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Creating a functioning and sustainable local economy is much more time consuming and complicated than sprucing up a few buildings to look good on a TV show. Original Article: "Revitalizing a Town Takes a Lot More Than Fixing Up a Few

Every time something good seemed to emerge from Tinbergen’s work, he seems to have managed to twist it in an awful direction. Original Article: "Jan Tinbergen, Pioneer of Central Planning" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. Narrated by

While it’s easy to fixate on the handful of success stories, the litany of government innovation failures should be enough to sober up even the most enthusiastic proponent of state-backed entrepreneurship. Original Article: "The Seen and the Unseen of Government R&D" This

Almost fifty years ago, on August 15, 1971, the US administration under President Richard Nixon (1913–94) abolished the gold redeemability of the US dollar. It was through this unilateral decision that the world's major currencies were turned into irredeemable money:

If one were to go only on what one reads or sees in the media, one would think it’s the spring of 2020 all over again. The headlines are filled with stories of overcrowded hospitals, overwhelmed medical personnel, and predictions

Bob reviews the "Unbreakable" movie trilogy, arguing that M. Night Shyamalan knows we need to awaken the superheroes among us. They might not even know who they are—yet. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube trailer for “Unbreakable,”

I moved aside and watched our twelve-year-old van pull into the driveway. My wife opened the door, smiled, and told me she got the job. Putting the basketball down, I hugged her and told her I was proud. The job

The capital gains tax cuts off start-ups and smaller entrepreneurs from access to flows of capital. The tax makes society more wasteful, less innovative, and less dynamic. Original Article: "It’s Time to Abolish the Capital Gains Tax" This Audio Mises Wire is

Faced with countless demographic, economic, and strategic problems, China is more likely to collapse than take over the world. Original Article: "China Won't Be Taking Over the World" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. Narrated by Michael Stack.

Despite high domestic economic growth and solid global recovery, the Chinese market is down on the year. At the close of this article, the Shanghai CSI 300 is down 5 percent versus the S&P 500’s +18 percent. In the past five years, it