Austria Doubles Down on Forced Vaccinations
Although covid cases in Austria—and most other countries—are rapidly falling, Austria has doubled down on punishing the unvaccinated and become the first country to mandate vaccination for all adults. Original Article: "Austria Doubles Down on Forced Vaccinations" This Audio Mises Wire is
China Needs to Pop Its Property Bubble
The financial woes of the giant real estate developer Evergrande, which carries an estimated debt of $300 billion, have rekindled global fears that China’s property bubble is about to burst. Such predictions have occurred repeatedly in the past, in particular
The Legacy of Angela Merkel: Kicking the Can Down the Road
In the months since Angela Merkel’s departure from the German Chancellorship after sixteen years in power, the editorials praising her reign have been legion. This is not one of them. Busy heaping praise on abstractions, Merkel’s purported courage, strength, and moral conviction,
War Sanctions
Jeff and Bob discuss Biden's SOTU, the immorality of sanctions, and Fed chair Powell's pregnant comments.
Economic Aspects of the Pension Problem
On Whom Does the Incidence Fall? Whenever a law or labor union pressure burdens the employers with an additional expenditure for the benefit of the employees, people talk of “social gains.” The idea implied is that such benefits confer on the
Burned at the Stake: Stakeholder Theory and Shareholder Interests Don’t Line Up
Persons have a natural right to go into business together, and they may do so either as a partnership or a corporation. In the latter type of organization, the persons setting it up limit their civil liability (I won’t be
Can Government Successfully Counter Recessions Through Expansionary Policies? Don’t Count on It
Whenever the signs of an economic weakness emerge, most economic and political commentators declare that the government should increase spending in order to prevent the economy falling into a recession. Economic activity, in this view, consists of a circular flow
Is the US Insane Enough to Start a War with Russia?
In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the fallout from the first week of the Ukraine-Russian conflict. What is the impact on American politics? Are Western leaders capable of de-escalation? What will be the lasting
Environmentalism without Government
A free market, capitalist, exchange, political, economic system is far more environmentally friendly than any statist system, including the welfare state, socialism (whether democratic or centrally planned), or fascism. To demonstrate this, I would like to engage in some conjectural
Trudeau’s Emergency Measures Will Accelerate Decentralized Finance’s Importance
In recent years, the financial sector has become a key target of progressive activists seeking to implement their agenda. Activists have used a variety of methods to persuade and pressure financial institutions to do their bidding. They have successfully pressured the financial