Wind and Solar Are NOT Cheaper than Coal and Oil
President Biden makes the false claim that wind- and solar-generated electricity are cheaper than power generated from coal and oil. Original Article: “Wind and Solar Are NOT Cheaper than Coal …
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Soft landing? Not likely
As Fed staffers no longer predict an impending recession, economists on social media are all assuring themselves that Americans are in store for a “soft landing.” Mises Fellow Jonathan Newman …
The Profiteers of Armageddon
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past few months, you’re undoubtedly aware that award-winning director Christopher Nolan has released a new film about Robert Oppenheimer, known as the “father …
Huerta de Soto Reigns in Spain
Jesús Huerta de Soto, who is professor of economics at the Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid, is the leading representative of the Austrian school of economics in Spain. He …
Statism and the Unmaking of Reality
The state is, first and foremost, an institution whose overarching goal is the forcible subjugation of all the people who inhabit a given territory. However, what makes the state different …
Why Government Pollution Control Fails
In over twenty-five years of teaching undergraduate students, I have heard the same refrain countless times: free markets have many problems that government has to step in to solve. Indeed, …
Modern Socialism Is Forced Socialization
My article “The Education of the Modern Socialist” deserves a follow-up. The first part showed that a change has occurred in the definition of “socialism”—a necessary change in view of …
Taking Back the Meaning of “Inflation”
Words matter and definitions often become imprecise and “slippery.” There is a natural evolution of language wherein words gradually change over time, but often a key meaning gets lost and …
Out of the Woods?
Michael talks with Tom Woods about RFK, Jr., whether the elites are evil or just incompetent, and the secret of Tom’s success. Mises WireThe Mises Institute exists to promote teaching …
The Media and Ukraine War Coverage: Where Truth Takes a Holiday
As Ukrainian forces continue their much-hyped counteroffensive to take back contested territories in the country’s eastern and southern regions, we’re faced with conflicting coverage of the campaign. Many reports say …