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Birthday of a Bloodbath

SocialismWorld History

Blog11/24/2017Paul G. Kengor

As communism marks its centennial, we should remember it for what it did best: death.

Big Pharma Makes Drugs that Please Regulators, Not Customers

Bureaucracy and RegulationHealth

Blog10/27/2017Mark Thornton

In a free market, consumers hold the power to punish producers for pushing dangerous products. But today, the FDA has short-circuited that market.

Bernie Sanders's "Medicare for All" is Good for None

Bureaucracy and RegulationHealthTaxes and Spending

Blog10/02/2017Richard Kocur

Sanders’s plan would artificially set provider fees well below market levels — and would force physicians and hospitals out of business.

Before "Fake News," America Invented "Pseudo Events"

Media and CultureU.S. History

Blog08/15/2017Ryan McMaken

For decades, the American media has been skillfully perfecting the art of creating its own "pseudo events" when real news has been hard to find.

Big Military Spending Boost Threatens Our Economy and Security

Big GovernmentTaxes and SpendingWar and Foreign Policy

Blog07/18/2017Ron Paul

The House overwhelmingly approved a massive increase in military spending, passing a $696 billion National Defense Authorization bill for 2018.

Beware the Predictions of "Experts" Like Janet Yellen

Money and BanksMoney and Banking

Blog07/03/2017Ryan McMaken

Alarm bells go off when an economist, central banker or government official declares there’s no danger of economic turmoil in the near future.

Behind America's Skyrocketing Overdose Death Rates

HealthLegal System

Blog06/09/2017Alice Salles

Thanks to over-use of prescription painkillers, many patients are becoming addicts who must later turn to illegal drugs to get their next fix.

Bylund: Entrepreneurship Can Fix Healthcare

HealthEntrepreneurship

Blog05/18/2017Per Bylund

Instead of trying to replace Obamacare, let's let entrepreneurs play a prominent role in fixing our broken healthcare system.

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The V-Shaped Recovery Never Happened

Ryan McMaken

Some may remember all that talk about a "V-shaped recovery" last year. That was back when we were being assured that just a few weeks of lockdowns was going to bring the economy roaring back. Clearly, that never happened.

Rothbard Roundtable

Mises Institute

We asked some of our writers and scholars to talk about why Rothbard is worth remembering. Here's what they had to say.

To Stop the Left, America Needs a Rothbardian Right

Tho Bishop

Thankfully for the American right, there is another alternative to the neoconservatism of William Buckley, the neoliberalism of Milton Friedman, and the paleo-progressivism of Teddy Roosevelt: the libertarian populism of Murray Rothbard.

Money-Supply Growth Hits a New All-Time High in January

Ryan McMaken

In January, money supply growth hit a new all-time high, rising slightly above September 2020's previous high, and remaining well above growth levels that one year ago would have been considered unthinkable.

Public Schools Refuse to Open. Give the Taxpayers Their Money Back

Ryan McMaken

If grocery stores were run like public schools, they'd still be in the midst of an extended covid lockdown. Fortunately, though, we have a (mostly) privatized system, with vouchers for low-income shoppers. A similar system for schools would be a far saner choice than what we have now.

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Christopher Westley

Christopher Westley a professor of economics in the Lutgert College Business at Florida Gulf Coast University and an...

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Birthday of a Bloodbath

Big Pharma Makes Drugs that Please Regulators, Not Customers

Bernie Sanders's "Medicare for All" is Good for None

Before "Fake News," America Invented "Pseudo Events"

Big Military Spending Boost Threatens Our Economy and Security

Beware the Predictions of "Experts" Like Janet Yellen

Behind America's Skyrocketing Overdose Death Rates

Bylund: Entrepreneurship Can Fix Healthcare

What is Mises Wire?

The V-Shaped Recovery Never Happened

Rothbard Roundtable

To Stop the Left, America Needs a Rothbardian Right

Money-Supply Growth Hits a New All-Time High in January

Public Schools Refuse to Open. Give the Taxpayers Their Money Back

Christopher Westley

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