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Week in Review: June 3, 2017

EducationThe EnvironmentGlobal EconomyHealthBusiness CyclesPolitical Theory

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Political agendas like the Paris Agreement must take into account costs, benefits, and economic reality. "Science" doesn't dictate good policy.

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Deflation, Easy Money, and the Boom-Bust Cycle

Money and BanksMoney and Banking

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When money is made "out of thin air," we see economic busts go hand-in-hand with price deflation. This is not the case with sound money.

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Mises Weekends: Yes, You Should Read Human Action

StrategyAustrian Economics Overview

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Jeff Deist, Joe Salerno, and Karl-Friedrich Israel discuss Mises's Human Action —perhaps the greatest treatise on economics ever written.

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Gold vs. Fluctuating Fiat Exchange Rates

Gold StandardMonetary TheoryMoney and Banking

Blog14 hours ago
Without gold, without an international money, the world is destined to stumble into one accelerated monetary crisis after another.

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To Lower Health Care Costs, Try Freedom

HealthProtectionism and Free TradeTaxes and Spending

Blog06/01/2017
Prices have fallen in many areas of healthcare that are reliant on cash transactions and more market competition.

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Studying the Climate Doesn't Make You an Expert on Economics and Politics

The EnvironmentGlobal Economy

Blog06/01/2017
One need not have any opinion about climate science at all to see that the Paris Climate Agreement relies on very bad planning and very bad economics.

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The Cultural Consequences of the Federal Reserve

From the ArchivesMedia and CultureMoney and BanksMoney and Banking

Blog06/01/2017
Our inflation and debt-based system encourages our society to adopt a short-term perspective.

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Capitalism Is About Working Less to Earn More

Labor and WagesCapital and Interest Theory

Blog05/31/2017
If working is the price we pay to obtain things we want, then economic progress means decreasing this price thanks to continued productivity growth.

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