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Germany Pushes Back against the ECB's Bailouts
The EU has now become essentially a makeshift, lawless regime designed to prop up bankrupt states. So much so, in fact, that even the German supreme court has…
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Brazils Bolsonaro Becomes Political Target Thanks to Skeptical Approach to COVID-19 Lockdowns
While the Left has agitated for more government spying and harsher "lockdowns," Brazil's president—perhaps fearing economic implosion—has been reluctant to…
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Negative Interest Rates: Rewarding Profligacy
Why would an investor buy a bond that pays a negative interest rate? The answer lies in understanding how central banks manipulate the economy. Narrated by…
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How This Crisis Differs from the 2008–2009 Financial Crisis
In this crisis the money supply has already increased far more than during the last crisis. But it's hard to say when this will produce inflation because we're…
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Why Has There Been So Little Consumer Price Inflation?
Prices of consumer goods have grown rather slowly in spite of sizable money supply growth. Why is there a gap? This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by…
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Money Velocity and Prices
Prices and purchasing power are determined by how individual consumers value goods and services. The "velocity of money" won't help us understand prices or the…
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Andrew Althouse on Clinical Trial Design and Remdesivir
Our guest is Andrew Althouse, statistician at the Center for Clinical Trials and Data coordination in Pittsburgh. He holds an undergraduate degree in…
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Governments Are the Real Price Gougers
Although politicians lecture private companies for raising prices, it is governments that have for decades raised the prices of goods and services by limiting…
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Human Action Part Seven with Tom Woods
We've reached the end of Human Action! Tom Woods joins the podcast to discuss Part Seven, "The Place of Economics in Society," and it's a show you don't want…
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David R. Henderson Critiques Stimulus Bill and Organizes Protest of California Lockdown
Economist David R. Henderson returns to the podcast to explain some of the major problems with the so-called "stimulus" bill, including its payment of $600 a…
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How All That Extra Stimulus Money Could Lead to Price Inflation
More money creation doesn't necessarily mean higher consumer prices. But, if production is falling while consumers use their stimulus checks to buy food and…
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Money Creation—Not Low Interest Rates—Is Behind the Boom-Bust Cycle
When it comes to understanding business cycles, Austrian school scholars stand on firm ground while critic John Tamny is all at sea. This Audio Mises Wire is…
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Some Insightful Entrepreneurs Planned for a Pandemic
Although many claim "nobody saw this coming," some entrepreneurs planned ahead and also have found ways to cater to customers under new conditions. This Audio…
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The Economic Effects of the Government’s Response to COVID-19
Mark Thornton delivered this talk via Zoom to the Auburn Rotary Club on Wednesday, May 6, 2020.
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Facing Economic Disaster, France Turns against Globalism
France faces a future of spiraling debt and declining economic growth. So Emmanuel Macron has now embraced economic nationalism as a way out. It's not likely…
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America Is a Technocracy, Not a Democracy
The people who really run the country are unelected "experts" and bureaucrats at the central banks, at public health agencies, spy agencies, and an expanding…
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As Oil Craters, Mexico's Government Still Bets on Its Oil Monopoly
With oil prices in likely long-term tailspin, corrupt governments can't count on oil sales to bail them out anymore. But Mexico's government didn't get the…
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Next in Coronavirus Tyranny: Forced Vaccinations and "Digital Certificates"
Proponents of mandatory vaccines and enhanced surveillance are trying to blackmail the American people by arguing that the lockdown cannot end unless we create…
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Unemployment Kills: The Longer Lockdowns Last, the Worse It Will Get
Thirty million Americans are now unemployed, in part thanks to government "lockdowns." Meanwhile, unemployment in many cases doubles the unemployed person's…
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A Protest from France
The lockdowns of the past month have not been conducive to the common good. While they have saved the lives of many people, they have also endangered—and are…
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Decades of Productivity Gains Have Made Our Debt Bomb Manageable (For Now)
Although the money supply has greatly increased, accompanying growth in production has it possible to keep the current system of immense debt increase going…
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Charged with Negligence? COVID-19 and the Law
Our guest is Dorit Reiss, Professor at UC Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, California. She holds an undergraduate degree in Law and Political…
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Human Action Part Six with Jeff Deist
We continue our survey of Human Action by finishing up Part Six of the book, Mises's analysis of interventionism—or the so-called "third way" between…
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To Avoid a Collapse of the Eurozone, Europe Moves Closer to a European Megastate
Debt-ridden countries such as Italy will come to rely more and more on Germans and other northern Europeans to finance their debt. This will require a more…
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Testing Deregulation Can Help Fight COVID-19
Many argue that unregulated markets would fail due to lack of consumer knowledge, or information asymmetry. But competition in free markets actually gives rise…
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This Crisis Will Not Bring Americans Together and Maybe That Is a Good Thing
Thanks to the growth of the state over time, political stakes have become much higher, and groups fear that they will be crushed by the other side if they…
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Will It Take Food Shortages to End Support for the Shutdown?
BBC images from India show the human toll of the coronavirus shutdown. Americans should take note, and soon. This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by…
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Government Regulation against "Monopolies" Only Lowers Our Standard of Living
The whole idea of government regulating so-called monopolies in order to promote competition is based on fallacies. If anything, such intervention only stifles…
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What to Make of J.P.A. Ioannidis?
Our guests are Dr. Swapnil Hiremath for the University of Ottawa and Saurabh Jha from the University of Pennsylvania. We discuss the controversies surrounding…
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Refuting Some Economics Fallacies Related to the Corona Crisis
Bob Murphy tackles some Keynesian and MMT fallacies that have resurfaced in light of the response to the coronavirus. In particular, he responds to Larry…
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Ending the Lockdowns Isn't about Saving Money. It's about Saving Lives.
"Saving lives versus saving money" comparisons confuse ends with means. The end of saving the economy is not to have more money. The end is to have resources…
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The Crisis Has Exposed the Damage Done by Government Regulations
The shortages and lack of flexibility caused by government red tape during the COVID-19 crisis has forced many governments to rethink their many arbitrary and…
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This Bust Wasn't Caused by a Virus
The COVID-19 panic may have sped up the beginning of this economic crisis, but the virus wasn’t the cause. The real cause of the crisis was the boom that came…
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Why Americans Don't Have Any Savings
Central bankers think too much saving is a problem that must be solved with more money creation. But the real problem is the Keynesian-style fractional reserve…
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Why the Current Unemployment Is Worse Than the Great Depression
Government restrictions on production are driving prices up as unemployment drives them down. It's impossible to say now whether price inflation or price…
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COVID in India: Relative Peace Amidst Ongoing Challenges
Our guest is Dr. Anupam Singh, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Santosh Medical College and Hospital, one of the designated COVID hospitals in Ghaziabad…
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The COVID-19 Crisis Is Driving the EU to the Brink
As the debt bombs in Italy and Spain and France get worse, it increasingly looks like the eurozone will have to bail out a huge portion of the European…
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As of April 4, Weekly Total Deaths Have Yet to Show a Nationwide Surge
In fact, the average for total deaths for this year (averaging the first fourteen weeks of the year for each year) shows a decline in 2020 so far. This Audio…
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Avik Roy: A Practical Plan to Bring People Back to Work
Should we wait for COVID testing benchmarks to be met before we can reopen the economy? What if testing remains imperfect and uncertainty remains high? Our…
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Finally Kicking the GDP Habit
GDP is fine for counting things like washing machines. But it is quite useless for counting other basic indicators of the quality of life. This Audio Mises…
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Gun Control: Americans Have Been Lucky during the COVID-19 Panic, but It's Still a Toss-Up
So far, when it comes to disarming the population, governments haven't been quite as terrible as one might have predicted during the COVID-19 panic. This Audio…
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How Markets Price a Pandemic—and How They Lower Risk
Regardless of government actions, many consumers, workers, and producers may seek changes that reduce exposure to disease in the workplace. The best way to do…
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Human Action Part Six with Dr. Peter Klein
Professor Peter Klein from Baylor University joins the show to discuss Part Six of Human Action, where Mises presents his exposition of interventionism in all…
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Money Supply Growth Surges to 92-Month High
During March 2020, year-over-year (YOY) growth in the money supply was at 11.37 percent. We're now seeing a trend similar to what we saw during late 2008 and…
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Thanks to Lockdowns, State and Local Tax Revenues Are Plummeting
State and local government budgets are in danger of collapsing. This will impel politicians to find ways to end the lockdowns. Politicians may not care whether…
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Anthony Fauci: When Politics Trumps Science
Readers of a certain age may remember the hysteria that surrounded AIDS for a period of the 1980s. Anthony Fauci was a central player in that, too. This Audio…
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Central Banks and the Next Crisis: From Deflation to Stagflation
When governments and central banks announce massive stimulus packages at the very beginning of a crisis, they bet on a speedy recovery and a return to normal…
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In Defense of Landlords
Although it may seem as if landlord simply collect money from tenants without working, nothing could be further from the truth. Landlords invest their stored…
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The Destructive Effects of the Coronavirus Relief Package
Central banks are at the heart of government mega–bailout packages. Their ongoing expansion of the money supply won't end well. This Audio Mises Wire is…
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Anthony Fauci, the "Learned Ignoramus"
Experts such as Anthony Fauci are experts only in the narrow field of their expertise. They have almost no knowledge or expertise in other fields…
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If Face Masks Are Mandatory, Then It’s Time to End Mask Patents
Governments are set to make mask-wearing mandatory in many places. Yet, some companies are committed to limiting supply and charging monopoly prices thanks to…
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The Experts Have No Idea How Many COVID-19 Cases There Are
Collecting government data on the total number of cases of COVID-19 has always been a mess. The number is likely far higher than the "official" numbers, and…
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What If the Lockdown Was All a Big Mistake?
Imagine if we had used even a fraction of the resources spent to lock down the entire population and focused on providing assistance and protection to the most…
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Why Markets Are Rallying as Millions Become Unemployed
Wouldn’t you feel great knowing that your stock picking is fully insured by the Fed? Billionaires and wealthy hedge fund managers know the feeling. This Audio…
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Bureaucrats Can't Fix This
Bureaucrats cannot conjure wealth from nothing. They only have what they extract from the private sector. Unfortunately, the bureaucrats are now starving the…
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COVID-19 Is Forcing Governments to Admit Their Regulations Aren't Really Necessary
From medical practices to grocery shipments, governments are loosening restrictions in order to keep goods and services affordable. But if these restrictions…
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The Convention Center Bubble Will Soon Pop
The COVID-19 depression will expose the Las Vegas convention center bubble for what it is: a massive malinvestment. This Audio Mises Wire is generously…
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Three Reasons Why Politicians Must Leave Oil Markets Alone
Efforts by US policymakers to boost crude prices and to throw a lifeline to high-cost US crude producers is the exact opposite of what prices are telling us…
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Exactly How Many Deaths Are Needed to Justify Giving Governments Control of Everything?
What is the number of deaths due to disease which justifies the total abandonment of the rule of law and basic human freedoms? Sixty thousand? One hundred…
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How to Think About the Fed Now
The Fed is, in effect, a lawless economic government unto itself. It is the lender of first resort, a kind of reverse pawnshop that pays top dollar for rapidly…