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Economic factors are only some of the reasons why men are leaving the workforce. The decline of marriage has also lowered the supply of workers by lessening incentives for workers. Original Article: "Why Are So Many Men Leaving the Workforce?" This Audio Mises

The spectacular success of Chinese entrepreneurs in multiple regions across the globe has produced a litany of studies. Surprisingly, Chinese immigrants have done remarkably well despite enduring economic constraints and discrimination in foreign countries. Throughout the world, the Chinese are

The migration data from 2020 to 2022 backs up the idea that a great many people are moving from restrictionist covid states to states where the public health technocrats have less power. Original Article: "Since Covid Lockdowns, New York Lost More of Its

It is no coincidence that the boom in mass-produced goods made specifically for children, "coincided closely with the rise of the middle-classes, industry, and capitalism."  Original Article: "How Capitalism Made Christmas a Holiday for Children" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

While an increase in the supply of gold money would lead to higher consumer prices, such increases in the gold supply do not lead to boom-bust cycles. Original Article: "Can Increases in the Supply of Gold Lead to Boom-Bust Cycles?" This Audio

[Reprinted with permission of the authors.] The year 2023 is shaping up to be a challenging one for the Federal Reserve System.  The Fed is on track to post its first annual operating loss since 1915. Per our estimates, the loss will

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned about the optimistic estimates for 2023, stating that it will likely be a much more difficult year than 2022. Why would that be? Most strategists and commentators are cheering the recent decline in price

The US federal government has a long history of intervening in voluntary human action, frequently tilting the scales to favor some over others. This is perhaps more apparent when vital resources, like water and marginally productive land, are involved. The

Here we go again. Every few years in Congress there is a purely political battle over the debt ceiling. We're supposed to be horrified and worried that the US might default on some of its debt. Some commentators will insist

Jeff and Bob break down this week's Davos WEF conference and consider whether global elites really have the mechanisms to impose their plans. Johnny Vedmore's analysis of Schwab's origins: Mises.org/HAP379a Scott Greer says America's right-want needs to stop dwelling on Schwab: Mises.org/HAP379b Schwab bragging about