David Brady, Jr.

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06/25/2025 Mises Wire David Brady, Jr.

Elon Musk has thrown in the towel on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in all but name. Mises correctly anticipated failures like these.

The “Magic Coin” and Renewing Interest in Monetary Policy

05/29/2025 Mises Wire David Brady, Jr.

David Brady, Jr. reviews The Magic Coin by Dr. Jonathan Newman, a children‘s book that explains money in a way that even modern adults can understand.

Inflation as a Centralizing Force

04/02/2025 Mises Wire David Brady, Jr.

While monetary authorities and the government claim that they are “fighting inflation,” the truth is that inflation is an important tool for political and economic elites who are centralizing political life.

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Why DOGE Failed

06/24/2025 David Brady, Jr.

Elon Musk has thrown in the towel on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in all but name. Mises correctly anticipated failures like these.

The “Magic Coin” and Renewing Interest in Monetary Policy

05/29/2025 David Brady, Jr.

David Brady, Jr. reviews Jonathan Newman's latest children‘s book that explains money in a way that even modern adults can understand.

Empire as the Price of Bureaucracy

04/03/2025 David Brady, Jr.

Totalitarian bureaucracy necessitates a constant state of crisis and there is no better creator of crises than imperial machinations.

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