Mises Wire

The Attack on the Western Tradition

Blog06/01/2023

A free society depends on certain principles, and Western thinkers—including many "dead white males"—played a major role in their development.

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The Republican Debt-Ceiling "Deal" Is Exactly What We Expected

Taxes and Spending

Blog06/01/2023

Contrary to the still-enduring myth about Republican budget cutting, there is no correlation whatsoever between Republican control of DC and the trajectory of federal spending.

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The Economic Nationalists Are Wrong: Free Trade Means Freedom and Prosperity

Economic FreedomEconomic PolicyFree MarketsProtectionism and Free Trade

Blog05/31/2023

During a debate on capitalism with James Otteson, Michael Anton opined that free markets are harmful to a nation's economy. Perhaps he needs to learn economics.

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The Street of the Palaces

Blog05/31/2023

"Have we not, our privileged orders, aristocrats who control, indirectly, but certainly, the political power of the state? ... If any man doubts how these questions should be answered, let him walk through Wall-street."

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The Bankruptcy Caravan Is Now Arriving: Time to Pay for the Easy Money

Booms and BustsThe FedInflationU.S. EconomyBusiness Cycles

Blog05/29/2023

As the Fed increases interest rates to reverse the inflation it has caused, firms that depended on easy money will face the bankruptcy judge. Stay tuned; there's more to come.

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The Boston Brahmins, WASPs, and Nazis: The Pursuit of Eugenics

Media and CultureProgressivismU.S. HistoryWorld History

Blog05/26/2023

Modern progressives don't like to refer to their long-held support of eugenics. In fact, American progressives influenced the Nazis, who launched their own murderous eugenics schemes.

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Taxation as a Weapon against Prosperity

Bureaucracy and RegulationEconomic FreedomProgressivismTaxes and Spending

Blog05/25/2023

The current regime wants to use taxation not simply as a means to collect revenue for the government, but as a weapon against economic prosperity itself.

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There Is No Moral Right to Strike

Economic FreedomEconomic PolicyLawLabor and Wages

Blog05/25/2023

American law protects what is called the "right to strike." However, Leonard Read found no moral code that permits such action.

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