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With a declaration of a fake crisis and twisting an obscure law, President Joe Biden has invoked a massive wealth transfer that benefits the most privileged people in our society. Original Article: "Biden's Student Loan Scheme Benefits the Ruling Class (Again)" This

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Brandan Buck, a historian on the anti-war right and a recent participant at the Rothbard Graduate Seminar. The conversation looks at the parallels between modern American

Jedediah Purdy is a legal academic probably best known for his work in environmental law, and his just-published Two Cheers for Politics (Basic Books, 2022) shows his wide knowledge of political philosophy. But a central argument of the book is

If you wish to get a better understanding of economics, don't follow the mainstream. Instead, read Thomas DiLorenzo's new book. Original Article: "Review: The Politically Incorrect Guide to Economics" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

A decline in the yearly growth rate of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to 8.5 percent in July from 9.1 percent in June has prompted many commentators to suggest that inflation has likely peaked. If this assessment is valid then

Last week, Jerome Powell insisted that he's not going to change his mind on allowing interest rates to rise, while allowing the assets on the Fed's portfolio to (very slowly) roll off the balance sheet. At the Federal Reserve's annual

Keynesians claim that tax cuts are good because they help increase consumer spending. But here's why this doesn't matter. Original Article: "Do We Want Real Tax Cuts? How About Cutting Government Spending?" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

It gives me no joy to write this piece. Even a cursory review of the redacted version of the affidavit submitted in support of the government’s application for a search warrant at the home of former President Donald Trump reveals that

History matters, especially as the New York City today faces still another subway crisis. The New York subway system’s history illustrates the failures of state enterprise. The subways have been bad for so long that few know when the subways were

While the antimarket and antilibertarian forces are strong, it is easy to forget that free market advocates also have a powerful set of tools. Original Article: "Taking Stock of the Assets We Have (and We Have a Lot of Them)" This Audio