Endangering Washington’s Divine Right to Deceive
Official Washington and its Court Media are up in arms that someone has told the truth via leaking government documents. They won't rest until he is punished severely. Original Article: "Endangering Washington's Divine Right to Deceive" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored
Spotlighting Protester Surveillance: FOIA Lawsuit Edition
Patrick G. Eddington This coming May 25 will mark three years since the murder of George Floyd by then‐Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. That event sparked some of the largest political street protests since the Vietnam War era. In both cases,
How to Teach Austrian Economics to the Neighbor Kids
A mom in the neighborhood recently made trouble. Macroeconomic trouble. Here is a way to spot such trouble, and how to help nurture the goodness in our economic way of life. A few months back her boy went door to door,
Congress Ignores Real Debt Ceiling Drama
Last week the House passed legislation increasing the debt ceiling. The bill was supported by all but four Republicans. For some Republicans, this was the first time they had ever voted for a debt ceiling increase. Perhaps the reason they
Let Them Stay
Paul Matzko Dr. Muhil Ravichandran has a PharmD from Rutgers University and works in cancer research. She has lived legally in America for almost
Why Do Most Countries Have Their Own Currency? Governments Wanted It That Way.
Even when currency is backed by gold, governments have many political reasons to pursue national, territorial currencies. Now there are hundreds of national currencies. It didn't have to be this way. Original Article: "Why Do Most Countries Have Their Own Currency? Governments
Paying the Piper: Time to Clean Up the Latest Malinvestments
The Austrian business cycle theory teaches us that low interest rates manipulated by the central bank lead to malinvestments, which are cleared when the central bank lets rates rise, reflecting a truer cost of capital. A real-time example is happening
Catastrophic Enrollment Declines at Some Community Colleges
Marc Joffe College enrollment has been shrinking, putting pressure on institutions below the elite tier. Although most attention has focused on failures of for‐profit colleges and smaller private liberal arts schools, public colleges are not immune from distress. Community college enrollment
The 2023 Bitcoin Policy Summit: Shining a Light on the Infrastructure Act
Nicholas Anthony Last week’s inaugural Bitcoin Policy Summit covered everything from Bitcoin’s energy use to the state of regulatory clarity. On a panel that could have been an entire conference on its own, I had the honor of speaking alongside Sam Abbassi, Thomas
Presidents Must Take Accountability for the Officers They Choose
Thomas A. Berry The Constitution requires, as a default rule, that “Officers of the United States” must be nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. The Constitution allows only one potential exception to this default rule: If an officer is