Mises Wire

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.

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.

Over the weekend Target Liberty posted a very compelling interview with Friedrich Hayek that I had never seen before.

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.

Here is a bit of news that should elicit a hearty "YIPPEE" from free-market advocates.

What makes a good economist? Robert Higgs explains. 

Glenn Jacobs, also known as WWE superstar "Kane", explains his journey to libertarianism and Austrian economics.

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.

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.