The Long Rehabilitation of Frank Fetter
Abstract: Economics has long history of “rehabilitations,” including W.H. Hutt’s rehabilitation of Say’s law, and Alfred Marshall’s attempt to rehabilitate David Ricardo. The rehabilitation of Frank A. Fetter should be as important as either of these, especially for economists working
On Professor Ludwig von Mises’s 70th Birthday
Abstract: This newly translated tribute to Ludwig von Mises was written by Hans Mayer on the occasion of Mises’s 70th birthday in 1951. It was published in the Zeitschrift für Nationalökonomie in 1952. In it, Mayer expresses a surprisingly favorable
Anatomy of Liberty in Don Quijote de la Mancha: Religion, Feminism, Slavery, Politics, and Economics in the First Modern Novel
Anatomy of Liberty in Don Quijote de la Mancha: Religion, Feminism, Slavery, Politics, and Economics in the First Modern Novelby Eric Clifford GrafLanham, Maryland: Lexington Books, 2021, 290 pp. Abstract: Anatomy of Liberty in Don Quijote de la Mancha: Religion, Feminism,
The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes
The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynesby Zachary D. CarterNew York: Random House, 2020, 656 pp. Abstract: Zachary D. Carter, author of The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes
Why It’s Important to Prepare Students for “Trick Questions”
I have taught economics long enough that I have made use of a variety of “trick” questions in introductory courses. I have found them, used well, to be pedagogically helpful. But not everyone agrees. Whether a question is considered a trick
How Nigeria’s Central Bank Inflates the Money Supply
The Nigerian central bank uses all the same tools as other central banks. And it uses them a lot. Original Article: "How Nigeria's Central Bank Inflates the Money Supply" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. Narrated by Michael
The Oklahoma National Guard Refused the Vax Mandate. The Pentagon Is Not Pleased.
In a surprising development, Republican Governor Kevin Stitt has refused to implement the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate. This has placed the Governor directly at odds with Pentagon brass and with the White House as it aggressively attempts to enforce its latest
Why Care about Inequality?
Why Does Inequality Matter?by T.M. ScanlonOxford University Press, 2018, 170 pp. T.M. Scanlon, who taught philosophy for many years at Princeton and Harvard, is one of the leading moral and political philosophers of the past fifty years or so. Though far
The Toxic Politicization of Society
Tho Bishop, guest-hosting A Neighbor's Choice, interviews Jonathan Newman, author of The Broken Window. Tho and Jonathan discuss the supposedly transitory aspect of inflation, the overshadowing of economics by central planning, Keynesian economics, and more. Purchase The Broken Window online at Mises.org/BWindow.
Homicide Rates in 2020 Rose to a 24-Year High. Is This a Crisis of State Legitimacy?
By mid 2020, it was already becoming clear that the United States was experiencing a spike in crime. Indeed, by midyear, numerous media outlets were already reporting remarkably large increases in homicide in a number of cities. It was clear