Feds Seize Widow’s Legally-Obtained Money — Because Terrorism
The banking system in the United States today functions largely as a spy agency for the federal government.
Mises Wire
More on the Possibility of a Gold Russian Ruble
Discussed by Michael Oliver on Jay Taylor Radio.
Mises Daily Wednesday: Get Government Out of the Lending Business
Government loans often feature lower interest rates than what can be found in the private sector. But this is only because these cheap loans are taxpayer subsidized. Meanwhile, the government bans many private loans that risky borrowers need most.
Remembering Burt Blumert
Burt Blumert, who died six years ago, would have turned eighty-six today.
The Euro Backlash is a Predictable Feature of Political and Monetary Centralization
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard details the increasing level of Greek defiance to its ECB overlords in the wake of a left-wing, populist uprising in recent Greek elections.
Microeconomics of War
The old Keynesian idea that war is good for the economy is not taken seriously by anyone outside the New York Times op-ed page. But much of the discussion still focuses on macroeconomic effects.
Is the Middle Class Becoming Worse Off?
Yesterday when I went for my infusion, I brought two items of reading material with me; The Wall Street Journal and Steve Horwitz's forthcoming paper in the Spring 2015 issue of Social Philosophy and Policy, "Inequality, Mobility, and Being Poor in America."
Mark Thornton’s Recent Media Appearances
Mark Thornton has been making the rounds as usual, with a variety of new podcast and radio interviews across the country.
Thornton: ‘Easy-money policies are a government bailout’
Mark Thornton explains to the Daily Caller what the ECB (and the Fed) are up to.
Politics Is Not Just Spy versus Spy; It’s also Slogan versus Slogan
For as long as political and ideological movements have sought to engage large followings, they have embraced slogans and catch phrases that give pithy expression to their views, aversions, and objectives.
