Mises Wire

To Fight the State, We Must Build Nonstate Institutions

Blog3 hours ago

The challenge at hand is more than simply opposing the state. Rather, it is necessary to build up, reinforce, and sustain institutions that can offer alternatives to the state.

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Worldwide Protests against Involvement in Ukraine: Will Governments Listen?

AntipoliticsWar and Foreign Policy

Blog3 hours ago

Despite governments' support of continuing the Ukraine war, ordinary American and European citizens want nothing to do with it.

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Is the Fed Trying to Bail Out the World? Sure Looks Like It

Central BanksThe FedFinancial MarketsMonetary PolicyMoney and BanksU.S. EconomyWar and Foreign Policy

Like the arsonist who then heroically fights the fire he set, the Fed is increasing its efforts to bail out banks both at home and abroad. This does not end well.

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Bipartisanship Is Not a Substitute for Voluntary Exchange

DemocracyFree MarketsPoliticsProgressivism

Blog8 hours ago

Politicians tout "bipartisanship"—that often just means one's pocket will be picked even more cleanly.

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Does Cost Cutting Undermine Economic Growth?

Booms and BustsCentral BanksMonetary Policy

Blog03/27/2023

Keynesian economists claim that cutting costs in a business slowdown is counterproductive. As usual, the Keynesians have it backward.

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Why Fractional Reserve Banking Is behind Bank Failures

Central BanksMonetary PolicyMoney and Banks

Blog03/27/2023

Suppose an addict had the ability to magically create, ex nihilo, his own stimulating drug, as fractional reserve banks can do with money and credit. Would you expect moderation?

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The Last Lie Government Will Ever Tell

DemocracyProgressivismWar and Foreign Policy

Blog03/27/2023

Western governments seem to relish a clash with Russia, despite the spectre of nuclear war should things escalate too far. If so, it will be a conflict built on lies told by government lies.

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Democracy Created Canada’s Lethal Healthcare System

Bureaucracy and RegulationProgressivismSocialism

Blog03/25/2023

Canadian politicians tout their healthcare system as morally superior to private medicine. There is nothing moral about relegating thousands of people to death each year for lack of medical care.

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