No, the US Supreme Court Is Not a Meritocracy
With President Joe Biden’s nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the US Supreme Court, the usual suspects are weighing in with the usual rhetoric about the candidate. In nominating Jackson, who …
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Critical Race Theory Is a Form of Marxist Reeducation
“Critical race theory is the tip of a one hundred years long spear designed to gore the side of the Western civilisation,” said James Lindsay in a recent workshop on the …
Yes, the US Has Its Own “Sphere of Influence.” And It’s Huge.
Late last year, US secretary of state Anthony Blinken declared that “One country does not have the right to exert a sphere of influence. That notion should be relegated to the …
Urban Supremacy and the Dismantling of Rural Communities
Probably the worst of the multitude of villainous covid restrictions came at the expense of churches, the forced closure of their doors. Coupled with this tragedy was the fact that while …
How Free Markets Have Improved Life for India’s Dalits
Since independence in 1947, the Indian subcontinent has remained bound to its ancient caste system, which can generally be understood in this descending order, albeit with significant variations and subcastes …
Today’s Fiat Dollar Standard Is Founded in Lies
The evolution from gold standard to gold exchange standard to the dollar fiat system is one based largely on deception and broken promises. Original Article: “Today’s Fiat Dollar Standard Is …
What Would Mises Have Thought of “Special Economic Zones”?
SEZs are loopholes, and capitalism breathes through loopholes. But like all loopholes, they tend to benefit those who can afford to hire the lawyers who can identify said loopholes. Original …
The Legacy of Angela Merkel: Kicking the Can Down the Road
In the months since Angela Merkel’s departure from the German Chancellorship after sixteen years in power, the editorials praising her reign have been legion. This is not one of them. …
War Sanctions
Jeff and Bob discuss Biden’s SOTU, the immorality of sanctions, and Fed chair Powell’s pregnant comments. Mises WireThe Mises Institute exists to promote teaching and research in the Austrian school …
Burned at the Stake: Stakeholder Theory and Shareholder Interests Don’t Line Up
Persons have a natural right to go into business together, and they may do so either as a partnership or a corporation. In the latter type of organization, the persons …