1991: When America Tried to Keep Ukraine In the USSR
The US government today likes to pretend that it is the perennial champion of political independence for countries that were once behind the Iron Curtain. What is often forgotten, however, is that in the days following the fall of the
The Conservatism of Decolonization
Decolonization is the latest buzzword to signal the confusion of multicultural activists who unwittingly endorse Western culture. By divorcing the British monarchy to become a republic, Barbados has sparked new debates about the relevancy for ex-colonies of retaining the monarchy.
Capital Supply and American Prosperity
I One of the amazing phenomena of the present election campaign is the way in which speakers and writers refer to the state of business and to the economic condition of the nation. They praise the administration for the prosperity and
Elon Musk’s Twitter Gambit and What It Means to the “Clique in Power”
Elon Musk’s bid to take over Twitter and turn it into a private company has apparently been successful. Now the real action begins. Musk’s buyout exposes the Big Digital media complex to unwanted and unwonted competition, while threatening to loosen
Decentralized and Neutral
States, regardless of their constitution, are not economic enterprises. In contrast to the latter, states do not finance themselves by selling products and services to customers who voluntarily pay, but by compulsory levies: taxes collected through the threat and use of
How Did CNN+ Get Canned by Netflix? Austrian Economists Might Have an Answer
Days after Netflix reported bad earnings and an “unexpected” hit to their subscriber base, CNN announced that it had pulled the plug on its own brand-new streaming service, CNN+. Despite arguments to the contrary from the parent company, the CNN+ adventure
Are Equal Pay Arguments Based upon the Labor Theory of Value?
Arguments for equal pay are popular in our body politic, but what happens if some of those arguments are based upon the faulty logic of the labor theory of value? Original Article: "Are Equal Pay Arguments Based upon the Labor Theory
Mo Hamzian: Everyone Deserves The Best Workplace
There’s a lot of speculation about the future of work — what form it will take, where it will be done, and who will do it (including the robots versus humans debate). We talk to Mo Hamzian, an entrepreneur who is
Do Conspiracies Really Exist? Murray Rothbard Thought So
The quickest way to discredit an intellectual opponent is to accuse that person of being a "conspiracy theorist." But what happens when real conspiracies occur? Original Article: "Do Conspiracies Really Exist? Murray Rothbard Thought So" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored
Decentralization and the Rise of the West: The European Miracle Revisited
Decentralization has long been at the forefront of the minds of Austro-libertarians. Hans-Hermann Hoppe, for instance, appeared on Austrian television this month sharing his dream of a Europe "which consists of 1,000 Liechtensteins." Although principally based on economic reasoning, this policy agenda