Mises Wire
Infrastructure and Public Works: Crowding Out and Economic Instability
While the policy may appear to work ─ the effect is temporary. One can achieve a short term lower unemployment rate but only at the cost of higher unemployment long term and increased instability.
VIDEO: Lew Rockwell Explains Why Secessionism Is Libertarian
Recorded at the Mises Circle in Houston, Texas, on 24 January 2015.
If the Economy’s So Strong, Why Is the Fed Keeping Rates So Low?
Mark Thornton Discusses the Fed's Non-Plan.
Controlling the Regulatory State
Government regulations are a major component of big government, and the regulatory state often leads to more oppressive and more corrupt government than big spending.
Investing in Cash: The First Step toward 100 Percent-Reserve Banking
A new survey by American Express reveals that 29 percent of Americans keep at least some of their "savings" in cash.
VIDEO: Tom Woods on Secession: The Reasonable Option Everyone Resists
Recorded at the Mises Circle in Houston, Texas, on 24 January 2015.
How Much Longer Can the U.S. Economy Bear the Burdens?
Ordinary people, and sometimes experts as well, tend to overreact to short-term economic changes.
