On the Fed, Trump Channels Tricky Dick
Trump has certainly changed his tune on low interest rates since he was elected.
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Preserve Our Fisheries by Expanding Private Property Rights
When people are directly responsible for something — and rely on that thing for current and future sustenance — they will manage it better.
The Social Media Purge: Is the Mises Institute Next?
The state and its cronyist friends have built a world that seeks to silence our perspectives.
Trump Should Scale Back Auto Mileage Regulations
Hikes to minimum mileage requirements make cars less affordable while doing little to improve air quality.
Defending the “Gentrifier”
Gentrification gets bad press. It would appear that the gentrifier (he who engages in gentrification) is a malign exploiter, a bully, someone who takes advantage of the weak and the poor. And these are the nice things said about him.
The Blockchain Is a Tempting Target for Central Banks
The Bank of England apparently wants to incorporate blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies into the central bankers’ tool kit.
Big Tech Shows “Net Neutrality” Battle Was About Power, Not an “Open Internet”
Net neutrality was about control and regulatory capture, not online freedom.
The Key Word in “Democratic Socialism” is “Socialism”
All socialist states, including democratic ones, demand obedience and conformity in their economic and cultural diktats. And there is no kind and gentle way of snuffing out resistance.
How Liberal Adoption Laws Helped Romania’s Orphans
People usually recoil at the idea of trading babies for money, but in the wake of Soviet deprivation, easy-adoption laws helped countless orphans in Romania.
Italy’s Central Bank Admits Wealth Redistribution Leads to Corruption
“Corruption is a regular effect of interventionism,” Ludwig von Mises once wrote, and we see this principle at work today in the European Union.
