Time to Jump on the Bandwagon!
Anything that functions as a store of value and medium of exchange can be termed as money in a crude sense. The concept of money has been around for a very long time and has been in a process of
All About the Troubles in the Suez Canal
Cold weather, semiconductor shortages, and as well as the blocked Suez have caused severe disruption in receiving the goods by worldwide ship manufacturers. Figure 1 – BBC Some of the supply chain problems have caused disruptions, and they have exceeded the original
Biden’s Big Spending Plans Will Not Revive the Economy
On March 11, 2021, US president Biden introduced his $1.9 trillion covid-19 stimulus plan. The president also announced a plan of more than $2 trillion to rebuild US infrastructure, which includes repairing roads and bridges, as well as expanding access to long-term
Pete Farner on Investable Businesses and Investable Entrepreneurs
Veteran venture capital investor Pete Farner distills experience from four decades of entrepreneurship and investing on the Economics For Business Podcast #114. Passion, perseverance and intelligence are the three critical attributes he looks for in investable entrepreneurs, an insight drawn from
If the Nordic Countries Are Socialist, So Are These Less-Impressive Countries
Have you ever noticed that it's only the wealthy Nordic countries that are singled out as being "socialist"? Places like Greece and Italy, which are more socialistic than Scandinavia, never seem to warrant a mention on this topic. Original Article: "If
Politicians Concerned about Violence Should Start by Ending Their Wars and Their Police State
When politicians claim to deplore violence, its hard to take them seriously when they have a long track record of supporting brutal and arbitrary violence both at home and abroad. Original Article: "Politicians Concerned about Violence Should Start by Ending Their
The Sword of Damocles Hangs over Every Property Owner
Cicero wrote of a king by the name of Damocles. He served in the court of Dionysus, and after acknowledging his envy of Dionysus’s lifestyle, Dionysus challenged him to try taking on the lifestyle for himself. At first, Damocles is taken
The Equality Act’s Attack on Religion Is Really about Private Property Rights
Like other "antidiscrimination" schemes, the Equality Act is just another way to to extend federal power over every private institution and aspect of private life. Original Article: "The Equality Act's Attack on Religion Is Really about Private Property Rights" This Audio Mises
Government Property Is Sacred. Your Property? Not So Much.
The government tantrum over the Capitol riot has shown that the regime sees its own property as sacrosanct. Your private property, on the other hand, is completely expendable and of no importance whatsoever. Original Article: "Government Property Is Sacred. Your Property?
The Enemy Is Always the State
The web loves nothing more than a good brawl, so people often write me to ask me to respond to a critic of LRC or the Mises Institute. There's certainly no shortage of them, and they come from the Left,