Freedom Unfiltered - October 05, 2012

www.FreedomUnfiltered.com Home      |      About Us      |      Podcasts      |      Links     |      Blog      |      Contact Contents   Weekly Commentary     - Market Prices   Freedom Five     - This week's top articles   Liberty Out Loud Podcast     - Communicating Liberty   Freedom Features     - Website of the Week     - Video of the Week     - Meme of the Week     - Book of the Week   Today's Thought   "The flowering of human society depends on two factors: the intellectual power of outstanding men to conceive sound social and economic theories, and the ability of these or other men to make these ideologies palatable to the majority."    - Ludwig von Mises The Importance of Market Prices by Jason Riddle   Private property is a prerequisite for market prices. Market prices are the way buyers and sellers communicate knowledge and information regarding the preferred uses of scarce resources. Not only is coercive price control a violation of property rights, but, economic calculation is not possible without private property and prices.   Once we understand the importance of market prices, we quickly see how destructive it can be for central planners to artificially fix prices.   Continue... This Week's Freedom Five #1    Repulsive progressive hypocrisy by Glenn Greenwald A new poll shows deep support among liberals for the very Bush/Cheney policies they once pretended to despise.  Read More...   #2    The Health Plan's Devilish Principles by Murray N. Rothbard Written against Hillarycare in 1994, this article is also relevant to Obamacare and Romneycare today. Read More... #3    The Wretched Nationalization of School Lunch by Anthony Gregory Lost in the talking points is the most pressing question: why do the USDA and White House have anything to do with what tens of millions of young Americans eat every day in the first place? Good food and education are two crucial pillars of civilization. The national government has wrecked both.  Read More... #4   Privatize or Contract Out? by Randal O'Toole Complete privatization of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) would save Atlanta-area taxpayers more than a billion dollars every four years.  Read More... #5    Your Vote Doesn't Count by Katherine Mangu-Ward Why (almost) everyone should stay home on Election Day. Katherine explains that are some good reasons for some people to vote some of the time, but there are a lot more bad reasons to vote, and the bad ones are more popular. Read More... Liberty Out Loud Podcast Talking About Liberty with Non-Libertarians   Today's podcast is on the topic of how to engage others in discussions about liberty when they are new to the ideas. What is the best approach for discussing the free market with people who don't know much about the ideas of individual liberty? How do you argue for liberty against advocates for government solutions? We answer a listener question and give a few examples that you can use. (Listen Here)       Freedom Features   Video of the Week Reality Check with Ben Swann: Who Is Really Behind The Presidential Debates? Why are their only two candidates debating?  Who makes that decision and why it is one that is becoming more unpopular. (Click to Watch)     Website of the Week   The Library of Economics and Liberty is dedicated to advancing the study of economics, markets, and liberty. It offers a unique combination of resources for students, teachers, researchers, and aficionados of economic thought.  The website is provided by Liberty Fund, Inc., a private, educational foundation established to encourage the study of the ideal of a society of free and responsible individuals.       (Visit EconLib.org)     This Week's Reading Recommendation Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy – Thomas Sowell (2010) - This book demonstrates why Thomas Sowell is one of America's greatest thinkers. It is a must-read for anyone who wants the truth about how the laws of economics govern so many of the events in our daily lives. This will change your perspective on today's public policy debate. (Read More) Meme of the Week Send us your favorite memes and pictures to be included on our Website and Facebook page. © 2012 Unfiltered Freedom. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright laws of the United States and international treaties. This newsletter may only be used pursuant to the subscription agreement. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution, in whole or in part, is encouraged with appropriate attribution. Filtering out the establishment bias so you can enjoy the message of pure, unadulterated freedom! www.FreedomUnfiltered.com