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
The Human Action Podcast Predictions for 2023
Bob and Jeff make their provocative 2023 predictions for the economy, the Fed, politics, world events, and cultural issues.
Austerity: A Real Solution to Help Heal the US Economy
Economists like Paul Krugman have claimed that practice of austerity in government would damage the US economy. As Mark Thornton points out, the opposite is true: austerity works. Original Article: "Austerity: A Real Solution to Help Heal the US Economy" This Audio Mises Wire
Despite Broad Opposition in Congress, US Policy toward the War in Yemen Is Unchanged
Those in the antiwar movement are accustomed to disappointment in this long-standing environment of militarism, but this one truly stings. Up until the middle of December, there had been a strong push across many grassroots organizations to urge the US
Ethics for Inhumans
What We Owe the Futureby William MacAskillBasic Books, 2022; 333 pp. William MacAskill, a philosophy professor at Oxford and a leading light of the effective altruism movement, has recently been in the news owing to the frenzied and fraudulent finance of
Father Time versus Central Bankers
Only Father Time helps us cut through the policy nonsense and understand interest rates conceptually. Original Article: "Father Time versus Central Bankers" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.
Latin America’s Descent into Interventionism Continues
The latest estimates from consensus for the main Latin American economies show a continent facing a lost decade. The region GDP growth has been downgraded yet again to a modest 1.1% for 2023, with rising inflation and weakening gross fixed investment. Considering
And So It Begins: Digital Currency Becomes Possible in our Future
While monetary authorities and progressives would like to have a digital currency implemented, it is a backward step for monetary freedom. Original Article: "And So It Begins: Digital Currency Becomes Possible in our Future" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher
The Case for Disbanding Public Health Agencies
During March of 2020, Sweden’s state epidemiologist, Anders Tegnell, showed us how public health can be managed ethically by refusing to lockdown Sweden’s residents. The rest of the public health discipline, however, entered the territory in which we now place
The Mises Institute’s Goal Is a World Free of War and Politics. Will You Stand by Our Side?
Dear Friend, In the midst of this busy Christmas season, I want to make sure you received our year-end letter from Lew Rockwell. If you already responded, thank you! But if not, will you take a minute today to make your most