Yearning for Beauty in the Truth of Economic Thinking
Those adhering to Austrian Economic thinking see the beauty in concepts coming together and providing a way to truthfully assess human action. Original Article: "Yearning for Beauty in the Truth of Economic Thinking" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.
The Bank of England: Money Creation in Their Own Words
In March 2014 the world’s oldest central bank, the Bank of England (BoE), did every advocate of sound money a big but unintentional favor by publishing an official introduction to and an official detailed account of unsound money. Given both the
No, We Don’t Need More Nuclear Weapons
Republicans and Democrats may quibble over how federal tax dollars might be spent on various social welfare programs like Medicaid and food stamps. But alongside Social Security, there is one area of federal spending that everyone can apparently agree on:
The Censored Generation
Never before have we seen an entire generation of young Americans being censored—and self-censoring—for making innocuous statements. This does not end well. Original Article: "The Censored Generation" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.
Reparations Are a Statist Cudgel for Bludgeoning Property Owners
San Francisco’s panel on reparations has issued a recommendation that qualified black residents in that city receive $5 million in reparations for the financial effects of slavery and/or racial discrimination. There was never slavery in the city of San Francisco,
Why Biden’s Spending Is Unsustainable
It's popular for politicians to claim they will never cut Social Security. But doing nothing now about the program means imposing an even larger hit on seniors in the future. Original Article: "Why Biden's Spending Is Unsustainable" This Audio Mises Wire is generously
The Fear of Mass Unemployment due to Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Is Unfounded
People are arguing over whether artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics will eliminate human employment. People seem to have an all-or-nothing belief that either the use of technology in the workplace will destroy human employment and purpose or it won’t affect
Money Supply Growth Went Negative for the Third Month in a Row, and Is Near a Thirty-Five-Year Low
With negative growth now dipping below –5 percent, money-supply contraction is approaching the biggest declines we've seen in the past thirty-five years. Original Article: "Money Supply Growth Went Negative for the Third Month in a Row, and Is Near a Thirty-Five-Year Low" This
Libertarian Law by Democratic Means: Utilitarianism and the Demythologization of Authority
I have previously explained how for Ludwig von Mises, democracy is necessary for the libertarian society because of its usefulness in achieving and maintaining social peace, insofar as social peace is a prerequisite for economic and civil liberty. This time I
The “Meritocracy” Was Created by and for the Progressive Ruling Class
All of Al Gore's children went to Harvard. Are we really to believe that this is because the Gore kids had the most "merit"? The only real meritocracy is in the marketplace. Original Article: "The "Meritocracy" Was Created by and for the Progressive Ruling