United Kingdom Mortality Data by Age Group and Vaccination Status: Looking at Vaccine Effectiveness
Arguably the most important question facing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an explanation for the unexpected excess deaths in the United States during 2021 and 2022. These excess deaths are occurring at a time when covid prevalence
Money Supply Growth in October Fell to a 39-Month Low. A Recession Is Now Almost Guaranteed.
Money supply growth slowed even more in October, and is now back to levels we last saw during the repo liquidity crunch of 2019, and in the days right before the 2007–09 recession. Original Article: "Money Supply Growth in October Fell to
Spending More Government Money on Healthcare Does Not Improve Health Outcomes
In 2008, the State of Oregon inadvertently ran a randomized health insurance experiment. They decided they had just enough money in their annual budget to give Medicaid coverage to an additional ten thousand citizens randomly chosen via a lottery. While
Taxing the Wealthy: A Tale of Two State Propositions
Massachusetts voters approved yet another tax hike for high-income residents, while California voters rejected a similar proposition. The current tax fever does not bode well for economic growth. Original Article: "Taxing the Wealthy: A Tale of Two State Propositions" This Audio Mises Wire
Paul Pelosi Is Attacked, So Naturally the Capitol Police Want More Money
Never let a good crisis go to waste. This has been the organizing principle of the political elite during the turmoil, both real and manufactured, of the past couple of years. The federal government, using pandemic-induced fear, expanded tremendously during
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College Loans and Hazlitt’s Lesson: Ignoring the Larger Picture
Politicians calling for student loan forgiveness or free college tuition have failed to understand the larger consequences of unlimited student lending. Henry Hazlitt would have understood. Original Article: "College Loans and Hazlitt's Lesson: Ignoring the Larger Picture" This Audio Mises Wire is generously
Biden’s Defense Plan: Limitless Global Meddling
On this episode of War, Economy, and State, Ryan McMaken and Zachary Yost take a look at the Biden Administration's new National Security Strategy. The Biden plan is to intervene everywhere and always across the entire globe. In fact, the plan
In Jamaica, the Tourists Party On behind High Walls and Locked Gates
An exuberant gate agent adorned in blue Southwest Airlines attire hollered, “Are you ready to go to Montego Bay?” The waiting, weary passengers responded with a half-hearted collective “yeah.” The agent was not satisfied. He had sought a more enthusiastic response. He
The Student Murders in Idaho Highlight the Unimpressive Police Record on Violent Crime
It's been three weeks since four students at the University of Idaho were stabbed to death at a home in Moscow, Idaho, and law enforcement officers say they have no suspect. In the early hours of November 13, three woman