After the Boom Must Come the Bust
The Federal Reserve has created a huge boom full of bubbles. But after the boom must eventually come a bust. Ryan and Tho talk to Mises Institute Senior Fellow Mark Thornton about what to expect from the next recession and
Biden Is Lying about the Jobs Data
It's only a good time to be a worker in America if one confuses falling real wages and falling full-time employment with robust employment conditions. Original Article: "Biden Is Lying about the Jobs Data" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.
Yuri Maltsev, RIP
I am sorry to have to report that Yuri Maltsev has passed away. He was a professor of economics at Carthage College in Wisconsin. He held various government and research positions in Moscow, Russia. Before defecting to the United States in
Governments Cannot Effectively Regulate Vaccines
It’s theoretically impossible for government to regulate vaccines effectively. To see why, consider the following thought experiment: Imagine you were an expert employed somewhere in the government’s sprawling healthcare apparatus, and further imagine that you received incontrovertible evidence that every
America, Brazil, and the Illegitimacy of Weaponized Democracy
The similar challenges facing America and Brazil, including concerns about the state of their democracies, is worthy of exploration, as is the global response to the protest and what that response means for those opposed to the current “neoliberal” international
Does this mean we’ll have to start posting Thursday Beer Posts?
Friday Beer Posts have been a long and inconsistent tradition at Env-Econ. Right now I'm in Maryland for a quick visit with family and I saw this story: A new Maryland House bill proposes to say goodbye to ‘Happy Friday’ as
The State Uses Trauma as a Weapon against Innocent People
Whenever an armed conflict breaks out, regardless of where it is, we are instantly presented with the number of people killed, along with how many families and entire communities have been forced from their homes. As regrettable as it sounds,
The Chimera of a Postpandemic Postwar Return to Monetary Normal
Government and monetary authorities claim that the worst of the postcovid lockdown disruptions are past and a "return to normal" is just around the corner. It will be a very long corner. Original Article: "The Chimera of a Postpandemic Postwar Return to
Yes, the Minimum Wage Harms the Economy
The 2021 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to David Card, Joshua Angrist, and Guido Imbens. David Card received the award for his paper (coauthored with Alan Krueger) “Minimum Wages and Employment: A Case Study of the Fast-Food Industry in