Mises Wire

The Federal reserve has bowed to the interests of Wall Street and the financial sector, yet again.

We're constantly being told by the mainstream financial media that saving money will destroy the economy. In truth, only saving — which is nothing more than refraining from spending — can repair the damage done by years of easy money and reckless spending.

Nowhere are bigger gains being made in the battle of ideas than in Brazil.

Many people have figured out that Wall Street and Washington, DC work together to rig the game in Wall Street's favor.

While fewer people work in manufacturing jobs today, American workers make more stuff than ever before, thanks to huge strides in productivity. Meanwhile, many people working in the much-maligned service sector make more than those still in manufacturing.

Job growth in the United States is weaker than one might believe based on the "we've created millions of jobs" mantra.

In this interview, Claudio Grass talks to economist and Mises Institute Senior Fellow Thomas DiLorenzo. Dr. DiLorenzo covers central bank monetary policies, Keynesian economics, the economic “recovery,” political correctness, and more.

Murray Rothbard examines the origins of the Federal Reserve in light of the history of the Progressive movement.

The consequences of our government’s rigged society are all around us, be it the increasing reliance on food stamps, a far reaching tax system, or the gratuitous examples of well-connected elites enriching themselves from state intervention.

Is there anything the state won't micromanage? Back in the 1970s, the Feds passed "emergency" legislation imposing daylight saving time. We're still living with this pointless and annoying mandate today.