Who Will Be Blamed if the Oroville Dam Fails?
California politicos lied about the cost of the failing Oroville dam, then failed to maintain it properly. But, government will likely escape all blame.
Mises Wire
The Goal of Socialists Is Socialism — Not Prosperity
Some claim that if socialists understood economics they wouldn't be socialists. This is doubtful since the larger motivation is often political control.
What Will Trump Do About the Central-Bank Cartel?
The Federal Reserve is centralizing and cartelizing central-bank policy worldwide. Will Trump move to end these moves toward one global central bank?
Donald Trump Is the Least of Latin America’s Worries
The regimes of Latin America have been quite successful at destroying their own economies — without any help from Donald Trump.
Introduction to the Austrian School of Economics
Here's what I had to say about the relevance of my recent book on the Austrian school of economics to a Korean audience.
Federal Spending Grew More Under Bush and Reagan than Under Obama
If the experience of Bush years is any indication, we should brace ourselves now for big increases in government spending.
Price Controls and Propaganda
For central banks, manipulating public perceptions of the economy is just as critical an issue as manipulating interest rates and the money supply.
Healthcare Is Not Immune to the Laws of Economics
Proclaiming health care to be a "right" won't make new doctors, hospitals, drugs, and medical equipment fall from the sky — in just the right amounts.
