Pennsylvania’s Lockdown Rules Were Arbitrary, Inconsistent, and Political
On October 6, 2020, the auditor general of Pennsylvania, Eugene DePasquale, released a status update on his ongoing audit of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) waiver process for businesses that appealed Governor Wolf’s covid-19 closure order. To everyone’s
What Biden Has Planned for Us
Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss some of the new policies the Biden administration wants to inflict on us, on topics ranging from Bitcoin to foreign policy. Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard.
Digital Currencies Are Changing the Money Landscape
Government-mandated money in the form of legal tender is a historical anomaly. For much of mankind’s history private monies and quasi monies competed alongside each other. Now, again, a new era of private money competition is resurging and reshaping our
Yet Another Study Shows—Yet Again—That Lockdowns Don’t Work
"We find no clear, significant beneficial effect of [lockdowns] on case growth in any country….In none of the 8 countries and in none out of the 16 comparisons [examined] were the effects of [lockdowns] significantly beneficial." Original Article: "Yet Another Study
The Dollar’s Reserve Currency Status Won’t Last Forever
The Federal Reserve and the confederation of central banks which follow Chair Powell and his lieutenants at the Eccles Building have flooded the world with fiat script which is only limited by Keynesians' and modern monetary theorists' imaginations. In this flurry
The Fated Economy
“Having to run harder to stand still” As per the International Monetary Fund 2020 estimates, the United States of America stands at the top of the table holding the proud title of “World’s Largest Economy”- with a gross domestic product (GDP)
What to Expect from Bidenomics
On Tuesday, January 19, 2021, the Treasury secretary designate Janet Yellen outlined before the Senate Finance Committee the likely course of President Joe Biden’s economic policies in the months ahead. Given the fragile state of the US economy as a result
Why the Utes Opposed Biden’s Plans to Limit Oil Drilling
Within a day of the inauguration, the Biden administration issues a bevy of new executive orders designed to please a variety of the Democratic Party’s core special-interest groups. Among these was an executive order curtailing oil and gas leasing on
Lessons on Economic Freedom from Ancient Greece
Economic freedom isn't a modern invention. Throughout history, we find time and time again that those areas with the most economic freedom were the most prosperous. Activists in favor of economic freedom often limit themselves, however, to only a few
How Covid-19 morphed Britain into an Orwellian dystopia
We have seen the private sectors thriving under the weight of humanitarian disasters, private contracts of political cronies, failed investments and investments in politicians, who themselves look grave in television conferences while announcing false figures like it’s Stalin’s 5 -year