Disinformation and the State: The Aptly Named SELECT Act
The RESTRICT Act (Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology Act) has recently been making the rounds in the media, and rightfully so. The act is truly terrifying, but more than the open tyranny that
How Government Schools Use Bad History to Promote the State
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at common American history myths baked into government school curriculums. While Republican governors have begun to prioritize removing "critical race theory" and other forms of modern "leftwing indoctrination"
Continue Work on Stablecoin Legislation or Risk Forfeiting the Financial Future
Jack Solowey The United States has long led global finance. Its institutions shaped critical financial infrastructure and saw the dollar become the world’s reserve currency—thanks to rule of law, property rights, and an innovative market economy at home. As the economic
156 Million Americans Now Live in States with Legal Recreational Marijuana
Over the past year, three US states have enacted new legislation legalizing recreational marijuana within their borders. In May 2022, recreational cannabis became legal in Rhode Island, and the same occurred in Missouri in December of last year. In the
A Pyrrhic End to 130 Years of Vicious Bad Money and Banking Crises
The original vicious circle starts with inflationary interventions in an up-to-then well-anchored monetary regime. Consequent asset inflation spawns a banking crisis. That leads to the installation of anticrisis safety structures (one illustration is a novel or enhanced lender of last
Why the Regime Needs the Dollar to Be the Global Reserve Currency
Even a partial weakening of the dollar's global demand will limit the US regime's ability to throw its weight around internationally. Yet Washington is unwilling to do what's necessary to prevent it. Original Article: "Why the Regime Needs the Dollar to Be the
Austrian Economists and Empiricism
Since its emergence in 1871, the Austrian school of economics has provided systematic opposition to empiricism in the development of economics. The Methodenstreit persists, even with different players. Several papers and publications have criticized the concept of economics based on
Lobbying Turns Green
David Boaz I don’t mean to keep writing the same article about lobbying and special interests over and over. But the federal government keeps creating more and more opportunities for special interests to hire lobbyists. This week The Economist writes, with up
Who Stopped the Rescue of Silicon Valley Bank?
Norbert Michel Transparency and accountability demand that Congress hold more hearings related to the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failure, and at least one more is sure to come. Congress especially needs to get to the bottom of exactly which Federal Deposit
What Will Our Energy Future Be? A Few Ideas
With the government foolishly handicapping the oil and gas industries and pushing other alternatives, the future is not very bright.. Original Article: "What Will Our Energy Future Be? A Few Ideas" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.