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Big government, high taxes, massive debt, political polarization and social crises have become the norm throughout Western Europe and North America. But it is high time for leaders and citizens to take a look at the lessons history has to offer. Only then could the region avoid going down the same path as Rome and […]

Interview mit Carlos A. Gebauer über den „Kampf für das Bargeld“. Gebauer ist Rechtsanwalt, Fachanwalt für Medizinrecht und Publizist aus Düsseldorf. Die Fragen stellte Thorsten Polleit.  Das Interview erscheint erstmals am 23. April 2021 auf misesde.org. Herr Gebauer, Sie vertreten als Rechtsanwalt in einem Musterverfahren einen Mandanten, der auf sein Recht pocht, den Rundfunkzwangsbeitrag bar […]

The globe is warming, ice caps are melting, and sea levels are creeping up. The most convincing evidence to an economist, however, is not measurement with thermometers or yardsticks but the fact that people are reacting to price changes, whether the result of government policies or the result of asset markets. Market forces are causing […]

Strategy, Independence, and Governance of State-Owned Enterprises in Asia | Essay by Henrique Schneider …

As in the dystopian “Planet of the Apes” films, people in the developed, democratic world may find themselves stripped of their freedom and wealth if they continue turning a blind eye to the autocratic tendencies of expanding governments …