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More than forty years ago, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn urged his fellow Russians “not to live by lies.” In our politicized age, his words ring truer than ever.   Original Article: Totalitarian Ideals and Not Living by

Progressives have created a new thought crime: cultural appropriation. However, one cannot appropriate something that is not owned by anyone else.   Original Article:  Cultural Appropriation: The Nontheft of Something No One

Forget minding your own business. Ours is the age of invasive politics, demanding we take sides no matter how much we would like to be left alone. Original Article: “They Won’t Leave Us Alone: The Invasion of Politics” This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher

No, “societal” value is not what you want or think is good, and “we” are not a homogenous entity of observable, aggregated preferences. Original Article: “ Modern Monetary Collectivism​ “ This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. Narrated by Michael Stack.

Bloomberg suggests that individuals should not be permitted to make their own stock selections because they are not “qualified” to make such decisions. Instead, governments should help direct their investment choices. Original Article: “ Should Government Be Your Stockbroker? Maybe So, Says Bloomberg “ This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored

Jordan Peterson is turning his eye toward Austrian economics. Unlike the many conservatives who see free market advocacy as some sort of “dangerous fundamentalism,” Peterson seems to get it. Original Article: “ Jordan Peterson on Austrian Economics: Free Markets Are ‘Profoundly Equitable’ “ This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by

Thanks to capital accumulation and other innovations in the West, life expectancy grew beyond anything previously imagined. The benefits spread from there. Original Article: “ How the West Pushed back the Frontiers of Death “ This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. Narrated by Michael

Step 1: claim that only government can solve the problem of “externalities.” Step 2: claim that externalities are everywhere. Step 3: send in bureaucrats to solve every “problem” caused by externalities. Original Article: “ Why Interventionist Economists Love to Talk about Externalities “ This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by

Green energy advocates want us to believe we easily can transition from conventional fuels to renewables. In truth, such a transition not only would devastate world economies, but also is not technologically possible. Original Article: “Lighting the Gas under European Feet: How Politicians and Journalists Get Energy So Wrong” This Audio Mises Wire

Flawed as we are and with limited knowledge about the world and ourselves, we might not know what is objectively “best for us long term.” Government planners know even less. Original Article: “ Central Planners Don’t Know What’s Best for You “ This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. Narrated by Michael