Congress and the president have adopted many critically important policies in great haste during brief periods of perceived national emergency. During the first “hundred days” of the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration in the spring of 1933, for example, the government abandoned the gold standard, enacted a system of wide-ranging controls, taxes, and subsidies in agriculture, and set in motion a…

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As a big step forward in its 5G push, leading mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. has introduced Unli 5G, its most powerful offer on its fastest technology yet. Unli 5G provides customers with non-stop data access at selected Smart 5G-covered areas – with absolutely no data-capping or speed-throttling for a superior and reliable 5G experience. To give convenience and flexibility to…

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[This article is excerpted from chapter 6 of Epistemological Problems of Economics] Subjectivist economics would be guilty of an omission if it did not also concern itself with the objections that have been raised against it from political and factional standpoints. There is, first of all, the assertion that the subjective theory of value is "the class ideology of the…

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Make your mark in the fuel industry with the Caltex Advantage While the pandemic prompted an economic slowdown, a recent report by Platts Analytics forecasts that oil demand in Asia will bounce back in 2021[1]. As the economy continues to reopen, Chevron Philippines Inc. (CPI), marketer of Caltex brand of fuel and lubricants, provides investors with an opportunity to build…

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[Chapter 14 of Rothbard's newly edited and released Conceived in Liberty, vol. 5, The New Republic: 1784–1791.] The nationalists who went into the convention agreed on certain broad objectives, crucial for a new government, all designed to remodel the United States into a country with the British political structure. They had the ultimate advantage of any group that knows what it wants in…

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Suzuki Philippines Inc. (SPH), the country’s pioneer compact car distributor, welcomes the month of April with several new promos sure to excite its customers as Suzuki continues to remain dedicated in finding avenues to provide its clientele with the best possible service. Nothing less to be expected as SPH continues to champion the Suzuki Way of Life! Dzire to Excel…

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The web loves nothing more than a good brawl, so people often write me to ask me to respond to a critic of LRC or the Mises Institute. There's certainly no shortage of them, and they come from the Left, the Right, and everything in between. My first thought on the request is that the archive speaks for itself, and…

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THE Philippine government is returning to the global debt market for a second time this year with a euro-denominated bond issuance. Citing a Philippine government filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Bloomberg reported the euro bond offering will have potential tenors of four years, 12 years and/or 20 years. The notes will be US SEC-registered senior…

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Now that the Biden administration has settled in, it is time to reassess American policy towards Russia, China and the wider Asian scene. Is it going to be a continuation of the Trump administration’s policies, or is there something new going on? Given the continued tenure of staffers at the Pentagon from before the Trump presidency, it seems unlikely there…

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Posting strong network growth in the first quarter of 2021, Caltex, marketed by Chevron Philippines Inc. (CPI), warmly embraces the dry season by boosting its retail network with eight newly-opened service stations and two Caltex Havoline autoPro workshop openings in key provinces. Bolstering its network of nearly 650 service stations and 75 Caltex HavolineautoProand bikePro workshops at present, Caltex seeks…

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