The FDA Botched Covid Testing in 2020. Nothing Has Changed Since Then.
Ah, the covid-19 test results—much maligned by some and worshipped by others! As part of the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, the results of covid-19 tests are repeatedly blasted at us from many places, often with analysis. It is easy to understand why
Jeff Riggenbach, RIP
Jeff Riggenbach, one of the pioneer libertarians from the 1970s, died today at the age of seventy-four. The dominant theme of his work was opposition to war, and he was a great champion of Randolph Bourne, who famously said that
Biden Nominee Rachel Levine Was a Disaster in Pennsylvania. Now She’s Headed to Washington.
On January 19 it was announced that Joe Biden planned to nominate Rachel Levine, the Pennsylvania (PA) secretary of health, for the position of assistant secretary of health in the Department of Health and Human Services. This is potentially good news
VIRAL MUTATIONS THAT CAN CAUSE A GRAVE NEW WAVE OF COVID-19
It has been more than a year since we continue to face and fight this human catastrophe, a declared pandemic due to the spread of Corona Virus. It is a humanitarian, public health, and developmental emergency. The whole world is facing
Why Governments Want More Centralization—and Less Federalism
America’s founders did not envision the federal government as the domineering senior partner in almost everything. What was once best described as “sovereign States, united solely for specified joint purposes” has been largely eviscerated. Original Article: "Why Governments Want More Centralization—and
Time Preference, Interest Rates, and Stagflation
As a result of past reckless fiscal and monetary policies the pool of real wealth could be declining. If so, stagflation will result. Original Article: "Time Preference, Interest Rates, and Stagflation" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. Narrated
Small States, Global Economy: Is Empire Necessary?
[This talk was delivered on October 27, 2006, at Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom, the 2006 Mises Institute Supporter's Summit. The audio is available in MP3 from Mises Media.] Deepak Lal, a prominent, pro-market, development economist wrote the following words in his
Why Americans Abandoned Smuggling in Favor of Lobbying and Welfare
The American public’s hunger for liberty has decidedly diminished since colonial times. How has a people who once embraced subversive behavior in the name of liberty become complacent with an intrusive government? The difference between the attitudes of colonial smugglers
Scott Horton on His New Book Enough Already
Scott Horton of antiwar.com and the Libertarian Institute has a new book chronicling 20 years of America's "War on Terror." Enough Already is a compelling history of modern US interventionism and a scathing critique of American foreign policy in the
The Unwelcome Return of the Real Purveyors of Violence
It’s hard to be optimistic about a Biden administration with so many hyperinterventionist Obama retreads. Get ready for new wars and "regime change" operations. Original Article: "The Unwelcome Return of the Real Purveyors of Violence" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored