Two Ideological Ships Passing in the Night
Robert Higgs recently published "Two Ideological Ships Passing in the Night" in the Jan 2015 issue of Econ Journal Watch.
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Lew Rockwell: ‘We are too pro-cigarette’ for Phillip Morris
Has the Mises Institute been taken over by huge corporations?
Mises Daily Tuesday: The Swiss Franc and The Tragedy of the Euro
Today's Mises Daily: Economist Philipp Bagus talks with us from Europe about the Swiss franc, the euro, and what the future holds for the debt-laden governments of the Eurozone.
Hayek: The Levin Interviews
Over the weekend Target Liberty posted a very compelling interview with Friedrich Hayek that I had never seen before.
The Menger Center Fires Back at Richard Fisher over “Audit the Fed”
Paul-Martin Foss at the Carl Menger Center for the Study of Money and Banking has penned a nice retort to Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher, who recently criticized Rand Paul's introduction of an "Audit the Fed" bill in the US Senate.
Food Stamps and Mises’s Theory of Intervention
Agricultural economist Jayson Lusk has a nice discussion of the US government's SNAP ("food stamps") program that nicely illustrates Mises's theory of interventionism.
Big Labor Is Disappearing—One Down and Two to Go
Here is a bit of news that should elicit a hearty "YIPPEE" from free-market advocates.
What Makes a Good Economist — In One Paragraph!
What makes a good economist? Robert Higgs explains.
Mises Weekends: Glenn Jacobs, Libertarian Superstar of Professional Wrestling
Glenn Jacobs, also known as WWE superstar "Kane", explains his journey to libertarianism and Austrian economics.
Our Brave, New, Leveraged World
According to a new report just out by McKinsey, global debt has increased by $57 trillion since the Great Recession, outpacing world GDP growth during this time period.
