Why the Warmongers Are Wrong About China
In an earlier article, “No War with China,” I discussed the plans of braindead Biden and the neocon gang that controls him to start a war with China. This of course would be a disaster, but it leads to another question I’d
Biden-in-Wonderland: A $15 Minimum Wage Will Not Increase Business Costs
President Joe Biden in the state of the union address called for a $15 minimum wage along with pushing against and calling out corporations for spreading inflation. Raising the minimum wage, along with the fallacy that increased government spending brings
Decentralized and Neutral
The EU is a prime example of a tendency toward territorial expansion and political centralization. Original Article: "Decentralized and Neutral" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.
Jeff Arnold: A Passionate Entrepreneur Profitably Redesigns The Insurance Experience
Is there any industry a passionate entrepreneur can’t improve and enhance by elevating the customer experience? The answer is clearly no. Economics For Business talks to Jeff Arnold, who finds insurance fun, exciting, and a source of inspiration, and who is
Disney’s Special District Is Not a “City-State” or “Private City”
One will occasionally hear from a libertarian activist that Disney World is some sort of model for totally private governance. This is a huge exaggeration of the reality. Original Article: "Disney's Special District Is Not a "City-State" or "Private City"" This Audio
Money: What Is It? The More Important Question: Why Is It?
Money is not the root of evil as many people mistakenly think. Corrupted money (i.e., fiat money and currency debasement), however, is the root of many economic, social and cultural evils. Most people know what money is, superficially, yes. Also, most
Rothbard Explains The Failure of the “New Economics”
[This foreword to Henry Hazlitt's Failure of the New Economics (available at mises.org free in PDF, ebook, and audiobook) was first published in National Review, August 15, 1959.] For most people, economics has ever been the "dismal science," to be passed over
Student Loans and Government Subsidies: Another Government “Benefit” Creates Financial Chaos
The origins of the federal student loan program are well documented and follow a similar trajectory to most government subsidy programs in American history. Each previous government subsidy program has had a history of mismanagement, inefficiency, backwards incentives, and inflationary pressure via
Lighting the Gas under European Feet: How Politicians and Journalists Get Energy So Wrong
“We live in a time where few understand how things get made. It is fine to not know where stuff comes from, but it isn’t fine to not know where stuff comes from while dictating to the rest of us
Inflation, Quick and Dirty
Propping up congressional deficit spending, juicing equity markets, and constantly recapitalizing commercial banks are the Fed’s true mandates. Original Article: "Inflation, Quick and Dirty" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.