The Opportunity of a Lifetime
A hedge fund in New York known to Mises is looking for two interns for this summer. “I thought Mises was a good place to look given that our world views are the same. Qualifications: smart, hungry to succeed, finance education,
Josiah Neeley Gives the Other Side on What Happened with the Texas Power Freeze
Josiah Neeley is the Texas Director and Resident Senior Fellow in Energy for the R Street Institute. He has a lively discussion, pushing back on some of Bob’s previously articulated points regarding the recent Texas freeze and blackouts. Mentioned in the
Rob Bradley Gives a Brief History of US Electricity Regulation, with Lessons for the Recent Texas Freeze
Rob Bradley is an expert in the history of US energy markets. He explains the role of Sam Insull (co-founder of General Electric) in showing what a free market in electricity would look like, and then criticizes Texas’ ERCOT as
Central Planning by Business Is Not the Same as Central Planning by Government
Advocates of capitalism say: “CENTRAL PLANING DOESN’T WORK!” Also advocates of capitalism: “CORPORATIONS DO WORK!” Sensible socialist: “Uhhh … aren’t corporations all centrally planned?” This is a relatively new, and even imaginative critique of markets which has recently been circulating the meme-o-sphere. It looks
The Border Crisis Is the Latest Example of Government “Efficiency”
By nearly any standard, the US government’s administration of border control is a disaster. If the goal is to limit border crossings, things are a mess. If the goal is to facilitate more legal immigration, things are a mess. If the
They Said Things Would Be Much Worse in States without Lockdowns. They Were Wrong.
When Georgia and Florida scaled back covid restrictions, the experts predicted far more death in the "open states" than in the locked down states like New York and California. The numbers tell a different story. Original Article: "They Said Things Would
The Never-Ending Battle between Leviathan and Liberty
Few political follies are more hazardous than presuming that one’s liberties are forever safe. If liberty is God’s gift to humanity, then why were most people who ever lived on Earth denied this divine bequest? Original Article: "The Never-Ending Battle between
Money Isn’t Neutral: Why Economic Stabilization Schemes Are Counterproductive
For most commentators economic stability refers to an absence of excessive fluctuations in key economic data such as real gross domestic product (GDP) and the consumer price index (CPI). An economy with constant output growth and low and stable price inflation