The US Banking System as an Arm of US Foreign Policy
This incident is one more example that demonstrates the contempt with which the US government holds private companies. Private companies are literally being conscripted to serve the state.
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The Dodd-Frank Oligopoly
Dodd-Frank has all but ended the days of the friendly, small-town neighborhood bank.
The Mises Institute is now on Snapchat
Get ready for a brand new Mises Institute experience on Snapchat!
Will Donald Trump Reform the Fed?
CNN asks today: "What would a president Trump mean for the Fed?"
Negative Interest Rates (and Fear) Mean We’ll Save More, not Less
NIRP will fail miserably, in part because they signal that the central banks are out of options and the economic system is in terminal decline.
NATO Weakens As Old Alliances Break Down
Some NATO members are hinting that they're not really willing to fight wars for the sake of other NATO members.
Menger: The Oracle of the Fall of Europe
Ludwig von Mises writes on how Carl Menger foresaw the destruction of Europe due to its rejection of capitalism and classical liberalism.
Central Banks Should Stop Paying Interest on Reserves
Central Banks now pay interest on bank reserves held at the Fed. It may sound like only a minor change, barely worthy of notice, but it's actually a very recent and radical experiment for central banks, with large implications for monetary freedom.
Rothbard and the Importance of Freedom in Education
The Index of Freedom of Education is right, that at the core of freedom in education is the issue of diversity and competition in educational institutions.
Carl Menger: Founder of the Austrian School
In this excerpt from his brilliant Mises: The Last Knight of Liberalism, Guido Hülsmann illustrates how Carl Menger's experience as a financial journalist led to his developing the revolutionary foundations of the Austrian school of economics.
