Charles Dunoyer and French Classical Liberalism
(Barthelemy) Charles (Pierre Joseph) Dunoyer (1786–1862) was born on May 20, 1786 at Carennac in ancient Turenne (Quercy, Cahorsin), the present-day Lot. His father, Jean-Jacques- Philippe Dunoyer, was seigneur de Segonzac. Destined at an early age for the order of
Review of Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America
Law Professor David Bernstein looks at the system of racial classifications in the USA and explains why they have been harmful. Original Article: "Review of Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.
The Fed’s Current Monetary Stance Will Lead to Stagflation, Not Deflation
After following hyper-Keynesian policies for more than two decades, the Fed is about to create the conditions that Keynesians claimed were impossible: an inflationary recession. Original Article: "The Fed's Current Monetary Stance Will Lead to Stagflation, Not Deflation" This Audio Mises Wire is
It’s Time to Abandon America’s Fetish for “Unconditional Surrender”
War dissenters are branded "Putinists" by the foreign policy elites who casually flirt with nuclear war. But preferring negotiations to World War III hardly makes one a Putin sympathizer. Original Article: "It's Time to Abandon America's Fetish for "Unconditional Surrender"" This Audio Mises Wire
About That Nobel: Deconstructing Banking Theories of Diamond and Dybvig
Since the awarding of the Nobel Prize in economics to Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond, and Philip H. Dybvig, most of the media interest has, understandably, concentrated on Bernanke. Mark Thornton wrote a scathing takedown of bailout Ben, while
Can the Dollar Once Again Be Anchored by Gold? One Congressman Believes It Can
On October 7, 2022, US congressman Alex Mooney (a Republican from West Virginia) introduced a bill (the Gold Standard Restoration Act, H.R. 9157) that stipulates that the US dollar must be backed by physical gold owned by the US Treasury.
Black Hole or Shock Absorber: How Does a Free-Market Economy Respond to Crises?
Mainstream economists view the economy as fickle, unstable, and always in danger of utter collapse. They see the outlook as very bleak if not for the enormous existing superstructure of government intervention, including constant stimulus of “aggregate demand.” In their
The Realistic Market for Private Governance
[Excerpted from remarks delivered at the Free Private Cities "Liberty in our Lifetime" Conference in Prague on 22 October, 2022] At this conference and others like it, dealing with alternative legal and monetary structures, I’ve noticed in recent years a strong
Words as Weapons
Criticisms of hapless Senate candidate John Fetterman are labeled "ableist," while Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter is deemed fascist. Jeff and Bob take a hard look at the linguistic battlefield and the corruption of language as an institution. Jeff's paper on
To Many, America Still Is a Place of Opportunity (Unless Progressives Destroy That, Too)
People still come to America, but it is because of the foundation created by private enterprise, not because of progressive politics. Original Article: "To Many, America Still Is a Place of Opportunity (Unless Progressives Destroy That, Too)" This Audio Mises Wire is generously