December 2022

In the name of "protecting workers," progressive legislators put people out of work. For their own good, of course. Original Article: "Leviathan Devours Free Range Entrepreneurs" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Last week, CNN featured a story called "Men are dropping out of the workforce. Here's why" The article went on to tell us virtually nothing at all about why so many men are leaving the workforce. Although as many as

John Maynard Keynes derided gold-based money as a "barbarous relic," yet it was gold that enabled a long regime of honest money -- and the advance of civilization. Original Article: "The "Barbarous Relic" Helped Enable a World More Civilized than Today's" This Audio

Attempts by the Chinese government to arrest the spread of Christianity have faltered since Christians are remaining steadfast in their faith. Over one hundred million Chinese are estimated to be Christians, and projections suggest that by 2030, China could have

Lew Rockwell gave this talk, sponsored by the Future of Freedom Foundation and the George Mason University Economics Club, was delivered at George Mason University on September 9, 2009.

Critics of capitalism claim that it is responsible for creating inequality in society. Yet the precapitalist societies enforced inequality in a rigid social structure. Original Article: "Capitalism Does Not Create Social Inequality" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results is colloquially defined as insanity, per a quote attributed to Albert Einstein. Call me insane, but I wince whenever I hear this. As a rule of thumb, it’s fine but it

Opponents of secession in the United States often choose from several reasons as to why they think no member state of the United States should be allowed to separate from the rest of the confederation. Some anti-secessionists say it's bad for

For nearly two decades, business, academic, and political elites have spread the fiction that central banks can engineer prosperity by printing more money. Markets now are discrediting that fairy tale. Original Article: "The Corporate Fairy Tale Is Dying as Economic Reality Sets

It’s the ambition of every entrepreneurial business to advance from a standing start to customer—recognized leadership in its chosen field. It’s achievable, even without breakthrough technology and venture capital financing. Trini Amador’s Gracianna Winery is one of our Economics For