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Quit Trying to Turn JFK into a Tax-Cutting Budget Hawk

Blog11/06/2018José Niño

It's true that JFK would feel at home in the modern GOP. But that's because the GOP has stopped even pretending to want significant cuts to government spending.

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QJAE 21, No. 1 Now Online

Blog07/31/2018Mises Institute

The new issue of the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics is now available online.

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Questions Remain as the Fed Finally Begins to Reverse QE

The Fed

09/20/2017Mises WireTho Bishop

Of course the noise of the Fed’s actions only serves to distract from the real issue, which is the continuing economic stagnation of the US economy.

Our Disastrous Obsession with Equality

Jacob G. Hornberger

In a true market economy, the financial success one person cannot conceivably be the cause of someone’s else’s poverty. In fact, the opposite.

Money-Supply Growth Slows in January

Ryan McMaken

In January, year-over-year growth in the money supply was at 3.3 percent. That was down from December's growth rate of 3.8 percent, but was up from January 2018's rate of 2.8 percent.

The State Expands its Responsibilities In Order to Expand Its Power

Aayush Priyank

Governments take on a variety of responsibilities as a justification for greatly expanding powers — claiming these powers are necessary to fulfill these new responsibilities.

The Problem with Cutting Taxes without Reducing Spending

Frank Shostak

Like taxation, government spending diverts resources from real wealth-generating ventures. Borrowed funds for continued spending must also be repaid, so current spending translates to future taxation.

Blue-State Migrants Probably Aren't Turning Your State Blue

Ryan McMaken

Many states assumed to be "turning blue" actually get more migrants from red states than from blue states. It's also a bad idea to assume that everyone who moves from Illinois agrees with the median voter from Chicago.

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