May 2022

Will Japan ever change course on its negative interest rates? Only if voters begin to realize that the lack of inflation to date in Japan is simply good luck. Original Article: "Why the Yen Fell While the Dollar Rallied" This Audio Mises

The Fed's reckless behavior has undermined Netflix more than the losses at CNN+. Original Article: "How Did CNN+ Get Canned by Netflix? Austrian Economists Might Have an Answer" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

The global monetary system is facing historic challenges.  First, a decade of easy money and perceived low price inflation convinced our current generation of central bankers that there were no costs to aggressive policy. The result was a monetary binge during

Big Tech—in particular social media platforms like Twitter—has long been a complicated problem to Austrian economists. Obviously, the de facto position on it would be no state involvement whatsoever. However, this becomes complicated when one recognizes the rampant suppression and deplatforming

African politicians tend to blame foreign actors or external factors for the problems at home. This is nothing new nor is it unique to African politicians. Across the world, rulers and politicians do not miss a chance to blame domestic woes

It was last August when Jerome Powell began to admit that inflation just might be a problem. But even then, he was only willing to say that inflation would likely be “moderately” above the arbitrary 2% inflation standard. Back in

Moscow has used naturalization and immigration to effect demographic change and encourage conflict between ethnic groups in neighboring states. It has proven to be an effective foreign policy tool. Original Article: "How Russia Uses Immigration and Naturalization to Grow State Power" This

"Inflation" is on everyone's lips. Commentators and politicians are quick to point out the perpetrators. It is said that climate change is the cause of rising prices or that a specific war maker is to blame. A popular opinion holds

Our guest is Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, author of the recently-released Take Two Aspirins and Call Me By My Pronouns, a book that details the intrusion of critical race theory and identity politics into medical education and medical practice. He is

Inflation in the US is at forty-year highs, while interest rates on ten-year Treasury notes just hit 3 percent—signaling trouble for home buyers. Truck drivers pay more than $1,000 to fill their rigs with $5 per gallon diesel to deliver