Who Hijacked Our Free Will?
Central banks have had the chutzpah to claim credit for slowing down the rise of consumer prices. The truth is they have taken advantage of the supply boost from fading pandemic dislocations to pursue continued monetary inflation.
Tom DiLorenzo on Antitrust, Abe Lincoln, and the Future of the Austrian School
Mises Institute President, Tom DiLorenzo joins Bob to discuss his early days getting into economics, and some of his important work on antitrust policy.
Biden Proposal to Raise the Corporate Tax Rate
Chris Edwards President Biden is expected in his State of the Union address to propose raising the federal corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent. The administration says it wants to make “big corporations pay their fair share” and
Senator Wicker Can’t Wave away Our Dangerous Jones Act Reality
Colin Grabow and Scott Lincicome In last week’s Wall Street Journal, we called for reforming protectionist laws to improve the flailing US maritime industry. In particular, we proposed that the federal government allow American firms to purchase oceangoing ships from allied
Fact-Check: Taxes on the Rich
Chris Edwards In his State of the Union address, President Biden is expected to discuss raising taxes on the rich. As he often does, Biden may claim that the rich pay lower tax rates than firefighters or school teachers or that
Global Debt Levels Are a Ticking Time Bomb
High debt levels function as a drag on economic growth, siphoning off resources from productive investment and stifling innovation and entrepreneurship.
No, There Is Not a Perfect Open Border System between the States
Open-borders advocates often point to the alleged openness of borders between the individual states in the USA. However, a closer look shows there are many restrictions most Americans are unaware of.
The Price of Shortsightedness: Emergency Spending’s $2 Trillion Interest Tab
Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett Over the past 30 years, we estimate that emergency spending has generated almost $2 trillion in interest costs. Congress should reject the allure of costly, short‐term budget thinking and offset new emergency spending. Tonight, President Biden will address
Help Us Give Scholarships for AERC!
Over the last thirty years, this conference has been the first step to a career in academia for many Austrian scholars. Please consider funding scholarships for the best and brightest to come to AERC.
A Circus of Errors
As the Fed engages in rollercoaster monetary policies, the errors that build up during the Fed-induced boom turn into a veritable “circus of errors.”