The Great California Exodus
German author Franz Kafka wrote in The Metamorphosis, “There is an infinite amount of hope in the universe…but not for us.” The legendary writer might as well have been writing …
Mises Wire
Central Banking and the Constitution
Presented at the historic Jekyll Island Club Resort on Jekyll Island, Georgia, on 9 October 2020. Mises WireThe Mises Institute exists to promote teaching and research in the Austrian school …
Can Rawlsian Democracy Coexist with Markets?
The most influential book in contemporary political philosophy remains, after nearly fifty years, John Rawls’ A Theory of Justice, supplemented and modified by his later Political Liberalism. As readers no …
Problems with Theories on the Black-White Wealth Gap
Vague and generalizing theories about culture and race don’t tell us much about the wealth gap between blacks and whites. The answer is more complex. This Audio Mises Wire is …
Mises’s Contribution to Understanding Business Cycles
[From The Essential von Mises] Included in The Theory of Money and Credit were at least the rudiments of another magnificent accomplishment of Ludwig von Mises: the long-sought explanation for …
The Second Act Will Be Worse Than the First: Lockdowns Are Not the Answer
In the first presidential “debate” (I use that word creatively), Joe Biden hinted that he would order a national lockdown in order to “defeat” the covid-19 virus, and there certainly …
Our Politicians Would Probably Be Better If We Picked Them by Lot
Rather than choose among a group of narcissists desperate to become popular by redistributing the income of others, why not choose officeholders by lot for a single term? This Audio …
David Ramsay Steele on Socialist Calculation, Mental Illness, and the JFK Assassination
Libertarian writer David Ramsay Steele joins Bob for a fun tour of some essays from his collection, “The Mystery of Fascism”. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: …
The Myth of Wakanda: How Hollywood Distorts the Legacy of Colonialism
The film Black Panther is one of the most profitable films in recent years, earning revenue in excess of $1.3 billion at the box office. Further, some expect the sequel …
Covid and the Escalation of Medical Tyranny
The coronavirus crisis has served as a powerful tool in highlighting many of the faults that previously existed in society. It exposed which politicians have an inherent need to control and …