Mises Daily
George W. Bush’s Nixonomics
Gregory Bresiger draws the parallels: an unpopular war, a big-spending Republican president, an economy threatened by price controls.
The Rhetoric of the Environmental Movement
The rhetoric of environmentalism, writes Ronald Hamowy, consistently displays an ignorance and simple-mindedness that is breathtaking.
Economics and Its Ethical Assumptions
Roderick Long talks about value-subjectivism, and where Austrian economics is supposed to endorse a subjective sense of value.
A New Liberty Now
Murray Rothbard proposes a once-and-for-all escape from the two major political parties, the ideologies they embrace, and their central plans for using state power against people. Libertarianism is Rothbard's radical alternative, and the book is newly available.
Gambling to Save New Orleans
Vedran Vuk says that changing one law can prevent the city's continued decline and fall of New Orleans. The edict that must be removed is the monopoly on gambling held by Harrah's casino.
No More Road Socialism
Whenever I engage anyone in a discussion about getting rid of government, the first question I’m posed with is: “what about the roads?&
Who Knows the Neutral Rate of Interest? Not the Fed
In order to reach the neutral interest rate and hence price stability, writes Frank Shostak, the central bank must be forward-looking. Then the Fed ends up chasing its own tail.
Who Was the Original Aunt Jemima and What Did She Do?
Robert LeFevre says that the original Aunt Jemima (Jemima Nicholas) was a Welsh woman who may have prevented the expansion of the French Empire.
You Will Find It in Human Action
Everyone interested in ideas has surely had the following experience. You become curious about a certain topic.