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Does ‘Science’ Prove Mises Wrong on Socialism? - FEE
Does ‘Science’ Prove Mises Wrong on Socialism? - FEE
Most Americans have been taught their whole lives that the USSR was hell on earth, but how are they to react when they’re given sources that say things like how CIA data shows that Soviet citizens lived better lives than Americans or that the Soviet Union abolished homelessness? These claims are obviously false, but skeptics of capitalism and America writ large find them enticing.
derek68·fee.org·
Does ‘Science’ Prove Mises Wrong on Socialism? - FEE
The Year the NCAA Tournament Showed Its Age
The Year the NCAA Tournament Showed Its Age
The star standouts in this year’s NCAA tournament aren’t teenage sensations bound for the NBA. Instead, they’re some of the oldest players on the court.
derek68·wsj.com·
The Year the NCAA Tournament Showed Its Age
Capitalism Is Not Just about Stuff
Capitalism Is Not Just about Stuff
There’s a common perception that economics is about material prosperity. That’s certainly part of it, but it’s also about creating a better world where people can thrive.
derek68·fee.org·
Capitalism Is Not Just about Stuff
The XYZ’s of Socialism
The XYZ’s of Socialism
Preface When a socialist says he wants to give you “the ABC’s of socialism,” you can be sure that’s as far into the alphabet as he’ll want to go. Happy talk, vague promises, political programs, perhaps an angry, envy-soaked tirade or two against the rich—but not much at all about where all that leads. That […]
derek68·fee.org·
The XYZ’s of Socialism
Tomas Pueyo on Twitter / X
Tomas Pueyo on Twitter / X
East/West Germany's phantom bordersMore below pic.twitter.com/mSe9fh668Y— Tomas Pueyo (@tomaspueyo) February 14, 2024
derek68·twitter.com·
Tomas Pueyo on Twitter / X
The Building Blocks of Progress
The Building Blocks of Progress
The world today isn’t perfect, but we’ve come a long way in the last 200 years. It didn’t happen by chance. The Building Blocks of Prosperity examines the role governments and individuals have played in delivering this prosperity and asks what must be done to ensure even more progress in the future.
derek68·policyed.org·
The Building Blocks of Progress
(19) Lionel Page on X: "One of my favourite examples of how people react to economic incentives: Architectural tax avoidance👇 🇬🇧 UK : tax on windows 🇻🇳 Vietnam: tax on frontage 🇫🇷 France: tax on floors (roof exempted) 🇧🇷 Brazil: tax on church construction (when finished) https://t.co/35oAcgIFV0" / X
(19) Lionel Page on X: "One of my favourite examples of how people react to economic incentives: Architectural tax avoidance👇 🇬🇧 UK : tax on windows 🇻🇳 Vietnam: tax on frontage 🇫🇷 France: tax on floors (roof exempted) 🇧🇷 Brazil: tax on church construction (when finished) https://t.co/35oAcgIFV0" / X
One of my favourite examples of how people react to economic incentives:Architectural tax avoidance👇🇬🇧 UK : tax on windows🇻🇳 Vietnam: tax on frontage 🇫🇷 France: tax on floors (roof exempted)🇧🇷 Brazil: tax on church construction (when finished) pic.twitter.com/35oAcgIFV0— Lionel Page (@page_eco) February 20, 2020
derek68·twitter.com·
(19) Lionel Page on X: "One of my favourite examples of how people react to economic incentives: Architectural tax avoidance👇 🇬🇧 UK : tax on windows 🇻🇳 Vietnam: tax on frontage 🇫🇷 France: tax on floors (roof exempted) 🇧🇷 Brazil: tax on church construction (when finished) https://t.co/35oAcgIFV0" / X
Israeli startups act to relocate over judicial shakeup, survey finds
Israeli startups act to relocate over judicial shakeup, survey finds
Nearly 70% of Israeli startups have taken action to relocate parts of their business outside Israel, a survey released on Sunday by an Israeli non-profit organisation on the government's planned judicial overhaul found.
derek68·reuters.com·
Israeli startups act to relocate over judicial shakeup, survey finds
Modest Declines in Positive Views of ‘Socialism’ and ‘Capitalism’ in U.S.
Modest Declines in Positive Views of ‘Socialism’ and ‘Capitalism’ in U.S.
Americans see capitalism as giving people more opportunity and more freedom than socialism, while they see socialism as more likely to meet people’s basic needs, though these perceptions differ significantly by party. Many Democrats say socialism meets people’s basic needs; Republicans say it restricts individual freedoms.
derek68·pewresearch.org·
Modest Declines in Positive Views of ‘Socialism’ and ‘Capitalism’ in U.S.
Cuba's Economic Makeover 🇨🇺
Cuba's Economic Makeover 🇨🇺
The island nation’s transformation has caught the attention of economists and policymakers worldwide for its recent shift to a more market-based economic system.
derek68·mondayeconomist.com·
Cuba's Economic Makeover 🇨🇺
FRED Economic Data
FRED Economic Data
Shares of gross domestic income: Compensation of employees, paid: Wage and salary accruals: Disbursements: to persons
derek68·fred.stlouisfed.org·
FRED Economic Data
The world's happiest countries for 2023 | CNN
The world's happiest countries for 2023 | CNN
There's cause for optimism in the latest report on world happiness. Benevolence is about 25% higher than it was pre-pandemic and life evaluations from 2020 to 2022 have been "remarkably resilient," the report says.
derek68·cnn.com·
The world's happiest countries for 2023 | CNN
Human Freedom Index 2022
Human Freedom Index 2022
On a scale of 0 to 10, where 10 represents more freedom, the average human freedom rating for the 165 jurisdictions fell from 7.03 in 2019 to 6.81 in 2020. Most areas of freedom fell, including significant declines in the rule of law and freedom of movement, expression, association and assembly, and freedom to trade.
derek68·cato.org·
Human Freedom Index 2022
VOC Teacher Certification Course
VOC Teacher Certification Course
Certification for educators that want to effectively teach their students about communism’s brutal past and its deadly legacy.
derek68·voceducation.org·
VOC Teacher Certification Course