Mises Institute
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
 
 
Get Ready for Weaker Growth and Higher Inflation. The Consensus Was Wrong.
Daniel Lacalle
Many economists argue that the economy is growing, and that inflation is a secondary problem. Not for the average American. Citizens are poorer in absolute and relative terms.
 
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MMT and Boiling Frogs
Jonathan Newman
As much as its proponents brandish accounting tautologies and purely descriptive claims about government finance, in the end it is 100% political. Their framework is about giving the State maximum power—power to expropriate and power to override what would prevail in unhampered markets.
 
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Consumer Confidence
 
Is Consumer Confidence a reliable indicator of the current economy? Individual components of the index are declining.
 
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The Foundation of Austrian Economics
 
What lies at the base of all Austrian theorizing—from Menger to Mises. Rothbard presented the introductory lecture at Mises University 1990.
 
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The Fallacy of “Racism Equals Power Plus Prejudice”
As progressives attempt to redefine racism to fit modern political fantasies, we need to look at historical examples of ethnic discrimination to better understand our current situation.
 
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State Coercion and the Injustice of Apartheid
In publicly opposing Apartheid, William H. Hutt saw how legal segregation deprived black South Africans from pursuing legitimate economic goals. To Hutt, Apartheid deprived people of equality of economic opportunity, which kept them in poverty.
 
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Public Schools and the State’s Omnipotent Bayonet
Vast sums are spent on “reforming” government schools, only to end up with the same lousy product. Thinking outside the box means abandoning public schools altogether.
 
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The Pentagon and Me: Curiosity vs. the State
 
Karen Kwiatkowski presented this talk at Mises University 2023.
 
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