A recent report by the Manhattan Institute (a conservative think tank) showed that critical race theory (CRT) concepts are being taught in many high schools across America. The report was based on a survey of 1,505 nationally representative Americans aged 18–20 and

Last week, the employment news was all about how payrolls increased by 269,000 jobs and blew past expectation. Yet, if when looked at the actual number of employed persons, it turned out that the number of employed people has actually

Nearly everyone has heard of Bernie Madoff and rightly associates his name with financial fraud. Yet, the Social Security system is built on a Ponzi scheme similar to what Madoff created. Original Article: "Who Has Better Ethics, the Social Security System

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Tho Bishop and Ryan McMaken discuss the recent report that the Pentagon has failed its fifth straight audit and why no one seems to care. Why has the public lost interest in basic fiscal

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 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

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

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

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

Dr. Gary Schlarbaum, one of our generous supporters, has again offered to match donations received through December 11. That means your $10 donation becomes $20, your $25 donation becomes $50, and so on. For the last eight years, Gary has