Mises Wire

Most people—and especially most economists—not only are ignorant of what money actually is, but how and why it became part of our economy in the first place.

In a recent speech, President Joe Biden blamed inflation on businesses raising prices and told them that they needed to lower their business costs -- but boost wages. You do the math.

By what yardstick would we threaten war for the independence of Taiwan but continue to tolerate 60 years of totalitarian repression in Cuba, 90 miles away?

For the past six months, the regime has repeatedly used whatever bogeyman could be blamed for inflation—so long as the central bank remains blameless. First it was "greed," then it was covid, and now it is "Mr. Putin."

Green energy advocates want us to believe we easily can transition from conventional fuels to renewables. In truth, such a transition not only would devastate world economies, but also is not technologically possible.

Since the Obama administration nationalized the student loan program, we have seen student debt metastasize. Unfortunately, the Biden administration looks to make things even worse.

As the Institute’s first graduate cohort nears graduation, the Institute looks forward to welcoming its fall 2022 cohort.

It is easy to blame the covid-19 lockdowns for the weakening Chinese economy, but that would be a gross simplification.

Typical economic commentary claims that deflation is a Very Bad Thing. Think again.

Fed chairman Jerome Powell recently claimed they were "targeting" the "neutral" interest rate. The Fed cannot set or even know that rate, for it doesn't come from government authorities.