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14 Oct The Absurdity of Ad Hominem

Posted at 23:03h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

One especially comical feature of the accusation that AIER’s opposition to covid lockdowns springs from a 2018 contribution that AIER received from the Koch Foundation is that Tyler Cowen and the Mercatus Center this past Spring awarded funds to Imperial College modeler Neil Ferguson. The...

12 Oct Celebrating the Arrival of Ludwig von Mises in America

Posted at 13:20h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

Eighty years ago, on August 2, 1940, the leading living member of the Austrian School of Economics, Ludwig von Mises, arrived in the United States as a refugee from war-torn Europe. Hated by the socialists, viewed as a “class enemy” by the communists, and despised...

11 Oct Sarah and Don Discuss Adam

Posted at 16:35h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

(Don Boudreaux) TweetA few months ago the lovely Sarah Skwire put to me the “Smith Questionnaire.” It was great fun! Read the Full Article here: >Cafe HayekCafe Hayek...

08 Oct The Meaning of Wealth In Today’s America

Posted at 14:02h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

I was browsing through the annual Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest people in America, and I was struck by the fact that 9 out of those in the Top 10 are essentially self-made. They did not inherit any substantial portion of their incredible wealth....

06 Oct Reaching Immunity: A Private Summit of Epidemiologists Against Lockdowns (Video)

Posted at 09:09h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

On October 3, 2020, in the living room of the Stone House of the American Institute for Economic Research, top epidemiologists, economists, and journalists gathered to discuss the global emergency created by the unprecedented use of state compulsion in the management of the Covid-19 pandemic....

05 Oct How To Teach Your Kids Money Lessons For Life During COVID

Posted at 17:04h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

When was the last time that you broached the subject of money with your kids? If it’s been a while, then you’re not alone. Talking finances can be tough at the best of times, but right now, in the middle of economic turmoil, it’s downright...

05 Oct Leftist Supremacy, Not White Supremacy, is the Gravest Threat to Black Lives

Posted at 17:03h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

Black lives have long been endangered in this country. Now, with rioters burning down parts of many U.S. cities, ostensibly in support of black lives, it behooves us to accurately answer several questions: 1. Is traditional racism, brutal KKK-style anti-black hatred, still a major threat...

05 Oct A Curveball Isn’t an Existential Threat

Posted at 16:59h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

Nothing is easier than imagining hypothetical threats to humanity that differ so categorically from any that we’ve experienced before that it would be folly to stick to the familiar rules of the game. Earth is in the path of a hurtling asteroid that will within...

05 Oct AIER Hosts Top Epidemiologists, Authors of the Great Barrington Declaration

Posted at 16:59h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

From October 1-4, 2020, the American Institute for Economic Research hosted a remarkable meeting of top epidemiologists, economists, and journalists, to discuss the global emergency created by the unprecedented use of state compulsion in the management of the Covid-19 pandemic. The result is The Great...

05 Oct Zena Hitz On Lost In Thought