Is Increased Consumer Spending Good for the Economy?
Just about every so-called business periodical touts an increase in consumer spending as “good for the economy.” But is this...
How Capitalism Defeats Racism
In her essay “Racism,” Ayn Rand argues that racism — which she describes as “the lowest, most crudely primitive form...
Public Goods, Government Transfers, and Lawsuits for Clean Air and Climate Mitigation
Since the 1930s New Deal and the 1960s Great Society, the US federal budget has shifted from providing pubic goods...
Milei Snubs the Spanish Political Establishment
Argentinian president Javier Milei recently snubbed the Spanish political class by visiting Spain and refusing to meet with any government...
The ATF Has Resumed Openly Murdering Americans
Many people who know anything about the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE, or ATF for short) will...
Banning Fossil Fuels Will Make Heat Waves More Dangerous, Not Less
On Sunday, activists from the environmentalist organization Extinction Rebellion stormed the green in the final, pivotal moments of the Travelers...
U.S. Representative Introduces Bill to End Federal Taxation on Gold and Silver
U.S. Representative Alex Mooney (R-WV) has re-introduced sound money legislation to remove all federal income taxation from gold and silver...
Nebraska Ends Income Taxes on Gold and Silver, Declares CBDC’s Are Not Lawful Money
(Mises)—With Gov. Jim Pillen’s recent signature, Nebraska has become the 12th state to end capital gains taxes on sales of...
How the Welfare State All but Guarantees Long Recessions
(Mises Institute)—Many economic pundits predict that the United States and much of the world is either in a recession or...
Egypt’s Bread Subsidies May Bring Millions to the Brink of Starvation
In Egypt, the recent announcement that bread prices, long subsidized for much of the population, would likely have to rise...