Mises Wire
Privatizing Roads Solves the Problem of Road Closures
All of us have experienced government road closures and the traffic and safety nightmares they create. Private roads may be the answer to solving the problem.
Reflections on the Rothbard Graduate Seminar
The Rothbard Graduate Seminar (RGS) provides an opportunity to learn about Austrian economics at a high level.
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How the American Revolution Turned North American Foreign Trade on Its Head
After peace came in 1783, the new republic faced a twofold economic adjustment: to peacetime from the artificial production and trade patterns during the war, and to a far different trading picture than had existed before the war.
Central Banks Brought Inflation. Now they Bring Stagnation.
By ignoring monetary aggregates, central banks may cut rates with no real effect on the productive economy and solve nothing. There may be a significant contraction in economic activity even if rates decline, as credit availability worsens even with declining rates, but markets keep inflating the financial bubble.
Sound Money Movement Strikes Gold in 2023
The Federal Reserve System might be rapidly debasing the US Dollar, but several states are making it easier to own gold. The "barbarous relic" is gaining economic status.
The Bad Deal That Was the New Deal: FDR’s Assault on Individual Rights
No president receives a free pass for tyrannical conduct more than does Franklin D. Roosevelt. Historian David Beito looks behind the curtain.
When Medical Authorities Went Totalitarian: Understanding Covid Policies and Protocols
The response to the covid-19 outbreak is better understood as a tool of the national security state rather than as a public health measure.