U.S. Economy

The shale oil industry may simply be the next (Austrian) textbook example of malinvestment. 

Mises Daily Monday by Matt Battaglioli.

Peter Klein discusses the economics of sports business and the role that crony capitalism plays.

Our #1 show of the year is Patrick Barron in a two-part interview on the end of US dollar supremacy.

Economic freedom or a free economy is  much broader than just what is normally viewed as ‘market activity’ and is the driving force in advancing human welfare. 

Keynesians believe that more government spending leads to more economic growth, but in addition to crowding out productive enterprises, government spending necessitates the transfer of wealth from the productive class to the government class.

Remember Peak Oil? Yeah, that's long over. 

US National Debt now exceeds $18 Trillion with no end in sight. Will we see national default on the debt or hyperinflation?

Mises Daily Monday: James Grant Explains "The Forgotten Depression".

DC budget spinners are at it again, claiming that deficits are melting away and the national debt is no big deal. In fact, debt and spending are just as out-of-control as ever, and if interest rates go up, we’re in deep trouble.