The Case Against the Child Tax Credit
Adam N. Michel and Vanessa Brown Calder First introduced by Republicans as part of the Contract with America, the child tax credit (CTC) has won wide bipartisan support as an income‐transfer program to fight poverty, a subsidy to middle‐class families, and
Governments Should Not Fund Research
Jeffrey Miron and Jacob Winter This article appeared on Substack on July 27, 2023. In fiscal year 2022, the federal government spent $76 billion subsidizing nondefense, scientific research. This component of federal expenditure is modest relative to the $6.27 trillion total or
Obama, Biden Have Mislead More Health Insurance Purchasers than Short‐Term Plans Ever Will
Michael F. Cannon A week or so ago, friend and HuffPost reporter Jonathan Cohn emailed me: Consumers frequently don’t understand what they’re buying [when it comes to short‐term, limited duration insurance (STLDI)], or how STLDI might be different from an ACA‐compliant plan.
2SLGBTQ+IA and the Law
The acronym 2SLGBTQ+IA stands for two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, androgynous, and asexual. The 2SLGBTQ+IA community is often described as seeking “rights and equality” for its members. What fair-minded person could object? Increasingly, however, the community appears to
Did Global Population Really Surpass 8 Billion Last Year?
Marc Joffe According to the United Nations, the world population surpassed the eight billion mark on November 15, 2022, and reached 8.045 billion on July 1 of this year. But these figures vary significantly from US Census Bureau estimates which placed the
Has World War III Already Begun?
The world since 1900 has experienced two major world-encompassing wars. Wars cost a lot of money, and countries—even if they were once on a gold standard—usually start printing massive amounts of money to finance their wars. This fact can be
Closing Remarks and Awards Ceremony
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 29 July 2023.
How to Be a Better Writer
A panel featuring members of the Mises Institute editorial staff. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 29 July 2023.
How We Win: Advancing Liberty in Your Career
A Mises Institute staff panel featuring Tho Bishop, Felicia Jones, and Jonathan Newman. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 28 July 2023.
The Anatomy of the State
Ryan and Tho take a close look at Rothbard's timeless takedown of state violence, Anatomy of the State, in this special live edition of Radio Rothbard, recorded at Mises University 2023. Download Anatomy of the State for free at Mises.org/Anatomy New Radio Rothbard