July 2022

A brief biography of Rothbard and his important works, and a survey of some of his contributions to economics. Download the slides from this lecture at Mises.org/MU22_PPT_31. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 28 July 2022.

Politicians, academics, and the media often call for a new Manhattan Project to deal with economic issues. But there is a huge difference between technological problems and economic ones. Original Article: "The Fallacy of Calls for a "Manhattan Project" to Solve National Economic

The U.S. economy contracted for the second straight quarter during the second quarter this year, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Thursday. With that, economic growth has hit a widely accepted benchmark for defining an economy as being in recession:

There are two very effective ways to destroy an economy: hyperinflation and central planning. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 28 July 2022.

"Seniors hurt in Ponzi scam" headlined the story of elderly Southern Californians bilked in a pyramid scheme. While sad, the story reminded me of Social Security, since it is also a Ponzi scheme involving those older, with high payoffs to

Terrell discusses impacts of price controls, occupational licensure, the FDA, and more. Download the slides from this lecture at Mises.org/MU22_PPT_29. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on July 28, 2022.

Rothbard's two-volume An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought contains a lengthy reference list, but a close look at the books reveals that Rothbard continually cited certain authors and borrowed his theses from them. One of them was Emil Kauder.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 28 July 2026.

Is it all bad news? There is still entrepreneurship. There is still innovation.  Download the slides from this lecture at Mises.org/MU22_PPT_27. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 28 July 2022.

It's going to take more than a 0 percent policy interest rate and a newly invented name for QE to really address years of monetary inflation.  Original Article: "Like the Fed, the ECB Is Still a Long Way from "Normal" Monetary