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Apple’s New iPhone and European Statism

Keith Preston

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Modern society, based as it is on the division of labor, can be preserved only under conditions of lasting peace.
–  Ludwig von Mises, Liberalism [1927]

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September 20, 2023
Apple’s New iPhone and European Statism
Apple’s new iPhone 15 demonstrates one of the principle features of European society — the fact that European political regimes wield the power to regulate, control, and direct economic activity.  The new iPhone now carries a USB-C charging port, rather that the proprietary lightning charging port that Apple has long been using.  While Apple’s decision to change the charging port was …
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