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Should the Fed Increase the Money Supply in Response to a Growing Economy?
Standard economic theory states that as an economy grows, the money supply should grow with it. Appealing to the Austrian tradition, Frank Shostak shows that belief is mistaken. Original Article: "Should the Fed Increase the Money Supply in Response to a
To Limit the Reach of America’s Stasi, the FBI, Vacate All FISA Rulings
The FBI’s raid on President Donald J. Trump’s private Mar-a-Lago residence on August 8, 2022, was, as many FBI critics have said, “unprecedented.” Clearly the FBI is out of control (something Mises readers have known for a very long time).
An Ancient Warning: Criminal Trespass Is the State’s Essential Feature
Whether one takes the Hebrew as literal history or as archetypal fable, there’s no escaping the warnings given to those who reject the private law society. Those warnings are that there is one vile and destructive alternative to the peaceful
The Economics of War
Daniel McAdams of the Ron Paul Institute joins Jeff and Bob to discuss the economic and political ramifications of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline sabotage. Read "The Economics of War" from Human Action: Mises.org/HAP363-1 Read a study Bob co-authored on Europe's energy
Are “Progressive” Prosecutors Real Reformers or Leftists Acting in Bad Faith?
The surge of "progressive" prosecutors, many funded by George Soros, has been followed by increases in violent crime. Original Article: "Are "Progressive" Prosecutors Real Reformers or Leftists Acting in Bad Faith?" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.
How the Policy of Price Stability Generates Greater Economic Instability
Many mainstream economists believe that economic stability refers to an absence of excessive fluctuations in the overall economy. An economy with constant output growth and low and stable price inflation is likely to be regarded as stable, while an economy
Biggar Thy Neighbor
Nigel Biggar, a recently retired professor of theology at Oxford University, has never shunned controversy, as the title of one of his books, In Defence of War, suggests. In this week’s column, I’d like to examine an article of his,
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The Fed Is Finally Seeing the Magnitude of the Mess It Created
The Fed's entire "strategy" can be summed up as "hike 'til it breaks, cut 'til it inflates." That's the best all those PhDs at the Fed have managed to come up with. Original Article: "The Fed Is Finally Seeing the Magnitude of the