Mises Wire

I do not regard homeownership rates as a proxy measure of economic prosperity. But, in the United States, increasing homeownership has long been a goal of federal policymakers.

A credit union in San Francisco is offering a $2 million, no down payment mortgage loan to borrowers.

Central bankers would have us believe that creating money “out of thin air” is no problem as long as the “demand for money” increases. They also claim that gold-backed money is more prone to booms and busts. But they’re wrong on both counts.

We're often told that gun control is responsible for low homicide rates in places like the UK, Ireland and Canada. But a look at the history of homicide in each country suggests that gun control is hardly a primary factor in homicides.

David Gordon took to Facebook to answer your questions.

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The sugar industry and the corny syrup industry have been fighting in court. But don't be fooled. Ultimately, the two industries are happy to help each other out in order to keep their own crony-capitalist arrangements in place.

Nicholas Maduro is far from having surrendered his power after the latest elections.