The topic of our Mises Circle going on in Houston this weekend is “Where Are We Headed in 2016?” (Click here to watch live on Saturday.) While Austrians understand that the future is unknowable, this week give us some clues as to what may be ahead. The Fed will continue to attempt to avoid blame for the cracks emerging in global markets, elites will desperately seek new means to maintain their power, politicians will call for more taxes, and vital issues like terrorism will continue to be misdiagnosed. But while there is never hope to be found in the wheels of government, it can always be found in the market. It is what frees us all to find the best ways to enjoy our lives and help others all around. Even if that sometimes means offending music snobs.
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Our event schedule (times are Central Standard Time)
10:00 a.m. Jeff Deist, “Alt-Right vs. Socialist Left: What It Means for Liberty”
10:25 a.m. Corie Whalen Stephens, “Liberty Will Always Be Popular”
10:35 a.m. Bob Murphy, “Why the Fed’s Magic Trick Won’t Work”
11:00 a.m. Q&A
11:20 a.m. Break (last chance to purchase books to be autographed)
11:40 a.m. Panel Discussion, “Where Are We Headed in 2016?”
12:20 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break
1:20 – 1:50 p.m. Photos with Ron Paul (on stage)
1:50 p.m. Lew Rockwell, “3 Reasons for Hope”
2:10 p.m. Ron Paul, “What’s Ahead”
2:40 p.m. Q&A
3:00 p.m. Adjourn
On this week's episode of Mises Weekends, we feature a 2011 talk at the Mises Institute given by Hans-Hermann Hoppe on the subject of praxeology: the science of human action. It's a term and topic that can be intimidating to some people — and at nearly 50 minutes, Hoppe's talk is quite a bit longer than our usual weekend show — but it is vitally important to understand why praxeology is the proper economic methodology. Listeners will enjoy and benefit from Hoppe's razor-sharp discussion.
In case you missed any of them, here are this week’s most popular Mises Daily and Mises Wire articles:
- The Fed Passes the Buck: Blame Oil and China by C. Jay Engel
- Brazil's Easy-Money Problem by Lucas Vaz
- Mises on Protectionism and Immigration by Matt McCaffrey
- The Market Doesn't Solve Problems; People Do by Louis Rouanet
- Are Government Regulators More Virtuous than Everyone Else? by Iván Carrino
- Soaking the Future Poor, by Carmen Elena Dorobat
- Norway's Largest Bank Proposes a Raid on Cash by Joseph T. Salerno
- Is Terrorism a Disease? by Peter G. Klein
- Notes from Snowmageddon by T. Hunt Tooley
- The Minimum Wage and Progressive Eugenics, Again by Ryan McMaken
- Bubble Watch: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles by Paul-Martin Foss
- Consumers Embrace the Bass by Peter G. Klein
- Mises on Immigration: A Selected Bibliography by Matt McCaffrey
- Cash Still Rules! by Joseph T. Salerno
- Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged, Markets Head Down by Ryan McMaken
- Bank of Canada Holds Overnight Rate at 0.5%, Following Multiple Cuts in 2015 by Ryan McMaken
- Bank of Japan Goes Negative, "Strong Dollar" Surges by Ryan McMaken
- Mises.org Now at Business Insider
