How the Fed’s Inflation Is Driving Stock Buybacks
An explosion in the money supply has driven many corporate managers to turn to stock buybacks as a safe alternative to holding on to depreciating cash. This means many companies are decapitalizing. Original Article: "How the Fed's Inflation Is Driving Stock
State Preemptions of Local Government Autonomy Is a Bad Thing. Even When Ron DeSantis Does It.
On March 10, 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed Executive Order #2021-65. This order remits fines imposed by local governments in regard to covid-19 restrictions. While Governor DeSantis is considered somewhat controversial among wider audiences due to his handling of
Donald Devine on the Enduring Tension
Donald Devine is a legend in Washington, DC conservative circles, where he gained fame wrestling civil service bloat as head of Reagan's Office of Personnel Management. His new book The Enduring Tension: Capitalism and the Moral Order starts with Schumpter's
From Menger to Mises
The Ludwig von Mises Memorial Lecture, sponsored by Dr. Don Printz. Recorded at the Mises Institute on March 19, 2021. Includes an introduction by Peter G. Klein. The Austrian Economics Research Conference is the international, interdisciplinary meeting of the Austrian School,
Crying Wolf on (Hyper)Inflation?
[This article is part of the Understanding Money Mechanics series, by Robert P. Murphy. The series will be published as a book in 2021.] In chapter 10 we explained the connection between monetary inflation and price inflation, and warned that there is no
Entrepreneurship and Liberty
The Henry Hazlitt Memorial Lecture, sponsored by Yousif Almoayyed. Recorded at the Mises Institute on March 19, 2021. Includes an introduction by Peter G. Klein. The Austrian Economics Research Conference is the international, interdisciplinary meeting of the Austrian School, bringing together
An Anarchist Case against Private Property
I’d like to consider some criticisms of anarcho-capitalist theories of property acquisition raised by Jesse Spafford in his article “Social Anarchism and the Rejection of Private Property,” included in The Routledge Handbook of Anarchy and Anarchist Thought, edited by Gary
Rothbard’s Account of the Action Axiom: A Neo-Aristotelian-Thomistic Defense
The F. A. Hayek Memorial Lecture, sponsored by Greg and Joy Morin. Recorded at the Mises Institute on March 19, 2021. Includes an introduction by Peter G. Klein. The Austrian Economics Research Conference is the international, interdisciplinary meeting of the Austrian
Welcome to AERC 2021
Recorded at the Mises Institute on March 19, 2021. Includes an introduction by Tom Woods.
Two Months In: Life in Biden’s America
We're now living in Biden's America. But what does that mean? It means a continuation of trends already in place: the long slow decline of America's institutions, and the public's faith in them. Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard.