Mises Daily
FDR: Sowing the Seeds of Chaos
FDR locked in a destructive worldwide régime of economic nationalism that eventually led to war.
Prohibition Caused the Greatness of Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is a testament to how the Jay Gatsbys of the world can reach the stars with the help of government prohibition.
Vulnerable Before the Jealous State
The real conflict in modern political history has not been, as is so often stated, between State and individual, but between State and social group.
Stable Prices, Unstable Markets
Fed policy makers are telling us that they have to stabilize the price level in order to allow the efficient functioning of the market: a contradiction in terms.
“Real” Reinforcement for Austrian Arguments
Some of the results developed by RBC proponents, can reinforce the claims made by Austrian business cycle theorists.
Everything You Were Never Taught About “The Great Emancipator”
Did Lincoln lead America through its greatest crises – or cause them?
Lucy is Right: Insurance Should Be a Nickel
Lucy's proposition that, “insurance should be a nickel,” makes perfect sense.
The Truth About Economic Forecasting
Astrologers, palmists, and crystal-ball gazers are scorned while professional economists are heralded for their scientific achievements.
The Hoover-Roosevelt Depression Revisited
This extensive work supplements and verifies Rothbard’s arguments in <em>America's Great Depression</em> and extends the analysis to the Roosevelt New Deal era.