Mises on Predicting Election Outcomes
What would Mises say about election predictions like “Donald Trump has a 53% chance of winning”?
Does the Fed’s Lowering the Interest Rates Strengthen Economic Growth?
The Fed lowers interest rates ostensibly to “stimulate” the economy. But while the Fed claims it is strengthening the economy, it actually weakens it through its easy money policies.
A Brief History of Tariffs and Stock Market Crises
Tariffs don‘t just raise consumer prices. They also affect capital flows and on numerous occasions have triggered stock market crises. What tariffs don‘t bring is prosperity.
The Great Political Divide in America
When politics invades our lives, cooperation is replaced with coercion and conflict.
Lessons from Reconstruction
Using state power to enforce social orthodoxy is always a recipe for disaster. Radical Republican governments in the post-war South attempted to do just that, sowing seeds is hatred and…