Mises Wire

How the Fed’s 2008 Mortgage Experiment Fueled Today’s Housing Crisis

U.S. Economy

Any realistic review of the Federal Reserve’s MBS experiment would conclude that the Fed should stop buying mortgages.

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Help Us Publish Professor Hülsmann's New Book

Blog03/17/2023

Only the unhampered capitalist economy allows full and unfettered charity to flourish in society. Dr. Hülsmann’s new book makes the case for private property, sound money, and private charity as the building blocks for a healthy society.

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How Easy Money Killed Silicon Valley Bank

Money and BanksU.S. Economy

Blog03/13/2023

The incredible growth and success of SVB could not have happened without negative rates, ultra-loose monetary policy, and the tech bubble that burst in 2022.

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How Government Spending Hurts the Economy

Blog02/18/2023

The lack of spending during a shutdown wouldn't be a problem if the government hadn't already extracted so much wealth from the private sector to begin with.

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How Markets Are Better than Government Regulators at Fighting Corporate Corruption

Bureaucracy and RegulationCapitalismFree MarketsLegal System

Blog02/08/2023

Can private markets only be regulated by government? Hindenburg Research's successes against corporate corruption suggest otherwise.

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How Fast Should the Money Supply Grow?

InflationMonetary PolicyMonetary Theory

Blog01/30/2023

As Murray Rothbard wrote, inflation is not an increase in prices. It is, instead, an increase in the supply of money in circulation. The distinction is important.

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How Should a Nation Determine Its Heroes?

PoliticsWorld History

Blog01/30/2023

How do societies determine who their heroes are? We know that often those seen as heroes actually made a country worse off.

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How Can We Restore Freedom and Sound Money in the US and the UK? Some Ideas

Bureaucracy and RegulationFree MarketsMonetary PolicyGold Standard

Blog01/18/2023

It is no secret that freedom, both socially and economically, are disappearing in the USA and Great Britain. The consequences will be most severe if we do not reverse these patterns.

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