Mises Wire

Will the US Dollar Weaken against Other Currencies?

InflationStrategy

Blog08/19/2022

For now, the dollar seems to be doing well against other currencies, but how long will that last?

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Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries: Still a Work in Progress

The EntrepreneurGlobal EconomyEntrepreneurship

Blog08/18/2022

Entrepreneurship is the key to real development, but cultural attitudes are often a significant barrier to entrepreneurship in the developing world.

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A Tale of Two Liberties

LiberalismStrategyWorld History

Blog08/18/2022

In colonial America, "liberty" came to mean rights one possessed outside of government approval. In revolutionary France (and in modern Canada) it has come to mean participation in a political system.

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How the Public Lost Trust in the Federal Reserve (Which Should Never Have Been Trusted in the First Place)

The FedInflation

Blog08/17/2022

Between its political happy talk in the contrast to reality and its broken promises, whatever credibility the Fed had in the past is long gone

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AB 257: Another Antieconomic California Boondoggle

Big GovernmentLabor and WagesLegal System

Blog08/17/2022

Not satisfied with putting thousands of people out of work with its infamous AB 5 legislation, California lawmakers now are going after fast-food businesses.

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How Long Will This Recession Last?

Economic PolicyU.S. Economy

Blog08/16/2022

Bottom line, it’s a recession at the moment; whether it gets worse depends on inflation, and policymakers goofing around whistling past graveyards should give anyone pause.

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The New Green Economy Is Little More than a Keynesian Spending Scheme

KeynesProgressivismSocialism

Blog08/16/2022

Advocates of the New Green Deal emphasize new "green jobs" and other benefits, but the NGD is basically a Keynesian scheme in which government allegedly spends us into prosperity.

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Monetary Policy and Environmental Progress: Why Bad Money Drives Up Pollution

InflationStrategy

Blog08/16/2022

Politicians declare that their top priority is improving environmental quality. Their inflationary policies say otherwise.

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