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Is ExxonMobil's Acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources a "Threat to Democracy"?

Economic PolicyFinancial MarketsMedia and CultureU.S. Economy

Blog11/14/2023

According to a Brown University professor, ExxonMobil threatens our democratic republic by purchasing another company. The totalitarian woke atmosphere in American higher education is the real threat.

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The Inevitable Bust: Why Economic Booms Contain the Seeds of Their Own Destruction

Booms and BustsEconomic PolicyMonetary PolicyBusiness Cycles

Blog11/14/2023

While the Fed tries to engineer the mythical “soft landing” for the economy, Austrian economists know that this is an exercise in futility. Once the credit-fueled boom occurs, the bust logically follows.

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From the Invisible Hand to the Invisible Sleight-of-Hand

KeynesMedia and CultureMonetary PolicyU.S. Economy

Blog11/13/2023

Advocates of unbacked paper money claim that theirs is the “civilized” choice, as opposed to gold, or what Keynes called “that barbarous relic.” These inflationists, however, are the ones wrecking civilization as we have known it.

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Ten Years Ago, I Discovered the Mises Institute. These Are the Things I Wish I Had Done Differently

EducationMedia and CulturePhilosophy

Blog11/13/2023

Ten years ago, I discovered the Mises Institute. This is the advice I wish I could send back to my younger self.

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Bad, Worse, Worst: The Misguided Perfectionism of Gavin Newsom

Bureaucracy and RegulationEconomic PolicyLabor and WagesUnemployment

Blog11/11/2023

California governor Gavin Newsome has signed a draconian new bill meant to raise pay for the state's fast-food workers.

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Sovereign Debt is Eating the World

Financial MarketsWorld HistoryMoney and Banking

Blog11/11/2023

Sovereign debt is eating the world. Lining up a financial crash that could make 2008 look like a picnic. How did we get here?

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The Eurozone Disaster: Between Stagnation and Stagflation

Money and Banks

Blog11/11/2023

The problem of the eurozone is not China, rate hikes, or the Ukraine war. The curse of the eurozone is central planning. Subsidizing obsolete sectors and zombie firms, bloated government spending, and high taxes.

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What the Technocrats Call "Economic Stability" Is Really Just Inflation

Book ReviewsInflationUnemploymentCapital and Interest Theory

Blog11/10/2023

Biden administration cheerleaders such as Paul Krugman claim that inflation is under control and that unemployment is falling. The numbers tell a very different story.

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