Cash Still Rules!
The exhortations of our rulers and their crony fractional-reserve banksters to renounce our irrational desire to hoard cash and embrace a brave new cashless world appear to be falling on deaf ears.
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Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged, Markets Head Down
The Fed announced today that, as expected, it will not change the target Federal Funds Rate. This follow's last month's rate change when the Fed increased its target rate from 0-0.25 up to 0.25-0.50, which was the first increase in seven years.
Mises on Protectionism and Immigration
Ludwig von Mises understood that, when it comes to the movement of capital and labor across the borders of nation-states, only the ideology of freedom and free markets can lead to peaceful and fruitful collaboration between states and societies.
The Minimum Wage and Progressive Eugenics, Again
The whole concept of the "living wage" was once a benchmark used to evaluate the worth of a human being. That is, if you couldn't earn a living wage, you were ripe for sterilization.
Bubble Watch: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (Okay, Just Planes and Ships)
Boeing is cutting production of its 747 in half. Demand that had been expected for the 747-8 freighter, in particular, never materialized.
Mises.org Now at Business Insider
Beginning this week, Business Insider now reprints selected articles from Mises Daily and Mises Wire, and will bring Mises.org content to a new and large demographic and audience.
Brazil’s Easy-Money Problem
Thanks to relentless government intervention, the economy in Brazil is in deep trouble. Anyone familiar with Austrian business cycle theory, however, could have predicted the current troubles long ago.
Where Are We Headed in 2016? WATCH LIVE!
Can't make it to Houston to see Ron Paul, Lew Rockwell, Bob Murphy, and Jeff Deist in person? Watch the live broadcast for free.
Is Terrorism a Disease?
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter is making the rounds with a speech about ISIL being a "cancer" that must be cured with aggressive treatment.
