Brazil’s Olympics: Cronies Feast while the People Starve
The Olympics is one big party for politically-connected millionaires and other "elites" at the expense of ordinary taxpayers.
Global Economy
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The Week in Review: August 6, 2016
Disappointed with weak growth worldwide, central banks look poised to crank out more easy money.
Sascha Klocke and Louis Rouanet: Can Austrian Economics Save Europe?
Jeff Deist discusses the political and economic situation in Europe with two of the Institute's Fellows.
The Euro Crisis
David Howden explains the basics of the European Union and the economic crises it has caused.
The FDA’s Cigar Fascism
New FDA regulations — like most crony capitalist regs — will help large established businesses while hurting smaller ones.
Britain’s Minimum Wage Short-Changes Young Workers
In the UK, a national minimum wage was introduced in 1999. Things have been getting worse for young workers ever since.
America Needs a Good, Old-Fashioned Economic Depression
Central bankers are moving heedlessly toward what Ludwig von Mises called "crack-up boom."
Brazil’s Lost Decade: We Must Free Our Economy
Here in Brazil, free-market ideas have long been ridiculed and ignored, with disastrous results.
Our Disastrous Monetary System: A New Must-Read Book
Blind Robbery!, a new, easy-to-read book on money is a must-read for anyone who wishes to understand the damage our easy-money system is doing.
