Trump administration knocks out at least 15 oversight websites, saying IGs 'lied to the public'
At least 15 government oversight websites were down — and with them, access to watchdog reports and required hotline and whistleblower links — as of Wednesday evening. That's not due to the federal shutdown that began at midnight; it's a deliberate move by the White House, whose Office of Management and Budget is withholding funds from the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, or CIGIE.
https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2025/10/government-watchdog-websites-go-dark-omb-withholds-funds-ig-committee/408524/
At least 15 government oversight websites were down — and with them, access to watchdog reports and required hotline and whistleblower links — as of Wednesday evening. That's not due to the federal shutdown that began at midnight; it's a deliberate move by the White House, whose Office of Management and Budget is withholding funds from the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, or CIGIE.
https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2025/10/government-watchdog-websites-go-dark-omb-withholds-funds-ig-committee/408524/
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Trump administration knocks out at least 15 oversight websites, saying IGs 'lied to the public'
It's not a shutdown issue: the White House is withholding funds from the umbrella organization for the government's inspectors general.
Another Cost That's About to Go Up - EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk
https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2025/10/07/another-cost-thats-about-to-go-up/
https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2025/10/07/another-cost-thats-about-to-go-up/
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Another Cost That's About to Go Up - EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk
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Lightning Thrashes: 97 - Lightning Thrashes
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Mises Institute: Introduction to Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy
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Introduction to Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy
Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy brings together Friedrich Hayek’s most powerful essays on the knowledge problem, competition, socialism, and honest money—showing why his ideas
Mises Institute: Chapter 1. The Intellectuals and Socialism
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Chapter 1. The Intellectuals and Socialism
Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy brings together Friedrich Hayek’s most powerful essays on the knowledge problem, competition, socialism, and honest money—showing why his ideas
Mises Institute: Chapter 2. Why the Worst Get on Top
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Chapter 2. Why the Worst Get on Top
Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy brings together Friedrich Hayek’s most powerful essays on the knowledge problem, competition, socialism, and honest money—showing why his ideas
Mises Institute: Chapter 3. The Use of Knowledge in Society
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Chapter 3. The Use of Knowledge in Society
Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy brings together Friedrich Hayek’s most powerful essays on the knowledge problem, competition, socialism, and honest money—showing why his ideas
Mises Institute: Chapter 4. The Meaning of Competition
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Chapter 4. The Meaning of Competition
Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy brings together Friedrich Hayek’s most powerful essays on the knowledge problem, competition, socialism, and honest money—showing why his ideas
Mises Institute: Chapter 5. The Non Sequitur of the “Dependence Effect”
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Chapter 5. The Non Sequitur of the “Dependence Effect”
Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy brings together Friedrich Hayek’s most powerful essays on the knowledge problem, competition, socialism, and honest money—showing why his ideas
Mises Institute: Chapter 6. The Pretense of Knowledge
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Chapter 6. The Pretense of Knowledge
Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy brings together Friedrich Hayek’s most powerful essays on the knowledge problem, competition, socialism, and honest money—showing why his ideas
Mises Institute: Chapter 7. Choice in Currency: A Way to Stop Inflation
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Chapter 7. Choice in Currency: A Way to Stop Inflation
Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy brings together Friedrich Hayek’s most powerful essays on the knowledge problem, competition, socialism, and honest money—showing why his ideas