The Big Con: No Matter the Form, Easy Money Is Still a Fraud
P.T. Barnum purportedly proclaimed that “There’s a sucker born every minute”, though there is no proof that he actually said...
Why it’s Not Enough to Hate the State
This article is adapted from a lecture delivered at the Albuquerque Mises Circle in New Mexico, September 14, 2024. Listen...
The Regime Wants Appalachia to Suffer
Americans from Florida to North Carolina continue to deal with the devastating consequences of Hurricane Helene, now the deadliest hurricane...
Tariffs, Protectionism, and Why Borders Matter
As Democrats and Republicans both express support for tariffs, the economic implications of protectionist policies are once again at the...
An Economy So Strong It Requires Crisis-Level Fed Action
In the last few months, the Federal Reserve has signaled that it is prepared to cut interest rates. Today’s 50bps...
The Second Trump Shooter Believed Exactly What the Establishment Media Wanted Him to Believe
On Sunday, for the second time this election cycle, a man was able to get close to Donald Trump with...
The Ruling Elites Create an Orwellian Reinterpretation of Human Rights
Ludwig von Mises depicts the aim of revolutionary socialism as: “to clear the ground for building up a new civilization...
Why Marx Was Wrong About Workers and Wages
One of the central tenets of Marxism is the labor theory of value, which states that the value of a...
America Now Has Fewer Employed Workers Than It Did a Year Ago
According to the most recent report from the federal government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the US economy added 142,000 jobs...
Food Price Controls Are a Losing Issue
The central problem with government economic policies is that many bad economic policies are politically advantageous. Hence, politicians enact policies...