Expect Washington to Throw a Fit over China’s New Deal with the Solomon Islands
Over the past twenty years, the United States has increasingly tried to claim that Washington does not believe in spheres of influence, and that only supposedly imperialist states like Russia are interested in spheres of influence. This has always been
Destroying America to “Save” It? Biden’s Nihilistic Destruction of the Energy Industry
The Biden administration in its desire to "save" the planet from climate change has decided to destroy one of this country's most productive and important industries in the process, putting the US economy itself in jeopardy. Original Article: "Destroying America to
The “Rules-Based International Order” Is Dead. Washington Killed It.
From globalization to sanctions, to international institutions like the UN, the US is leading a small global fragment that's little more than NATO and a handful of friends. Meanwhile, two-thirds of the global economy isn't signing on. Original Article: "The "Rules-Based
Do Conspiracies Really Exist? Murray Rothbard Thought So
It is also important for the State to inculcate in its subjects an aversion to any “conspiracy theory of history;” for a search for “conspiracies” means a search for motives and an attribution of responsibility for historical misdeeds. If, however,
To Fight Russia, Europe’s Regimes Risk Impoverishment and Recession for Europe
European politicians are eager to be seen as “doing something” to oppose the Russian regime following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Most European regimes have wisely concluded—Polish and Baltic recklessness notwithstanding—that provoking a military conflict with nuclear-armed Russia is not a good
Murray Sabrin: What Entrepreneurs Do When The Yield Curve Inverts
To what extent should entrepreneurial businesspeople concern themselves with macro-economic variables? At E4B, our point of view is: not much. We don’t believe you can fully trust the data, we don’t believe you should put much credence in the interpretations
Mises in Defense of Edgeworth
Introduction by Joseph T. Salerno: Mises's review of Francis Ysidro Edgeworth's collected papers was published in German in 1926. It was translated by JoAnn Rothbard and appears here in English for the first time. Despite its brevity, it is an extremely important
If We Ride the Cantillon Wave, We Should Remember That We’ll Crash with It Too
My daughter sometimes surfs the bore wave that heralds the incoming tide at Turnagain Arm, Alaska. The wave, or waves, to be exact, can reach a height of ten feet, but are usually smaller. Regardless of the size, the waves
We Still Haven’t Reached the Inflation Finale
Is it too much to hope that the current inflation will "burn out" via similar mechanisms that have reined in inflation in the past? Original Article: "We Still Haven't Reached the Inflation Finale" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher
