September 2nd is Hans-Hermann Hoppe's birthday. Happy Birthday, Hans!
Brexit continues to look better and better. Not only has the British economy not collapsed, as was predicted by mainstream economic oracles, but the EU’s own actions continue to destroy the myth that it was primarily a free trade zone and not simply about political power. As Louis Rouanet wrote following the EU’s action against Apple this week:
It has now become clear that in many ways the European Union is a cartel of high-tax governments whose goal is to restrain tax competition. The EU's supposedly free — this is, regulated — trade policy is none other than an excuse to homogenize the tax and regulatory regimes of the nation-states.
Of course, as Jeff Deist noted, the episode also highlights the hypocrisy of progressives, such as Apple CEO Tim Cook:
It's a bit rich to hear Apple CEO Tim Cook suddenly become concerned over the “sovereignty of EU member states.” Cook, after all, is an outspoken progressive who presumably favors the kind of activist international tax and regulatory bodies exemplified by EU bureaucrats.
On Mises Weekends, Jeff is joined again by our friend Godfrey Bloom. The two discuss the aftermath of Brexit, the cultural divide between rural and urban voters in both the US and UK, and whether other EU-members will end up leaving the European Union as well.
And in case you missed any of them, here are the articles featured this week on the Mises Wire:
- The Ethics of Entrepreneurship and Profit by Hans-Hermann Hoppe
- Happy Birthday, Hans! by David Gordon
- Impeachment Is Un-Democratic: The Left's Odd Definition of Democracy by Ryan McMaken
- The EU vs. Apple vs. Ireland: Why Tax Competition Is a Good Thing by Louis Rouanet
- Free Trade Wins: The TTIP Is in Trouble by Mark Thornton
- Investors Are Thwarting the Bank of England's Latest QE Scheme by George Pickering
- Hurricane: Florida AG to Prosecute "Price Gougers" by Tho Bishop
- Leftist President Dilma Rousseff Removed from Office by Bruno Gonçalves Rosi
- The "Lucas Critique" Is Misesian at its Core by Karl-Friedrich Israel
- The Fed Launches New Facebook Page by Ryan McMaken
- Tim Cook and Apple's Gross Hypocrisy on Taxes by Jeff
- The Right Lessons from Obamacare's Meltdown by Ron Paul
- Leave The Street Food Alone! by Pedro Favoreto
- When it Comes to Spending, the US Is a Typical Western Welfare State by Ryan McMaken
- Don't Confuse "Private" Prisons with Free-Market Prisons by Brittany Hunter
- Why the Candidates Aren't Talking About Cutting Federal Spending Anymore by Ryan McMaken
- The Hopeless GOP Narrative by Jeff Deist
- How US States Can Pave the Way for Greater Use of Sound Money by Jp Cortez
- How Legal, Branded Heroin Would Make Drugs Safer by Chris Calton
