There Is No Fed Magic Trick to Achieve a Soft Landing
Economic growth in the United States accelerated to a 2.4 percent annualized rate in the second quarter of 2023, picking up from 2.0 percent in the first quarter, and climbing well above the 1.8 percent rate predicted by economists. Many
CBDCs: The Ultimate Tool of Financial Intrusion
While the government promotes CBDCs as tools for "inclusion," it is more likely that they will be another vehicle for federal intrusion. Original Article: "CBDCs: The Ultimate Tool of Financial Intrusion"
Friday Feature: Dragonfly Academy, a Microschool Where Neurodivergent Children Learn and Thrive
Colleen Hroncich Today’s education entrepreneurs are as unique as the learning environments they create. Many are parents seeking a better fit for their own children or teachers wanting the autonomy to teach the way they think is best. In the case of
Updating Böhm-Bawerk and Fixing Finance
Peter Lewin joins Bob to discuss his work with Nicolás Cachanosky on uniting Austrian capital theory with mainstream finance. Peter's New Book on Capital and Finance: Mises.org/LewinBook Join us in Nashville on September 23rd for a no-holds-barred discussion against the regime. Use
Financial Regulators’ Open-Source Crackdown Sets Bad Precedent for AI, DeFi, and Innovation
Jack Solowey Washington policymakers are consumed with AI concern. Fears run the gamut from existential threats to humanity to chatbots fibbing. In recent weeks, AI entrepreneurs and policy thinkers have helped to frame one of AI’s principle risks as the possible
Understanding Hegel from a Straussian Viewpoint
This book offers an account of Hegel that will surprise many readers—at least it surprised me. The political philosopher Leo Strauss often criticized “historicism,” the view that human beings do not have a fixed nature or essence. Instead, as José
I’ve wasted about an hour fighting with Editorial Manager
If you submit a paper to the [redacted] journal and follow the submission guidelines: Then the journal will kick the submission back to you and say: Provide conflict of interest statement in the blinded manuscript. So now the information is on the title
ISO: U.S. Trade Policy for Countries Other Than China
Scott Lincicome These days, much of Official Washington has turned its back on freer trade, and China is their reason why. According to the Washington Post, for example, President Biden has “reject[ed] the trade liberalization doctrine that held sway for nearly
The Unwelcome Return of Covid Restrictions and Lockdowns
The covid restriction machinery is being ramped up in time for fall, despite the fact that covid poses little danger. Original Article: "The Unwelcome Return of Covid Restrictions and Lockdowns"
How a CBDC Created Chaos and Poverty in Nigeria
It is no coincidence that Nigeria, with a population of over two hundred million, became the first serious global testing ground for central bank digital currencies (CBDC) implementation. Not only is it the wealthiest country on the continent where the