How Keynes Got Say Wrong—and Why It Matters Today
In The General Theory, J.M. Keynes allegedly “discredited” Say‘s Law. Of course, Keynes actually debunked a straw man that was a caricature
Summer 2025 Virtual Mises Book Club
In May 2025, the Mises Institute will hold its next Mises Book Club, a program that promotes deep reading in Austrian economics.
Devaluing the US Dollar: How to Make America Poorer Again
If devaluing the currency was a real measure of competitiveness, Argentina and Venezuela would be the most competitive nations on the planet.
Will Trump End the Fed or Put Himself in Charge of It?
President Trump‘s recent assertions that the Fed should lower the discount rate puts him squarely in the middle of Fed politics and
Beware: The ECB Digital Currency Is Coming
Central bank digital currencies are surveillance disguised as money.
Training Young Economists
Part of bringing up young children is to tell them stories and accounts about people who did the right thing, and how
The Medieval Origins of the European Miracle
"The critical point was, again the Middle Ages, and there you had an adversarial position between the church and the state that
Not Worth a Transcontinental: Railroading a Nation into Prosperity
American history classes typically teach that the original transcontinental railroad was a major triumph. What they don‘t say is that it was
Menger vs. MMT on the Origins of Money
Jonathan Newman joins Bob to explore the archaeological evidence for silver as money in ancient Mesopotamia, challenging Modern Monetary Theory and affirming