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Competition between Primitive Communities and Its Results  As population began to outgrow the means of subsistence, which mankind had not yet learned to increase by artificial methods, primitive society was compelled to choose between the elimination of excess population, or the

Adherents of the famous Phillips curve believe there is a permanent tradeoff between inflation and unemployment. This is mistaken. Original Article: "The Fed Is Wrong to Make Policies Based upon the Phillips Curve" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher

“Follow the money.” This is a common watchword among those distrustful of the state. If you want to know what politicians or state institutions are really up to, the common wisdom goes, you have to stop listening to what statists

Monarchs created Europe's modern states but lost the ability to control them. Then, having grown beyond the tools that helped monarchs turn themselves into absolute rulers, "the state acquired a life of its own." Original Article: "How Monarchs Became Servants of the State" This

At the end of September 2021, the Nord Stream 2 project was a reality after many years of uncertainty. At that time, there were only a few more regulatory hurdles remaining for Germany and Russia to seal the deal on

This is bad news for the administration, which has repeatedly attempted to downplay the relentless increases to the cost of living being inflicted on Americans after years of deficit spending, fueling inflationary monetary policy.  Original Article: "August's Price Inflation Soared, and

The Fed's suppression of interest rates in the USA didn't just affect this nation's economy. It also drove investors to seek higher interest rates in questionable investments. Original Article: "How the Fed Helped Create Another Calamity: The Ongoing Emerging Market Debt Crisis" This Audio

Argentina is synonymous with hyperinflation, but apparently its voters have not had enough. Original Article: "Déjà Vu: Argentines Once Again are Voting for More Inflation While Remaining in Denial" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

According to Jordan Peterson, left-wing totalitarians are characterized by an ideology in which group identity is paramount. I will demonstrate that this is a misconception. Historically, socialists have fought against feudalism and capitalism in the name of emancipating the individual

Economist and Mises Institute Associated Scholar Robert Ekelund recently teamed up with former US Senator Phil Gramm and John Early to write The Myth of American Inequality: How Gernment Biases Policy Debate.  The book was released this month by Rowman