Shawn Needham: How Consumers and Entrepreneurs Co-Navigate Value Uncertainty in Healthcare
Austrian economics provides new insights into value: what it is, how it is created, and who creates it. The insights are summed up by Professors Per Bylund and Mark Packard in our E4B podcast episode #108 (see Mises.org/E4B_108). One of
The Big Rajya Sabha Debate of 17th March 2021
Foreign Direct Investment is a type of investment which is made by a firm or company in one country into a business or company in another country. On 1st February 2021, in the first paperless Union Budget session since independence, the
Homicides Are Way Up in 2020, and Covid Lockdowns Are a Likely Cause
If we’re going to ask ourselves what might have caused such an unusually large rise in homicide, we ought to look for very unusual events. Covid lockdowns certainly fit the bill. Original Article: "Homicides Are Way Up in 2020, and Covid
If Deficits Don’t Matter, Why Bother with Taxes?
If deficits don't matter, why bother with taxes? The regime has the answer: taxes are important for punishing people we don't like, rewarding our friends, and for maintaining control over the public. Original Article: "If Deficits Don't Matter, Why Bother with
Can Las Vegas Recover from Covid?
The Clark County Commissioners voted recently to rename McCarran Airport to Harry Reid International Airport. The vote was unanimous among those who rule the Las Vegas Strip. The public doesn’t understand why Las Vegas International Airport wouldn’t do if McCarran’s past
Central Planning by Business Is Not the Same as Central Planning by Government
Electing better planners won't make socialism work. Central planning fails because planning without the feedback mechanisms of the market is an impossible task. Original Article: "Central Planning by Business Is Not the Same as Central Planning by Government" This Audio Mises Wire
GDP Hides the Damage from the Covid-19 Lockdowns
Do not believe government pronouncements that the economy is rebounding from very minimal damage caused by unprecedented covid-19-inspired closures of businesses. Government will use its favorite statistic of the health of the economy to justify its actions—gross domestic product (GDP). GDP
Opposition Builds to the F-35 Program’s Runaway Costs
The reliability and service life of the F-35 were greatly exaggerated in earlier reports. Now the aircraft is looking like an even bigger boondoggle than before. Original Article: "Opposition Builds to the F-35 Program's Runaway Costs" This Audio Mises Wire is generously
Lockdowns Are More Economically Devastating Than Voluntary Social Distancing
Once again, several European countries have extended and tightened lockdowns, despite the continent having been under recurrent strict confinement measures since the beginning of the pandemic. The population watched in disbelief how new restrictions were added to the already heavily
Gun Laws and Decentralization: Lessons from “Constitutional Carry”
Few political movements can boast of success like the firearms movement in the United States. Often overlooked is how before the 1980s there was no concept of licensed, let alone unlicensed, concealed carry in the overwhelming majority of the country. The