Spain Is without a National Government — And Spaniards Are Digging It

With neither major party able to secure a majority of seats in the national legislature and the two parties unable to agree on a coalition government, for the last 10 months Spain has had a do-nothing caretaker government for the first time in its history. While basic government services continue, no new legislation is being proposed, foreign policy is stuck in place, and many infrastructure and other government projects are frozen.

What Makes Mises.org Different

Last year during a bout of the flu, I was at the doctor’s office. The doctor asked me what I did for a living and I told her I edited an economics web site. She replied with something along the lines of “that sounds like a truly terrible job.” She meant that she imagined economics was simply too difficult and laborious an activity to possibly be enjoyable.