Why “Precedent” Is a Bad Measure of a Law’s Worth
Just because some judges agreed with a law in the past doesn't make that law good or moral.
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How Business Owners Take Cues From Interest Rates
To keep market share, business owners must respond to increases in consumer demands — even if owners suspect demand is being goosed by money printing.
“Free” College Comes at a Price
In order to abolish tuition fees, governments must find other ways to limit costs. These methods are not without their down side.
The Role of Shadow Banking in the Business Cycle
The history of shadow banking development confirms Mises’s thesis that each government intervention leads to unintended consequences.
Government Police Are the Latest Persecuted “Victim” Group
Some members of Congress are pushing for new laws to make police a protected group in a way similar to "hate crime" legislation.
History is Clear, Central Banks Fail to Assure Economic Stability
It is unfortunate that a scholar as careful as Robert Skidelsky has chosen to downplay the historical reality of the failure of central banking.
The Vatican’s Latest Anti-Capitalist Report Can’t Hide Its Interventionist Slant
The Vatican's latest document on the financial system calls for a variety of laws and sanctions to stop people from being greedy.
The Mises Institute’s Case for Optimism
Mises always maintained that the war for liberty is won or lost on the battlefield of ideas.
John Oliver is Wrong About Venezuela — It’s a Socialist Country
It takes a lot of verbal acrobatics to conclude that Venezuela's woes are not due to it's extensive implementation of the socialist program.
The Broken Window
The broken-window fallacy, under a hundred disguises, is the most persistent in the history of economics. It is more rampant now than at any time in the past.
