Hayek on the Difference between Science and Scientism
[T]he confidence in the unlimited power of science is only too often based on a false belief that the scientific method consists of a ready-made technique, or in imitating the form rather than the substance of scientific procedure, as if
The World Needs More Energy and Less Energy Regulation
Energy production in the USA and elsewhere is in trouble because of government control. We need more energy and less regulation. Original Article: "The World Needs More Energy and Less Energy Regulation" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.
History Shows High Inflation Can Last Over Ten Years
Investors are on the edge of their seats for any sign that Fed central planners will someday “pivot” to cutting interest rates, instead of raising them. They forget that recessions and major stock bear markets have occurred after the Fed
Vices Are NOT Crimes: A Vindication of Moral Liberty
"The object aimed at in the punishment of vices is to deprive every man of his natural right and liberty to pursue his own happiness under the guidance of his own judgment and by the use of his own property." Narrated
Introduction to “Vices Are Not Crimes”
Both the title and the substance of "Vices are not Crimes" highlight the unique role that morality and moral principle had for Spooner among the anarchists and libertarians of his day. For Spooner was the last of the great natural-rights
Teaching Critical Race Theory Isn’t Education; It’s Indoctrination
The more we understand critical race theory, the more we understand that it is not compatible with a free society. Original Article: "Teaching Critical Race Theory Isn't Education; It's Indoctrination" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.
Student Debt: It Is and Has Been a Personal Choice
The Supreme Court of the United States will hear plaintiff and defendant oral arguments for Biden v. Nebraska in February 2023. That case will determine whether the Biden administration has the constitutional authority to forgive student loan debt and thereby make taxpayers responsible
United Kingdom Mortality Data by Age Group and Vaccination Status: Looking at Vaccine Effectiveness
Should there be vaccine mandates to deal with covid? Progressive authorities say one thing, but the data say another. Original Article: "United Kingdom Mortality Data by Age Group and Vaccination Status: Looking at Vaccine Effectiveness" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher
The New Deal and Recovery, Part 21: Postwar Monetary Policy
After an interruption due mostly to my move to Spain, I'm pleased to be back in the saddle again, wrapping up my series on the New Deal. I ended a previous installment of this series by observing that, despite many dire
Forget Oil. Now They Are Coming for the Cows
First, they came for the oil, now they're coming for the cows. Environmentalists have no shame or sense and farmers around the world are, forget the pitchforks, “setting hay bales ablaze and dumping manure on motorways,” report April Roach, Tracy