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February 20, 2021
Mises Institute

By Robert P. Murphy

Why Biden and Krugman Are Wrong about the $15 Minimum Wage

Let's take a sober and even-handed look at what economics and empirical studies have to say about minimum wage hikes. Krugman and Biden claim there's no evidence these hikes affect employment. But they are being misleading.

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By Mihai Macovei

China Needs More Economic Freedom—Not a Bigger Welfare State

Mainstream economists claim China needs more consumption and a bigger welfare state. They think China's high savings rate is a bad thing. These economists are wrong.

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By David Gordon

Are There Any Limits to Natural Rights?

Opponents of natural rights often claim that natural rights aren't real because these rights have no clear boundaries. They claim we need a state to set these limits. Rothbard demonstrated that this claim is weak at best.

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MISES WIRE AND
POWER & MARKET 


"Weapons of Mass Destruction": The Last Refuge of the Global Interventionist by Ryan McMaken

The High Cost of Using the Minimum Wage as a Form of Welfare by Martin Jones

The Problem with the "Robber Barron" Narrative by Antonis Giannakopoulos

If America Splits Up, What Happens to the Nukes? by Ryan McMaken

Money, Interest, and the Business Cycle by Ludwig von Mises

Subzero Rates Are Coming to the US and the UK by Daniel Lacalle

Government Won't Save Us from Big Media by Dale Steinreich

Technology Alone Won't End Poverty. We Need Savings First. by Frank Shostak

Is Math Racist? That Does Not Compute by Gary Galles

Economists and Psychologists Are Weaponizing Psychology and the Idea of "Rationality" by Grace Ann Converse

The Fight over Economics Is a Fight over Culture by Ryan McMaken

Everything They Don't Like Is Now a Public Health Emergency by Kyla Hatcher
Pennsylvanians May Amend Constitution to Stop Endless Lockdowns by Zachary Yost
 

AUDIO MISES WIRE


The Fight over Economics Is a Fight over Culture

Is Math Racist? That Does Not Compute

State-Mandated Vaccines Are a Moral Minefield

Pennsylvanians May Amend Constitution to Stop Endless Lockdowns

The NBA's National Anthem Mandate: Another Political Ploy from Pro Sports

How Markets Turn Lousy Products into Great Ones

How Not to Argue against the Minimum Wage
 


THIS WEEK'S PODCASTS


Radio Rothbard: Covid in Florida, Pennsylvania, Colorado: How 3 States Did Lockdowns

The Accad & Koka Report: Elise Amez-Droz: Those Treacherous "Essential" and "Nonessential" Labels

The Economics for Business Podcast: Per Bylund: Austrian Economics is the Science of Business Success
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