Private Corporations Don’t Cause Price Inflation. Governments Do.
Governments never curb inflation because they benefit from it. Money creation is never neutral and disproportionately benefits the only monopolistic player in the economy: the state
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They Didn’t Listen: The Reality of Hayek’s Bestseller
In 1944, F.A. Hayek's best-selling book, The Road to Serfdom, warned the West that the "free" nations would lose their freedom as government expanded. He was right.
Progressives Have Corrupted Not Only Money, but Its History as Well
Social democrats are so desperate to cast off limits on government that they'll embrace anything that justifies their ambitions. So they invent theories of money that are very, very wrong.
Student’s Favorite Moments from Tuesday at Mises U
Students share their experiences at Mises University.
Striking Hollywood Actors and Writers Might Have to Get Used to Stagnant Wages
In this new age of decentralized and democratized content creation, union members' demands may simply be based on wishful thinking for a bygone era.
A Higher Minimum Wage Won’t Improve Life in Pennsylvania
Forcing the minimum wage above the real market wage causes more unemployment. Small businesses suffer from these mandates as do the least productive workers.
The American Revolutionaries Didn’t Need a Central Government. Neither Do We.
Rothbard on the American Revolution: "There was no particular need for the formal trappings and permanent investing of a centralized government, even for victory in war."
The Most Exciting Moments from Monday of Mises U
This year we're sharing Mises U students' perspectives as they go through the program. Here's what they had to say after the first day of lectures.
Why Employers and Families—Not Bureaucrats—Should Be In Charge of Immigration Policy
An immigration system based on sponsorship, bonding, and a reduction in the use of public resources would allow the private sector to play a bigger role in which immigrants come here, and which ones stay.
Can Fractional Reserve Banking Survive the Twenty-First Century?
Banker and financial expert Caitlin Long believes that fractional reserve banking is closer than ever to collapse, and she has a 100 percent reserve banking solution in progress.
