Mises Wire

A recurring meme in the mainstream bailout chatter is the idea that the government should intervene to “stabilize” the financial system.

I know I’ve read some version of these first two paragraphs several times, even in the last year, and even critiqued one or two previous pieces.

Excellent extended study of the mortgage meltdown by Stan Lie

Just when you think that the bailout mania could not become any more absurd, a “conservative” mainstream economist enters the picture t

I’m asking because I really want to know.

Austrian Bailout Package—Part A Revised

See the Patently-O post Shaping Nuanced Patent Injunctions: Broadcom v.

I’ve been amazed at the sheer numbers of otherwise sensible people who seem to be under the impression that paper credit–not savings and capital–is

The Ayn Rand Institute’s op-ed, The Real Lesson of the Great Depression

One dreads pointing out the exceptionally obvious to the US Senate, but expanding deposit insurance takes us in the opposite direction of where we need to be.