Mises Wire Germany’s government is pushing a new plan for massive spending on a “Climate Fund.” This is justified with the usual Keynesian myths about the benefits of government spending. Original Article: …
Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement gives the Biden Administration something they desperately need: the opportunity to control a news cycle after weeks of bad economic headlines, worse polling, and international tension. …
[In this introduction to his essay “Control or Economic Law,” Böhm-Bawerk examines how the reality of the “mixed economy” means we must be able to understand the interplay between market action …
Latin America’s antiglobalization epoch, from 1913 to 1970, was marked by high regulations and antitrade efforts that have fueled Latin America’s economic problems. Original Article: “Colonialism Isn’t the Source of …
The Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) released a new statement today purporting to outline the FOMC’s plans for the next several months. According to the committee’s press release: With …
The transformation of Jeffersonians into National Republicans continues under President James Madison. Following the Louisiana Purchase, the new administration sets its eyes on Florida and Canada for new American expansion. …
Bob critiques a Guardian article from an economist favoring price controls, and explains his argument with Joe Weisenthal about the social benefit of saving actual cash. Mentioned in the Episode …
Overall, at least 50 percent of the consumer price index in Japan appears to be government controlled, which is reflected in the significant growth of government spending on subsidies. Original …
After the death of Taft and as the Eisenhower foreign policy began to take on the frozen Dullesian lineaments of permanent mass armament and the threat of “massive nuclear retaliation” …
Understanding Money Mechanicsby Robert P. MurphyMises Institute, 2021, 210 pp. Robert Murphy aims to provide the “intelligent layperson a concise yet comprehensive overview of the theory, history, and practice of …