is just one giant conflict of interest against the general public, writes Mark Thornton.

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Mark Thornton presents the case for selling beer at college football games.

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Recent research has shown that the United States government functions to benefit wealthy interests while ignoring the average citizen, writes Ryan McMaken. This audio version of the Mises Daily is narrated by Clay Barnett.]]>

The European Central Bank is deeply concerned about deflation, and deflation paranoia is a convenient way to justify propping up southern Europe, writes Frank Hollenbeck.

This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Joe Kohlhaas.

The affluence of free markets makes it possible to pursue goals few of us would have the means to pursue otherwise, writes Gary Galles.

This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Keith Hocker.