State Preemptions of Local Government Are a Bad Thing. Even When Ron DeSantis Does It.
Centralizing political power in the hands of the state government only sets the stage for abuses when a new administration takes over. Original Article: "State Preemptions of Local Government Are a Bad Thing. Even When Ron DeSantis Does It. " This Audio Mises
Biden’s Rescue Plan Won’t Reduce Poverty
“Poverty in society is overcome by productivity, and in no other way. There is no political alchemy which can transmute diminished production into increased consumption.” Original Article: "Biden’s Rescue Plan Won't Reduce Poverty" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher
If Deficits Don’t Matter, Why Bother with Taxes?
On March 18, Joe Wiesenthal of Bloomberg Markets had MMT economist Stephanie Kelton on the show. If you’re not familiar with modern monetary theory, they think governments should print more money because deficits aren’t a big deal. At one point
Economic Prosperity Is a Prerequisite for All Other Kinds of Prosperity
Recently, while reading Liberalism: In the Classical Tradition, written by Ludwig von Mises in the year 1927, I noted a striking passage, right in the beginning on page 4: All that social policy can do is to remove the outer causes of pain
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