Mises Wire

The Censored Generation

DemocracyMedia and CultureProgressivism

Blog03/09/2023

Never before have we seen an entire generation of young Americans being censored—and self-censoring—for making innocuous statements. This does not end well.

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Why Biden's Spending Is Unsustainable

Cronyism and CorporatismDemocracyEconomic PolicyProgressivismTaxes and SpendingU.S. Economy

Blog03/09/2023

It's popular for politicians to claim they will never cut Social Security. But doing nothing now about the program means imposing an even larger hit on seniors in the future. 

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Money Supply Growth Went Negative for the Third Month in a Row, and Is Near a Thirty-Five-Year Low

U.S. History

Blog03/08/2023

With negative growth now dipping below –5 percent, money-supply contraction is approaching the biggest declines we've seen in the past thirty-five years.

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What Would Happen If American Elites Told the Truth?

Media and CulturePolitics

Blog03/08/2023

Lying by elites that control our nation's institutions has become so commonplace that now we only can dream and fantasize about what might happen if someone in those places told the truth.

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Odds Are Rising That the Fed Will Trigger the Next Bust

Booms and BustsThe FedMonetary PolicyMoney and BanksU.S. Economy

Blog03/08/2023

As the Fed "fights inflation" by increasing interest rates, its actions will not produce the hoped-for "soft landing," but rather the hard bust.

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Real Estate Markets Are Addicted to Easy Money

Money and BanksU.S. History

Blog03/07/2023

As sales and price growth slow, the real estate industry is betting everything on a return to easy money. In 2023, it's become the very foundation of their "market."

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Are Large Hospitals the Problem with US Healthcare?

Bureaucracy and RegulationCronyism and CorporatismFree MarketsHealthPrice ControlsProgressivism

Blog03/07/2023

Two "distinguished" healthcare analysts have examined the medical system in the USA and conclude that the REAL problem is . . . large hospitals. Dale Steinreich applies economic analysis to their claims.

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