Mises Weekends: Bob Murphy
On this episode of Mises Weekends, Jeff Deist and Bob Murphy discuss how government medicine is killing us.
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“Social Expenditures” In the US Are Higher Than All Other OECD Countries, Except France
According to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, "social expenditures" are expenditures that occur with the purpose of redistributing resources from one group to another, in order to benefit a lower-income or presumably disadvantaged population.
The World Bank Threatens Free Markets in Peru
Thanks to enterprising Peruvians who ignore the regulatory state, Peru continues to see growth in the standards of living of its citizens. Unfortunately, the global elites behind the World Bank are determined to regulate and "modernize" Peru until this entrepreneurial spirit is destroyed.
Textbook Definitions of Economics: An Informal Survey
The fundamental divide between Austrian economics and the mainstream is apparent on the first page of many textbooks, in which the authors simply define economics.
Politicians Pander to an Anti-Fed Public
While Wednesday’s Republican Presidential Debate was yet another pathetic display of would-be tyrants battling for the right to one day have their portrait recognized by school children – there was one line of questioning that should give fans of Ludwig von Mises reason for optimism.
Today’s War Against Deflation Will Make Us Poorer
The problem with the central bank's easy-money policies is not primarily that it leads to rising prices. The big problem is that it leads to the crippling of the wealth creation process and the movement of resources from productive to non-productive sectors.
Sunday of the Blind, or the Failed Revolution
Revolutions and protests, violent or peaceful, only momentarily overcome the habit of civil obedience La Boétie talks about.
US Soldiers Are Paid Significantly More than Civilians with Similar Skills and Education
For years, Americans have been often exposed to a persistent myth that American military personnel are shamefully underpaid and generally taken for gr
FOMC: We’ll Raise Rates Some Day; We’re “Hawkish” Now
The Fed's Federal Open Market Committee released a brief statement on its decision to not raise the federal funds rate. The language sounds very familiar.
Underwear Prices to Remain Near Zero
The Federal Underwear Reserve Board wants to make sure that investors, employers, workers and consumers understand that it could raise its benchmark underwear price in December; it just is not ready to make any promises yet.
