Mises Wire

There's a long history of deliberately producing terrible scholarship with the intent of showing how arbitrary, political, and incompetent editors and publishers are.

Behavioral economics claims it has shown that people behave irrationally — often make mistakes, and have problems with self-control. But is this really irrational behavior?

The key factor behind the rate-of-exchange determination is the relative purchasing power of various monies.

Blaming the euro will not save Italy. Italy’s problem is political spending — the same problem that this new budget is going to greatly increase.

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Even if we accept the mainstream narrative on the effects of climate change, the costs of implementing a global regulatory "mitigation" program are far higher than advocates admit.

The Nobel committee this year showed that it has embraced clever economic modeling as a replacement for scientific progress.

Money spent on "luxuries" goes to support ordinary people who use profits from luxury goods to make a living and support their families.

Government policy often lumps together many people it shouldn't — assuming that everyone in the group labeled "poor" or "low-income" will all benefit equally. 

 If you believe The Atlantic, rejection of PC culture is hardly limited to the Right.