SCOTUS Attacked Indian Tribe Sovereignty in Castro-Huerta, and That’s a Bad Thing.
Indian tribe sovereignty has long been a much neglected, yet important, tool in decentralizing and limiting government power in the US. Original Article: "SCOTUS Attacked Indian Tribe Sovereignty in Castro-Huerta, and That's a Bad Thing." This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by
John T. Flynn and the Myth of FDR
Albert Jay Nock, distinguished man of letters and philosophical anarchist, was an inspiration to thinkers as diverse as Murray Rothbard and Robert Nisbet, Frank Chodorov and Russell Kirk. A personal friend of the father of William F. Buckley, Jr., he
GDP Provides a False Reading of the State of the Economy
The GDP (gross domestic product) statistic portrays a view that the key driving factor of economic growth is not the production of wealth but rather its consumption. Instead, it is a calculation of the value of final goods and services
Mark Packard: How Entrepreneurs Create Value
There is an excellent, deeply researched, Austrian economics-founded theory of customer value: the value learning cycle, which we explored thoroughly in Episode #178 (Mises.org/E4B_178). How do entrepreneurs and executives apply that theory to create customers, delight them, and grow strong brands
Federalism, Not Centralization, Is the Way out of the Current Conflicts
Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, pundits on the Left have demanded even more centralization of government. But federalism is the best way forward. Original Article: "Federalism, Not Centralization, Is the Way out of the Current Conflicts" This Audio Mises Wire is
Covid-19 and the Continuing Erosion of Private Property Rights
This article is the second in a two-part series. Check out part 1 here. Even though the downhill trajectory we've seen over the last decades in terms of property rights is bad enough, nothing could have ever prepared us for what
More than Sixty Years after “Liberation,” Cuba Is a Communist Slave State
More than sixty years after being "liberated" by Fidel Castro and communism, Cuba has become a large slave state where people enjoy little freedom. Original Article: "More than Sixty Years after "Liberation," Cuba Is a Communist Slave State" This Audio Mises Wire
Toleration Does Not Require Calling Evil Good
In the early morning of July 6th, an explosion damaged a monument in Georgia known as the Georgia Guidestones. Because of the damage, the rest of the monument was demolished for safety reasons. The stones were erected by anonymous donors
Contrary to Public Myths, Rent Control Hasn’t Been a Success in Sweden
Sweden's rent control is widely touted by many who don't understand economics as a model for how a property market should work. Young people in Ireland, for example, like to point to Sweden as a nirvana where rent control ensures
Is the Constitution a Centralizing or Decentralizing Document?
People often speak of the Constitution with reverence, as though it were infallible. However, the Constitution was a centralizing document that cast aside the decentralization of the Articles of Confederation. Original Article: "Is the Constitution a Centralizing or Decentralizing Document?" This Audio Mises Wire