Why I Love Price Gouging—and Why You Should Too
In lieu of the soap, I encountered a large sign that read, in part: “Please BE KIND to one another and limit yourself only to what you really need at this time.”
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Back to Work: America Has No Choice if It Is to Avoid Total Disaster
Supply of goods and services is quickly becoming a more important national issue than the COVID-19 panic. The virus will not adversely impact most Americans, but they will sustain substantial financial losses, and at some point supplies will run out.
Cash and the Coronavirus
You knew it was bound to happen. Mainstream media organizations are using the novel coronavirus epidemic to open a new front on the War on Ca
Uh-Oh, The FDIC Exhorts Us Not to Hit the (Bank) Panic Button
Our rulers want us to ignore the tried and true adage that cash is king in a crisis.
Klein and Salerno on the Economics of the Shutdown
Professor Peter Klein and Joseph Salerno provide an Austrian take on the economics of the shutdown in a discussion with Tom Woods.
Congress Can’t Be Bothered with Voting on the Largest Spending Bill in History
What Washington's "leaders" want is a rubber stamp Congress. Why bother voting on the biggest spending bill in human history?
Why We Need Price “Gouging”
When so-called price "gouging" isn't allowed, goods usually end up with people that are lucky to show up first and that's often people with the best access to transportation and free time. The poor often fare the worst in this case.
Quarantine Chronicles, No. 1: The History of the Austrian School
With many of our readers practicing social distancing, the Mises Institute is digging in our online archives to offer topic-specific collections to get you through these unprecedented times. We will highlight essays, articles, and clips that may not be widely known, but will provide a deep understanding of important concepts and history.
The FDA Continues to Actively Undermine America’s Response
Hopefully a silver lining of this current crisis will be an American awakening to what has long been clear, the FDA bureaucracy is a public health risk.
The Inflationary Economics of the Black Death
When productions falls and people cease to work, an influx in new money does nothing to increase the standard of living. This was true during past pandemics, and it's true today.
