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Socialist Robert Heilbroner's Confession in 1990: "Mises Was Right."

The 1920 article by Mises is as unknown today by graduate students in economics as it was in 1990, 1950, or 1930. But at least one man in the socialist camp admitted to the New York literati that Mises was right.

Why Government Stimulus Sometimes Looks like It Revives the Economy

Blog3 hours agoFrank Shostak

Even when an economic bust appears, there may still be enough real savings in the economy to quickly put the economy back on track. This is what brings economic recovery, not artificial "stimulus."

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Modern Monetary Collectivism

Blog8 hours agoJoakim Book

No, “societal” value is not what you want or think is good, and “we” are not a homogenous entity of observable, aggregated preferences.

In October, Money Supply Growth Remained Near All-Time Highs

Blog11/30/2020Ryan McMaken

During October 2020, year-over-year (YOY) growth in the money supply was at 37.08 percent. That's down slightly from September's rate of 37.54 percent, and up from October 2019's rate of 4.8 percent.

When Governments Confiscate Wealth to Fund Government Programs

Blog11/30/2020Ludwig von Mises

When governments subsidize projects, citizens pay twice—once as taxpayers who indirectly pay the subsidy, and then again as consumers in higher prices for the goods they buy and in reduced consumption.

How Socialist Dogma Replaces Real Science with "Settled Science"

Blog11/30/2020Allen Gindler

Socialist regimes under the Soviets and the National Socialists silenced scientific theories that appeared to contradict the regime's ideological dogmas. The modern politicization of science is going down that road.

Why Central Bank Digital Currencies Are a Bad Idea

Blog11/30/2020Tomas Forgac

The reasons why digital currencies are a bad idea are the same reasons why central banks are sure to implement them.

Why Marx Never Figured Out How to Distribute Goods in a Socialist Society

Blog11/28/2020Antony Sammeroff

Contra Marx, Mises understood that human desires and needs are not determined merely by biology.

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