Mises Wire
Despite Broad Opposition in Congress, US Policy toward the War in Yemen Is Unchanged
Even though there has been organized opposition to US involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen, whoever is in the White House—this time Joe Biden—continues to support this destructive conflict.
Ethics for Inhumans
Philosopher William MacAskill of Oxford University is calling for "Effective Altruism" as a way to deal with long-term future issues. Reviewer David Gordon finds flaws in MacAskill's moral calculations.
Behavioral Economics Challenges the Rationality of Consumer Choices
While behavioral economics claims to be an effective way of measuring individual economic behavior, it actually sets back authentic economic analysis.
The Mises Institute’s Goal Is a World Free of War and Politics. Will You Stand by Our Side?
There is trouble around the globe. But there is tremendous cause for optimism. Things can change very quickly. Help the Mises Institute hurry things along.
The Case for Disbanding Public Health Agencies
Public health agencies tend to be treated like authoritative sacred cows. In reality, they have politicized health policies to the point where they really are a health hazard.
Industrial Policy Did Not Bring Prosperity to Asia
Forty years ago, American politicians claimed that Japanese economic success was due to government economic planning. Unfortunately, the myth of industrial policy never seems to die, no matter how many times it is discredited.
The Second Housing Bubble of the Twenty-First Century Is Over
Prices are an intersection of human expectations, actions, hopes and fears. I like to ask audiences, “How much can the price of an asset change?” My proposed answer: “More than you think.”
The Great Leap Backward*
More than sixty years ago, Mao launched the disastrous Great Leap Forward. Progressive elites today are trying to force GLF II in the form of the Great Reset. If implemented, it will be even more disastrous than Mao's original folly.
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