How Special-Interest Groups Benefit from Minimum Wage Laws
When labor becomes too expensive relative to cost, substitutes for minimum-wage jobs arise.
Interventionism
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The War on Drugs
Interviewed by host Marc Clair, Mark Thornton differentiates between the mainstream approach to an issue and an Austrian or free market approach.
Labor and Energy Regulations Take Us To the Cleaners
Government compliance standards have increased costs while providing little increased efficiency.
Bernanke’s Legacy: A Weak and Mediocre Economy
The Wall Street Journal has evaluated the Greenspan and Bernanke era and awarded it a well-deserved “F.”
51. The Myth of Government Job Creation
Section Six: Truth and Lies about Markets. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.
11. Price Gouging: The Real Problem
Section Two: Politics and Thieves. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.
How U.S. Economic Warfare Provoked Japan’s Attack on Pearl Harbor
Presented at the 2012 Mises Institute Supporters Summit, "The Truth About War: A Revisionist Approach".
33. How the Fed Creates Unemployment
Section Four: Money and the State. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.
Why There Should Be a Free Market in Food Labeling
Food companies should be able to put whatever they want on the labels of their products.
Don’t Raise the Minimum Wage
Interviewed by host Thom Hartmann, Mark Thornton explains why the minimum wage actually hurts the workers it is supposed to help.
