Biden’s Executive Order on Equity: It Will Create Greater Inequality
President Biden's executive order to "strengthen equity" in the federal government is doomed to fail. It will create a lot of havoc in the meantime. Original Article: "Biden's Executive Order on Equity: It Will Create Greater Inequality" This Audio Mises Wire is generously
Slavery in the Americas: Separating Fact from Fiction
There is no denying the awful history of slavery in the Western Hemisphere. However, to better understand its legacy, we must rely on truth, not myths. Original Article: "Slavery in the Americas: Separating Fact from Fiction" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored
Job Growth Surges Again, Fueled by the Fed’s Huge Monetary Overhang
The Bureau of Labor Statistic (BLS) released new jobs data on Friday. According to the report, seasonally adjusted total nonfarm jobs rose 311,000 jobs (seasonally adjusted) in February, which was nearly 100,000 jobs above expectations. The unemployment rate rose slightly
Austrian Economics Stands against the Collectivism of Progressive Thought
Progressivism is collectivist, anti-individual, and ultimately destroys civilization itself. Austrian economics stands against this force. Original Article: "Austrian Economics Stands against the Collectivism of Progressive Thought" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.
Toilet Paper
Mark discusses how the Federal Reserve and Covid restrictions greatly increased the price of cardboard boxes; but, with online sales softening, we should expect suppliers to shift the raw materials used to make boxes (wood pulp) into the production of other
Marx’s Terrifying Vision of “Raw Communism”
[This article is excerpted from volume 2, chapter 10 of An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought (1995). Another important reason for Marx's failure to publish was his candid depiction of the communist society in the essay "Private Property
A Permanent Wartime Economy?
Progressives view all aspects of human life as a struggle against forces of oppression. Earlier this week on BBC, Professor Mariana Mazzucato suggested governments across the West should simply print money not only to help Ukraine, but also to finance
Yearning for Beauty in the Truth of Economic Thinking
Yearning for Beauty in the Truth of Economic Thinking We as a human race have a natural desire for beauty, and we as academics have a tendency to get lost in the weeds and forget this. Mises Institute president Jeff Deist
One Year Later in Ukraine: Washington and NATO Got It Very Wrong
The foreign policy "elites" have been wrong about regime change, sanctions, "the lesson of Munich," a "rules-based order," and pretty much everything else. Original Article: "One Year Later in Ukraine: Washington and NATO Got It Very Wrong" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by
Is the Silicon Valley Bank’s Failure Another “Canary in the Coal Mine”?
If you watched the Fed Chair Jerome Powell testify before the senate and the House, you heard over and over that banks are well capitalized. The non-sequitur should inspire the Shakespearean quote “Methinks you protest too much.” The very next