How the West Adopted China-Style Lockdowns
Prior to the global pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 or covid-19, many looked to the United States as a beacon of freedom and liberty. When viewed in comparison to the harsh realities of the world, this may seem rather true. After
The Public Health Officials Say “Trust Us.” The Data Says Otherwise.
Despite all the data we have on lockdowns, hospitalization trends, and newly emerging vaccination data, one can only marvel at how trust in the public health system and ruling elite can persist in any capacity. Original Article: "The Public Health Officials
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Today marks the birthday of Ludwig von Mises, and a chance to double your impact. Mises was the most important scholar of the twentieth century, a man who not only revolutionized our understanding of economic science, but was also a powerful
Vaccinate for Global Democracy? The US Empire Turns Therapeutic
After twenty years of failure in Afghanistan, the US government is embarking upon yet another unwinnable war. This time around, however, the military-industrial-congressional complex isn’t pulling the strings. In a Washington Post editorial published shortly before the United Nations General Assembly’s global
The 1787 Constitution Was a Radical Assault on the Spirit of the Revolution
It was a bloodless coup d’état against an unresisting Confederation Congress. The original structure of the new Constitution was now complete. The Federalists, by use of propaganda, chicanery, fraud, malapportionment of delegates, blackmail threats of secession, and even coercive laws, had managed
Monetary Competition: The Best Alternative to Razing Central Banks to the Ground
[Editor's note: Two interviews from August 1992, given by Murray Rothbard to the Swedish student publication Svensk Linje (continuously published since 1942) were recently discovered in the Rothbard Archives and translated by Sven Thommesen for the first time. In this interview,
Yes, the US Government Has Defaulted Before
The regime is trying to whip up maximum hysteria or the chances that the US government could default on its debts if the debt ceiling is not raised. So far, the financial markets don’t seem to care that much, as ten-year
Murray Sabrin’s 7-Point Entrepreneurial Solution to the Medical Care Crisis
Entrepreneurs solve problems for customers. There are few problems bigger than the horribly perverse medical care system under which patients suffer in the US. The system has evolved over time, with the stimulus of bad decisions, bad actors, and bad
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Europe Faces a Fragile Economy as the Merkel Era Ends
A euro collapse, rather than gas prices and bottlenecks, is the most likely source of sustained high CPI inflation in Europe following the Merkel era. Original Article: "Europe Faces a Fragile Economy as the Merkel Era Ends" This Audio Mises Wire is