Does the Central Bank Determine Interest Rates?
A common belief among economists is that the central bank determines what interest rates should be. But is that accurate? Indeed, there is more to the story.
How the Bankers Outfoxed the Politicians
When the bankers called for a central bank in the US, they claimed to only want a way to stop bank runs. It turns out that they wanted—and got—much more.…
The Constitution’s Negative Effects on Free Trade
While the US Constitution made the US a large free trade zone, prohibiting states from erecting trade barriers against each other, it also empowered the central government to erect tariffs…
Your Kids Are Already Communist, and College Will Make It Worse
Modern American culture is statist to the core. The typical school curriculum tells students that capitalism is evil and socialism is good, be the school private or government. And the…
Connected solutions continue to drive digital transformation in the mining industry
According to a new research report from the leading IoT market research provider Berg Insight, the total active installed base of connected mining solutions reached close to 1.3 million units…
Mises on the Human and Financial Disaster that Was World War I.
On this day 106 years ago, the warring parties of World War I agreed to an armistice, ending more than four years of slaughter in the trenches. As Ludwig von…
Semtech Reaffirms Commitment to Sustainability at Electronica 2024
Semtech Corporation, a high-performance semiconductor, IoT systems and cloud connectivity service provider, is proud to reaffirm its commitment to sustainability at this year’s Electronica conference in Munich, Germany from November…
Assumptions in Economics and in the Real World
Mainstream economists often base their analysis upon assumptions that do not square with reality. Austrian economics, on the other hand, is built upon realistic assumptions and the acknowledgement that good…
Why Kamala Harris Lost the Election
While many are busy offering intellectually-deficient reasons as to why Kamala Harris lost—sexism, racism, Nazism, hatred of democracy—Lipton Matthews explains some simple truths as to why Harris lost.