Reflections upon the Centennial of Mises’s Socialism
Ludwig von Mises published Die Gemeinwirtschaft: Untersuchungen über den Sozialismus in 1922 (translated into English as Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis, 1951). In more than five hundred pages, the most prominent representative of the Austrian school offers a comprehensive
Total Employed Workers Fell Again in November as Savings and Incomes Fall
Total employed workers fell for the second month in a row in November, dropping nearly 400,000 workers below the pre-pandemic peak in February 2020. According to new employment data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, the current
Economic Progress and Economic Decay: North versus South
They read like Civil War battlefields: Chattanooga, Tennessee; Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Greer, South Carolina; West Point, Georgia; Montgomery, Alabama; Tupelo, Mississippi; Smyrna, Tennessee. They are the towns and small cities in the Deep South where America now builds its cars and
Abolish Seditious Conspiracy Laws
On Tuesday, a District of Columbia jury convicted Stewart Rhodes and Kelly Meggs of seditious conspiracy in relation to the January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol building. Three other defendants were acquitted of seditious conspiracy but convicted of
Can a Deeply Unserious America Fix Its Economy?
A serious political discussion at the federal level would center on structural problems of war and peace, debt and the dollar, and entitlements. But America in 2022 is a deeply unserious country. Original Article: "Can a Deeply Unserious America Fix Its Economy?" This Audio
Renewables and EVs in the Grip of Lesseps Syndrome
Most people are familiar with the Panama Canal, but they probably don’t know the first effort to build the Panama Canal, spanning almost a decade, was by France. Facing considerable initial naysaying and ridicule, Ferdinand de Lesseps had the acumen
Nationalism Against the Total State
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the topic of nationalism and the role it can play in political decentralization. In his recent book, Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Small
An Economist Examines US Foreign Policy and Finds It Wanting
In Search of Monsters to Destroy: The Folly of American Empire and the Paths to Peaceby Christopher J. CoyneIndependent Institute, 2022; xxii + 217 pp. Christopher Coyne, an economics professor at GMU, forcefully attacks America’s foreign policy, claimed by its defenders
The Bad Economics of Twitter
Jeff and Bob break down the good, bad, and ugly behind Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter.
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