Proof: Things are getting warmer
This: A sharp spike in Greenland temperatures since 1995 showed the giant northern island 2.7 degrees (1.5 degrees Celsius) hotter than its 20th-century average, the warmest in more than 1,000 years, according to new ice core data. and this: “This is an important
The Present Fiat Monetary System Is Breaking Down
The fiat monetary system is slowly breaking down, taking the economy with it. Original Article: "The Present Fiat Monetary System Is Breaking Down" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.
How Can We Restore Freedom and Sound Money in the US and the UK? Some Ideas
The purpose of this essay is not to convince the reader of the necessity for change. It is to present some commonsense policy changes to attempt to mitigate the economic harm that has been done to Western economies, especially to
Resource and Energy Economics published a corridendum that adds authors
Here is how it looks in my inbox: Corrigendum to “Exploring the shelf-life of travel cost methods of valuing recreation for benefits transfer” [Resour. Energy Econ. 63 (2021) 101123]. If you click on that it takes you to something I've never
Why Economic Stimulus Can’t Work
Keynesian economists fantasize that a market economy cannot "gain traction" without "stimulus" schemes from the government. In the end, the only thing stimulated are inflation and recession. Original Article: "Why Economic Stimulus Can't Work" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by
Hans-Hermann Hoppe on For a New Liberty at 50
I was born shortly after the end of World War II, in 1949, in the British occupied zone of West Germany. My parents were both refugees, endangered at or forcibly expelled from their original homes in Soviet-occupied East Germany. As
The Rise and Fall of Good Money: A Tale of the Market and the State
theory. Despite being written in the early twentieth century, its arguments and conclusions are still valid and interesting today. Mises describes five characteristics that are vital to the function of money: marketability, durability, fungibility, trustworthiness, and convenience. The history of money
Mark Schaefer: Belonging To The Brand — The Business Case For Building a Community Around Your Business
In economics, production and marketing are not separate concepts. Production responds to customers’ needs and marketing is the expression of those needs inside the firm. The entire customer-facing activity of the firm is marketing. Like any other business activity, there
When It Comes to National Prosperity, Don’t Forget the Culture
Progressives claim that poor nations are that way because wealthy nations exploit them through the capitalist system. Cultural institutions, it turns out, are the most important indicators of wealth and poverty. Original Article: "When It Comes to National Prosperity, Don't Forget
Why the Fed Is Bankrupt and Why That Means More Inflation
In 2011, the Federal Reserve invented new accounting methods for itself so that it could never legally go bankrupt. As explained by Robert Murphy, the Federal Reserve redefined its losses so as to ensure its balance sheet never shows insolvency.