American Dissident: The Legacy of Murray Rothbard
Murray Rothbard was an elite economist, historian, and avowed enemy of the state. His legacy lives on nearly three decades after his untimely passing. Original Article: "American Dissident: The Legacy of Murray Rothbard" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.
The New Deal and Recovery, Part 27: Deposit Insurance
Of the many steps taken to combat the depression during the Roosevelt administration's famous first hundred days, none was more significant than the passage of the June 16, 1933 Banking Act providing for the establishment of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Bipartisanship Is Not a Substitute for Voluntary Exchange
Besides using bipartisan comprehensive political reform as a cover for evasion and extortion, the many political abuses of posturing, window dressing, and maneuvering enabled do not exhaust the problems involved. Those problems are, instead, far more comprehensive, especially when it
ESG En Route to Etatism
The Henry Hazlitt Memorial Lecture, sponsored by Harvey and Mei Allison. Recorded at the 2023 Austrian Economics Research Conference hosted at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, March 16–18, 2023. The Austrian Economics Research Conference is the international, interdisciplinary meeting of the
No, We Don’t Need More Nuclear Weapons
Advocates for more military spending tell us the taxpayer must pay to expand the US's nuclear arsenal. Because of China. In truth, the US's arsenal is in no danger of not "keeping up." Original Article: "No, We Don't Need More Nuclear Weapons" This Audio
Adaptation to climate change at Northwestern North Carolina ski resorts
From the local paper (Changing climates means changing ski season): Snowfall in the High Country is around 25 percent less than the long-term average, according to data from local meteorologist Ray Russell of Ray’s Weather Center. However, local ski resorts only
Does Cost Cutting Undermine Economic Growth?
Keynesian economists claim that cost cutting by companies in order to protect profits can lead to an economic slump. They believe that if everyone tries to cut costs, demand from retrenched workers for goods and services weakens, and as a
Defending Private Property: Principles of Justice in Rothbard’s Ethics of Liberty
The Murray N. Rothbard Memorial Lecture, sponsored by Steven and Cassandra Torello. Recorded at the 2023 Austrian Economics Research Conference hosted at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, March 16–18, 2023. The Austrian Economics Research Conference is the international, interdisciplinary meeting of
Why Fractional Reserve Banking Is behind Bank Failures
Drug addicts suffer major withdrawal symptoms when they go cold turkey. In the case of high-tech startups and their banks (like Silicon Valley Bank), the super-low-interest-rate stimulant has been taken away by the drug dealer (the Fed) via interest rate
The Bank of England: Money Creation in Their Own Words
Central banks usually don't admit their guilt in the destruction of money, but the Bank of England unwittingly comes clean. Original Article: "The Bank of England: Money Creation in Their Own Words" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.