Mises Institute
Monday, February 17, 2025
 
 
The Panic of 1819: Rothbard v. Browning
Joseph Solis-Mullen
While Rothbard offers a focused economic analysis that situates the crisis within a broader theoretical framework, Browning gives readers a sense of what it felt like to live through the crisis.
 
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Purchasing Power and the International Demand for Dollars
Frank Shostak
What determines currency exchange rates? While “experts” present a number of theories such as trade balance, the most important factor is the purchasing power of the currencies in question.
 
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Unpacking the Document that Spells Out Trump’s Tariff Strategy
 
Bob Murphy and Josh Hendrickson break down the theory.
 
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Tariff Increases
vs. Tax Cuts
 
The latest political hot potato puts our standard of living at a critical crossroads. Mark Thornton identifies the missing road signs.
 
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Truth and Reconciliation: Be Careful What You Wish For
Much of the world’s financial system is undergirded by the false claim that US government bonds are “risk-free.” The truth is that all is not well when it comes to banking and finance.
 
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Osama bin Laden’s Secret Weapon: Economic Literacy
Osama bin Laden never commanded an army, but he managed to militarily and economically defeat the US by enticing its government to waste trillions of dollars with foolish military ventures in the Middle East and elsewhere.
 
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The Fed Has Its Eyes on Stablecoin
With Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) banned by executive order, the Fed may have more incentive to explore alternatives in the cryptocurrency market.
 
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Why They Really
Hate Elon Musk
 
The Washington establishment is trying to frame Musk as an unelected plutocrat.
 
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Planned Chaos
 

The title comes from Mises’s description of the reality of central planning and socialism. Rather than create an orderly society, the attempt to central plan has precisely the opposite effect. This important work includes the broadest and boldest attack on all forms of state control.

 
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