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'Tis old(ish), but still relevant thedailyeconomy.org/article/what...

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My concluding remarks for The Online Library of Liberty's series on The Legacy of David Boaz oll.libertyfund.org/publications...

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My latest at Econlib, wherein I discuss the historical impact on GDP of high tariff policies. www.econlib.org/the-math-ain...

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Continuing with The Online Library of Liberty's tribute to "The Legacy of David Boaz," here are my responses to some of my fellow contributors: Beyond Hobbes: oll.libertyfund.org/publications... Preserving Truth: oll.libertyfund.org/publications... Of Scots: oll.libertyfund.org/publications...

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In the final original essay for the Online Library of Liberty's "Liberty Matters" tribute to the legacy of David Boaz, @blanksslate.bsky.social Blanks talks about the proper framing of history in the expansion of liberty, a subject of great importance to David. oll.libertyfund.org/publications...

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Liberty Fund's Online Library of Liberty continues it's "Liberty Matters" tribute to The Legacy of David Boaz. Yesterday, I discussed what David's work might reveal about the classical liberal vies of the Russo-Ukrainian War.

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Liberty Matters "The Legacy of David Boaz" tribute continues. After a discussion of David's views on immigration yesterday by @ilyasomin.bsky.social , today I consider what David's work can teach us about the Russo-Ukrainian War. oll.libertyfund.org/publications...

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Roughly a year ago (Jun 7, 2024), the great libertarian philosopher and thinker David Boaz ascended from this mortal coil. Someone suggested to Liberty Fund that there should be an essay series honoring him. They agreed, planning the tribute for the anniversary of his passing.

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I had the privilege to participate in a series of LF essays reflecting on the legacy of David Boaz. The first essay, by @andycraig.bsky.social, is up. Future essays from @ilyasomin.bsky.social , @aaronrosspowell.com , @eccentricecon.bsky.social, and me. oll.libertyfund.org/publications...

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Look, you can't simultaneously keep telling Europe it needs to increase its military capacity and see to its own defense and be Big Mad™ France is increasing military spending while offering to shield its EU counterparts beneath its nuclear umbrella.

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Far be it from me to belabor the obvious, but...

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Congress should draw up articles forthwith. I don't make the rules.

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There is absolutely no legitimate reason for the government to create a "reserve" of crypto, whose very purpose for existence is to avoid the type of centralized control that defines the Treasury, other than to place artificial upward pressure on the price of cryptocurrencies.

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Always two, there are. No more. No less. A Master and an apprentice.

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That was the last time the leader of the free world will be present in the Oval Office.

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Another resounding victory for Trumpian "economic statecraft"

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How current foreign policy is going...

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A friend told me that the only amendment truly valued in America is the 2nd, but ngl, whit shit like ICE agents attempting to invade public schools in Chicago to kidnap kids happening, now is a very good time to value the 2nd Amendment...

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Some C.H.UD. over on X is yelling at the sky that I need to read a book because I pointed out that the FBI simply aggregates data reported by law enforcement agencies, and therefore data showing a decrease in crime isn't a narrative, it's just math.

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