Big Government

Although it’s clear that they offer no economic net benefit, American cities are building taxpayer-funded sports stadiums every chance they g

Shawn Ritenour writes in The P

A recent paper published in the prestigious Journal of Political Economy, “

The Federal Reserve manipulates interest rates -bringing rates so artificially low that borrowing money is at greatly reduced cost. Housing developers saw they could build everywhere.

This lecture by Robert Higgs was presented at the 2012 Mises University in Auburn, Alabama.  Includes an introduction my Mark Thornton.

With reporters of the Western World losing their heads over the outbreak of the Ebola virus, it’s helpful to put it in the context of other disease

Some of the questions asked of the panel were: What is the connection between the Fed and the current crisis?, What is the business cycle?, Does IP qualify as socialization? and, Is the housing bubble worldwide?

In this Mises View, Mark Thornton explains some unintended consequences of bulk NSA spying. Thornton is a Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute.

John Whitehead of the Rutherford Institute talks with Lew Rockwell about his new book, the state, war, police, and education.