A new Polish translation of Hans-Hermann Hoppe's A Theory of Socialism & Capitalism (Teoria socjalizmu i kapitalizmu), is now available here from the Mises Institute of Poland. (translated by Paweł Nowakowski).
Janet Yellen See Stock Prices Are High, but She Sees no Bubbles
Mark Thornton discusses Ted Cruz's new tax proposal, flat taxes, and proportional taxes on Newsmax TV.
The Baltimore police now imply Freddie Gray's arrest was necessary because he was carrying an illegal knife. But why are taxpayers paying the government to arrest people for carrying knives? What about the right to bear knives?
Why haven't people been ferrying goods to Cuba until now? Because any entrepreneur seeking to do such a thing faced heavy fines and even imprisonment under US federal law.
Mises Daily Monday by Matt Palumbo:
Economists long ago disproved the idea that if the rich get a bigger slice of pie, everyone else’s slice must be getting smaller. In fact, the data continues to show that inequality and growth are not at odds.
Celebrate Star Wars Day: Here Are My Review/Previews of the Prequels. It's All About the Battle of Ideas!
60 Minutes did a segment on David Rubinstein, one of the founders of Carlyle Group which was established in 1987. Carlyle is one of the largest private equity firm and the only major private equity firm to be based in Washington DC. The company controls enormous assets all over the globe and is noteworthy for being connected to many influential political figures.
Mises Daily Weekend by Jing Jin:
In this interview, Jing Jin, Associate Dean at the China Economics and Management Academy in Beijing, discusses how Mises and Rothbard have affected her academic work, and how Austrian economics is gaining traction in China today.
David Stockman is our guest this week on Mises Weekends in the first of a two-part interview. He is also speaking at our Mises Circle event in Stamford, Connecticut, next week, along with Jim Grant and Judge Andrew Napolitano (watch for free at Mises.org/Live).
