Wall Street admits the US is in the midst of an economic slowdown

08/05/2025 Notes in the Margin

“Though it may have been controversial, the July jobs report helped confirm the notion that the U.S. economic engine is sputtering.”

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Napoleon’s Continental System and the Human Cost of Economic Warfare

08/29/2025 Mises Wire Tyler Turman

In 1806 Napoleon issued the Berlin Decree, laying out his Continental System he hoped would starve Great Britain into submission through blockades and anti-trade policies. In the end, smuggling and outright avoidance of the law brought down his system and his empire.

The Seccedent Rests

08/29/2025 Friday Philosophy David Gordon

In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon reviews The Woke Revolution: Up From Slavery and Back Again by H.V. Traywick, Jr., and finds Traywick’s observations have much credibility.

Trump’s Statism Intensifies

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Trump’s recent actions recall earlier episodes of US industrial policy, such as wartime production controls and financial crisis interventions, when governments assumed temporary stakes or direct control over private enterprise.

Inflation and Food Debasement

08/29/2025 Mises Wire Joshua Mawhorter

While monetary inflation has various economic effects—predictable and surprising, direct and indirect—this article seeks to explore the effects of monetary inflation on food. Specifically, debased currency leads to debased food.

Rock-Paper-Scissors, Government-Style

08/28/2025 Mises Wire George Ford Smith

The popular game, Rock-Paper-Scissors, operates according to a firm set of rules. However, when government sets the rules or refuses to properly enforce rules, then so-called limited government simply turns into a government power play.

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