Is Norway a Role Model for “Democratic Socialism”?
Earlier this year, I explained why Nordic nations are not socialist. Or, to be more precise, I wrote that if they are socialist, then so is the United States.
Tho Bishop Joins Power Trading Radio at FreedomFest
The Mises Institute has had a great presence at this year’s FreedomFest with speakers including Judge Andrew Napolitano, Walter Block, and Hunter Hastings.
Another highlight of the event has been seeing many friends and fellow travelers around the country, including John O’Donnell and the group at Power Trading Radio. Tho Bishop, assistant editor of the Mises Wire, stopped by their show today, and he and John talked about the history and impact of the Mises Institute and the vision of Lew Rockwell.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Was Predictable
After pulling off a major upset in the Democratic Primary for New York’s 14th congressional district, 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is now being touted as the new face of the Democratic Party.
Ocasio’s victory has rejuvenated the Democratic Party and liberals naitionwide. For many on the Left, Ocasio’s recent victory is a breath of fresh air after putting up with Hilary Clinton’s failed presidential campaign in 2016.
The EU’s New Data Protection Rules Are Already Hurting Europeans
It’s finally over: the flood of e-mails that every single human being who possesses an inbox has received in the last few weeks thanks to the new data protection rules by the EU. These rules, called GDPR, have caused havoc even before becoming effective on May 25, and have probably caused the greatest spam wave of all time – all in the name of fighting against spam of course.
Allen Mendenhall on our Hyper-Political Supreme Court
Brexit: May’s Way Is Not The Only Way
If there is anything that we have learned from the development of the British economy since the Brexit referendum is that doomsayers were wrong.
Since the Brexit vote, the UK has created 450 thousand jobs .
How the UK Can Escape Angela Merkel and the EU
The British are finding out in their Brexit voyage that escaping from the “might” of an EU dominated by Germany is perilous. At this point there are many grounds for despairing about the ability of their political leaders to achieve a meaningful exit. There would have been much stronger grounds for hope if the May government had nurtured an alliance with the US whilst simultaneously moving to provide its fellow citizens with superior money to the euro which incidentally would bolster the competitiveness of the UK financial sector once outside the EU.
Socialized Medicine: An Accounting Perspective
Opposed to advocates of the profit-and-loss system, many healthcare reformers believe socialized medicine can progressively improve the price, quantity, and quality of healthcare. But can socialized medicine achieve this goal? Accounting theory answers no.
It’s Time to Give Up on Britain’s National Health Service
“Woe unto you, when all people speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets.”
— Luke 6:26
