The Fed’s Tightening Will Only Drag Out the Economic Slump
Tightening the interest rate hurts both bubble and solid businesses. The Fed should just focus on reducing the money supply. Original Article: "The Fed's Tightening Will Only Drag Out the Economic Slump" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.
Defending Liberty: Essays in Honor of David Gordon
From the Introduction
The Industrial Revolution and the West Indies: Did the Colonies Spark Progress in the Metropole?
There is a renewed interest in the West Indian colonies' relevance to the British industrial revolution and the subsequent economic transformations that substantially altered Western society's fortunes. This literature has been provoked by the urge to challenge earlier interpretations that
Will Argentina’s Next President Be a Rothbardian?
Since the 1940s, failed statist schemes have dragged Argentina into poverty. Javier Milei, who is gaining popularity there, hopes to change his nation's sad history. Original Article: "Will Argentina's Next President Be a Rothbardian?" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher
Generalissimo Washington: How He Crushed the Spirit of Liberty
Washington Transforms the Army In June of 1775, George Washington was appointed Major General and elected by Congress to be commander in chief of the American revolutionary forces. Although he took up his tasks energetically, Washington accomplished nothing militarily for the
More than Sixty Years after “Liberation,” Cuba Is a Communist Slave State
In his book Anarchy, State, and Utopia, Robert Nozick has a chapter named "The Tale of the Slave" in which he explains the nine phases from the most restrictive to more liberating states of slavery. He writes that even though enslaved
How Much Did the US Government Pressure Twitter to Ban Alex Berenson?
Nearly a year ago, former New York Times Journalist Alex Berenson was permanently banned from Twitter for writing the following lines about the Covid shot: “It doesn’t stop infection. Or transmission. Don’t think of it as a vaccine. Think of it—at
To Avoid Civil War, Learn to Tolerate Different Laws in Different States
The end of Roe may force many Americans to recognize that the United States is not one place. It is many places. The key is to reject uniform federal policy. Original Article: "To Avoid Civil War, Learn to Tolerate Different Laws in Different States" This Audio
Is the Constitution a Centralizing or Decentralizing Document?
Two years before the end of the Revolutionary War on March 1, 1781, the Articles of Confederation were officially put into effect. While the articles still established a small national government, there were a decentralizing document that put more power in the
Rising Interest Rates May Blow Up the Federal Budget
Congress enjoys exorbitant political privilege in the form of cheap deficit spending—but it may soon come to an end. Original Article: "Rising Interest Rates May Blow Up the Federal Budget" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.