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Equality Before the Law, Not Privilege by Group Membership
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (903+ words) Ludwig von Mises defended the principle of equality before the law as it was understood within the classical liberal tradition of “the eighteenth and the early part of the nineteenth century.” Eighteenth century liberalism rejected the notion of “a select…...
The Imaginary World of Fed "Independence"
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (118+ words) The rhetoric of independence allows the Treasury and the Fed to cooperate when convenient and deflect blame when something goes wrong.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/imaginary-world-fed-independence The Imaginary World of Fed “Independence” The rhetoric of independence allows the Treasury and the Fed…...
The Fed’s Confidence Game: Gold, Debt, and What Comes Next
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (159+ words) Dr. Mark Thornton of the Mises Institute joins VRIC Media to discuss what may really be driving Federal Reserve policy—and why the Fed’s priorities may have far more to do with government debt, financial markets, and confidence in the…...
If Markets Are Booming, Why Are You Struggling?
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (179+ words) Mises Institute’s Mark Thornton joins Lynette Zang to break down why financial markets can boom while everyday Americans continue to struggle. They discuss the AI-driven market surge, rising debt, distorted markets, declining purchasing power, and why the difference between owning…...
Keynes Before He Became a Keynesian
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (205+ words) The costs of war are vast and horrific. Most people know this, which raises the question of why the US government seemingly can’t live without it. Is it simply...
Why the Fed Should Not Accommodate Increases in the Demand for Money
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (465+ words) Through the ongoing process of exchange, people eventually settled on gold as their preferred medium of exchange. Some commentators cast doubt that gold could fulfill the role of money in the modern world. It is held that, relative to the…...
Government Intervention and Economic Inequality
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (410+ words) Mark Thornton revisits his Mises University lecture on government intervention and economic inequality, arguing that intervention does not merely shrink the economic pie: it changes who gets the biggest slices. Drawing on Rothbard’s distinction between specific and general factors of…...
The Pretexts and Motives Behind Government Regulation
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (188+ words) There is no doubt that Chinese firms have made many advances in AI technology, but how far they can go in the future still is an open question. Everyone loves to have time off, but what happens when governments force…...
The Innovation Mirage: Why DeepSeek and Kimi 3 Do Not Settle the Question of Chinese Technological Supremacy
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (239+ words) Every other industry examined either fell further behind or remained stuck near the global average. Out of twenty-two sectors that China has poured subsidies, tax incentives, and political attention into for decades, the study identifies only two as showing real…...
The Return of Economic Gaslighting
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (106+ words) Democrats learned the hard way that voters don’t like being told the economy is great when they’re struggling to afford everyday life. Now Republicans have chosen the same strategy.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/return-economic-gaslighting The Return of Economic Gaslighting Democrats learned the…...