Mises Wire

It should be clear from the articles in this book that the Austrian School is thriving. Per Bylund has rendered a great service in bringing the scholarship in A Modern Guide to Austrian Economics to our attention.

The Austrian School of economics traces its roots to the School of Salamanca in medieval times. The scholastics of Salamanca, in turn, were influenced by the canon jurists from the University of Bologna, demonstrating the rich and historic roots of Austrian economics.

Modern “antiracist” historians have pursued the myth that the virtuous North engaged in warfare with the South in order to free slaves and end chattel slavery. The historical record, however, tells a much different story.

The Federal Reserve says it can manipulate the money supply to ensure “price stability.” This worsens the boom-bust cycles and undermines the economy.

Created as a sop to the teachers‘ unions, the Department has presided over huge declines in student academic performances and has played a vital role in politicizing formal learning at all levels. 

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Bob reacts to Bryan Caplan's current views, arguing that the history of economic thought is indeed important, and the Misesian approach to praxeology is crucial.

The damage tariffs impose is not limited to increasing consumer prices. They also create major distortions in the markets.

Walter Block has attempted to reconfigure libertarian thinking in regards to self-defense. Unfortunately, his theories are illogical, Orwellian, and conflict with Murray Rothbard‘s clear thinking on the issue.

The First World War was critical to boosting the influence of that child of progressivism and Wall Street corporatism: the Federal Reserve System.