Facebook continues to tinker with its News Feed options . It’s unclear if this will affect how often you see Mises Institute articles in your feed, but if you want to make sure we keep coming through, here’s how. • Go to News Feed’s “Edit Preferences” option on Facebook.com or in the app. • Choose “See First” for the pages you want to see in
In 2017, the US spent more than $50 billion on foreign aid. Why then are so many of the countries receiving this aid still living in dire poverty with starvation as a constant threat? Why doesn’t this aid foster economic growth and development in those regions? Because just throwing money at a problem, foreign aid in this case, simply doesn’t
In this discussion, Mark Thornon examines how Donald Trump’s new deal with the Democrats on teh debt ceiling will help him bring the GOP into line on issues like tax reform. As Thornton notes, the debt-ceiling deal only extends the status quo, so is not a really a big win for the Democrats. It is, however, a win for Trump because it illustrates
As Houston continues to deal with the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, Florida stands prepared for the impact of Irma. It is during times of crisis like this, when government feels the greatest need to control, that sound economics is most needed. This is why laws on “price gouging,” no matter their intent, bring tragic consequences . This is also
Faculty, Associated Scholars, and More In July, the Mises Institute hosted Mises University in Auburn, Alabama. Mises U featured 167 attendees from 94 colleges and universities, 25 countries, and 26 US states. Mises U faculty also featured several first-time members, including Shawn Ritenour (Grove City College), Lukasz Dominiak (Nicolas
The Mises Institute is happy to welcome Daniella Bassi to our staff! Ms. Bassi will act as assistant editor for mises.org, our journals, and our full slate of new books for 2020. Ms. Bassi joins us from the College of William and Mary in Virginia, where she edited publications for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture. She
Faculty, Associated Scholars, and More: The Mises Institute Research Fellowship program has been vital to the growth of the modern Austrian school by graduate, law school, and post-doc students with support in their academic research. This year, we’ve hosted 11 fellows in residence: Chris Calton sponsored by Sharon and Walter Woodul University of
The Macro Problem of Microtransactions: The Self-regulatory Challenges of Video Game Loot Boxes by Matthew McCaffrey has been published as a case study for Harvard Business Review. The video game industry has ignited a global controversy surrounding microtransactions in gaming, especially the use of loot boxes: randomized rewards with potential
September marked the 70th anniversary of the publishing of Ludwig von Mises’s Human Action. This masterpiece is read more today than it was when it was first published. Every month, it is downloaded thousands of times from students all around the world as people seek out the truth in a world statured with lies. Because of this, the Austrian school
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