Money-Supply Growth Turns Negative for First Time in 33 Years
Money supply growth fell again in November, and this time it turned negative for the first time in 33 years. November's drop continues a steep downward trend from the unprecedented highs experienced during much of the past two years. During
Hayek on the Difference between Science and Scientism
Modern progressive governance claims it has science on its side. Hayek's Nobel speech put holes in that viewpoint. Original Article: "Hayek on the Difference between Science and Scientism" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.
Paradise Valley, Montana: A Study in Free Market Land Conservation
I first became aware of the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) after moving to Montana and was immediately intrigued by their work. The more I dug into PERC’s research, the more I realized they aligned with my worldview of
The Friction Ahead in 2023
Introduction: Division, friction and polarization have been on the rise in the West for at least a decade, but the escalation we saw during the “covid years” was especially worrying. Over the last year, this “worry” has become a truly
Secession: Why the Regime Tolerates Self-Determination for Foreigners but Not for Americans
Self-determination means the ability to make laws for one's own community free from intervention by Washington, DC. Most of the world can do this. Why can't Americans? Original Article: "Secession: Why the Regime Tolerates Self-Determination for Foreigners but Not for Americans" This Audio Mises
Defining a Good: The Intersection of St. Thomas Aquinas and Carl Menger
While the average person thinks economics begins with Adam Smith and his Wealth of Nations, readers of the Mises Wire know that the story goes back much further than that. Members of the Austrian school commonly describe their earliest intellectual predecessors,
Historical Christianity as a Liberating Force in China
The Chinese Community Party's crackdown in Christian churches reflects the perceived antiauthoritarian nature of Christianity and the party's fear of a competing alternative worldview. Original Article: "Historical Christianity as a Liberating Force in China" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by
How Marxism Abuses Ethics and Science to Deceive Its Followers
While socialists posit socialism as a humane and ethical system, it is anything but that. Mises understood its brutality long before socialism gripped the world. Original Article: "How Marxism Abuses Ethics and Science to Deceive Its Followers" This Audio Mises Wire is generously
Student Debt: It Is and Has Been a Personal Choice
Progressives demanding that the government forgive student debt forget that student loans were made voluntarily by students that promised to pay back what they owe. Original Article: "Student Debt: It Is and Has Been a Personal Choice" This Audio Mises Wire is generously
Woke Egalitarianism and the Elites
In the research paper Egalitarianism and the Elites, published in 1995 in the Review of Austrian Economics, one of Murray Rothbard’s most brilliant insights was that even the implementation of an egalitarian society requires leadership. As the fall of one