Inflation in the USA: Where Do We Stand Today?
Biden has declared that the USA has "zero inflation" at present. Austrian economists say, "Not so fast." Original Article: "Inflation in the USA: Where Do We Stand Today?" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.
The Praxeological Origins of the Price System
Commodity money isn't a government creation, as so many believe. It has a definite praxeological foundation. Original Article: "The Praxeological Origins of the Price System" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.
Short-Term Market Volatility Is Not Entirely Random
Over the present year we have experienced record-breaking price inflation, a series of interest rate hikes, and an overall fall in stock prices. It is widely accepted that there is a bubble. A good way for Misesians to measure this
The False Benefit of Less Land Use for Agriculture
Earlier this year, Our World in Data celebrated the fact we have now passed “peak agricultural land”: over the last few decades, the global land area devoted to food production has declined. While the decline is not large and while
Promoting Natural Rights Instead of Conservatism: Looking at Rothbard and Jaffa
This is the story of a man, an intellectual, born after World War I, who spent studying his university years in New York and became acquainted and studied under German Jewish émigré who fled the Nazi regime in Germany, later
Blame the Fed for Both the Inflationary Boom and the Inevitable Bust
Powell isn't a villain for pulling his foot off the money-creation accelerator a little. No, Powell's villainy stems from his role in helping create the boom in the first place. Original Article: "Blame the Fed for Both the Inflationary Boom and the
How Monarchs Became Servants of the State
European monarchs come and go, but the American media—no doubt largely due to the fact the British speak and write in English—follows the British monarchy more closely than others. American pundits didn't have much to say when King Juan Carlos
The Fed and the Culture War
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the rhetoric surrounding the Federal Reserve. A growing chorus of pundits is attacking Jerome Powell for risking a recession, but this misses what has brought the economy
Democracy without Foundations
In last week’s column, I criticized Jedediah Purdy for the ignorance of economic theory on display in his Two Cheers for Politics. Fortunately, the book contains much of interest, reflecting the author’s wide knowledge of the history of political philosophy.
Inflation Kills
Bob and Jeff unravel the corrosive and nonsensical policy of "inflationism," and consider its deep cultural effects. Read Jeff's talk from the recent Ron Paul Institute conference: Mises.org/HAP360-1