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
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
Canada Votes for More of the Same
Canadians can mark it on their calendars: Sept. 20, 2021, was Groundhog Day. “The more things change, the more they remain the same” is the old adage from French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr. Despite emphatically stating that he would not force
Why Everyone Should Read These Two Essays by Ludwig von Mises
Like virtually all of the work of Ludwig von Mises, these two essays, his 1958 Liberty and Property and his 1950 Middle-of-the-Road Policy Leads to Socialism are timeless. They are as important now as they have ever been and will increase in
Before a Bust, There Is Always a Boom (and Malinvestment)
An economic depression is not caused by a decline in the money supply per se, but results from a shrinking pool of savings made possible by a previous bout of monetary inflation. Original Article: "Before a Bust, There Is Always a
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