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1. The French Revolution

   What happens when the Department of Government Efficiency fails? Human devolution or political revolution? Or both? Mark Thornton discusses some pertinent lessons from the French Revolution.

2. The Poor Man of Nippur and Austrian Economic Principles

   The Austrian school recognizes that economic analysis is timeless and the ancient story of “The Poor Man of Nippur” provides an excellent example. From time preference to the structure of production, many of the lessons are contained in this story.

3. Marxism and the Cultural Revolution

   The Cultural Revolution continues apace in this country and it is aimed at all of the old Confederate symbols from statues to the Confederate Battle Flag. With leftist progressives there can be no discussion. Any symbol from the South equates to racism and nothing else.

4. Rothbard’s Theory of International Relations and the State

   Rothbard's view of the international system is built upon his consistent view of the state as a coercive institution run by a self-interested ruling class.

5. How the Nanny Campus Will Fight to Keep Taxpayers Hostage

   Higher education has managed to con huge numbers of young people to take out six-figure loans in order to have the “college experience.” However, the so-called benefits to college are turning out to be a chimera, all funded by increasing indebtedness.