A day of love, romance, and of course, the market process. Today, lovers across the U.S.—and Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and much of Europe—bought roses for their sweethearts. A beautiful gift, roses are. Pricey too, especially on Valentine’s Day. Nationwide, rose prices are often double on Valentine’s Day from what they are on most
Some things are not as simple as they seem. Take poverty statistics, for example. The U.S. Census Bureau recently released its “Poverty in the U.S.: 2002” report, which contains the latest official poverty statistics for the nation. The statistics, to no one’s surprise, suggest a struggling national economy According to the report, 34.6 million
When it comes to national trends, Georgia tends to be not a leader but a laggard—which is a fine quality if the country is marching toward Leviathan. An example of a national trend in which Georgia has been a laggard is the trend in cigarette taxes. Over the past decade, states have been all but chain-raising their cigarette taxes. Nineteen
What is the Mises Institute?
The Mises Institute is a non-profit organization that exists to promote teaching and research in the Austrian School of economics, individual freedom, honest history, and international peace, in the tradition of Ludwig von Mises and Murray N. Rothbard.
Non-political, non-partisan, and non-PC, we advocate a radical shift in the intellectual climate, away from statism and toward a private property order. We believe that our foundational ideas are of permanent value, and oppose all efforts at compromise, sellout, and amalgamation of these ideas with fashionable political, cultural, and social doctrines inimical to their spirit.