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The Federal Reserve is not the only central bank in the world doing monetary and economic damage. Portugal's central bank, working as a branch of the European Central Bank, has been undermining sound money and economic prosperity in that country. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/axe-bank-portugal-it-does-more-harm

Surveys used to gauge optimism or pessimism about the economy may be interesting to read, but unless they are the product of sound and realistic economic theory, they are not economically useful. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/can-surveys-provide-insight-state-economy

Most people believe that ours is a “free-market” healthcare system, but nothing could be further from the truth. A true market-based system as explained here would be less costly and more oriented to patient care. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/key-elements-market-based-health-system

Human reason, wrote Ludwig von Mises, is the basis for civilization itself. Western civilization, he said, was built upon economic progress that sprang from reason. However, he also warned that if the West abandoned sound economics, it would trigger its demise. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/human-reason-foundation-civilization

Europeans are being forced into an energy transition through debt-fueled spending that will lead to permanently higher energy prices and stifle European competitiveness. This won‘t change the climate, but it will make the people poorer. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/energy-transition-tool-fascist-capitalism

Modern psychology has been at odds with the praxeology of the Austrian School, as psychologists have tended to see humans as passive and reactive, while Austrians view human action as purposeful. Recent developments in the field might change that narrative. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/how-psychology-catching-reality-human-action

If education and career skills are what you want, a college or university may be a waste of your time and money. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/four-reasons-why-college-degrees-are-becoming-useless

If New Yorkers wanted to help students by paying for their tuition, they would have already done so on their own. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/busting-free-college-myth

In Syria the damage is done, and future generations will continue to suffer from the cruel folly of those convinced they know how to run everyone else’s lives. Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/americas-syrian-civil-war

In this week's Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon takes on Alex Honneth's The Working Sovereign. While Dr. Gordon acknowledges that the author gives an "Honneth" effort, his logic and grasp of the world of work fall way short of being convincing. Original article: https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/honneth-effort

Even when MMT advocates are correct that colonial governments at times burned money after receiving it for tax revenues, they still manage to get both the history and the causes wrong. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/mmters-love-when-governments-burn-money

Dr. DiLorenzo has some words for Secretary Bessent about the true role of the Fed and its record in this open letter. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/open-letter-treasury-secretary-bessent

The news that Starbucks is closing sixteen stores due to customer safety concerns exposes the lack of police protection in cities and the problems with allowing noncustomers to remain in stores. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/private-property-and-customer-safety-starbucks-learns-hard-lesson

At the recent WNBA All-Star game, players wore T-shirts with the message, “Pay us what you owe us.” If one uses the discounted marginal revenue product as a guide, the answer to their demand would be “zero.”Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/do-wnba-players-really-want-be-paid-what-they-are-owed

When the covid madness was imposed upon the world five years ago, the lockdown advocates claimed they were just “doing science.” In reality, they were ignoring science, lying, and just “doing totalitarian politics.”Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/virus-was-born-orphan-origin-sars-cov-2-and-silence-institutions

In the wake of the US bombing of Iran, media outlets are warning about Iran retaliating with cyber attacks on the West. As the public fear of attacks increases, government moves into the void to find new ways to restrict our liberties. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/will-iran-cyber-attack-panic-usher-new-patriot-act

The Democrats are performing an autopsy of their 2024 electoral failures, but without mentioning Biden, the Harris campaign, their alienation of certain demographics, or their polarizing positions. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/democrats-are-making-costly-unserious-attempt-find-out-why-they-lost

The answer lies not in doubling down on political unity, maintained through endless violence or threats of violence. Rather, the answer lies in peaceful separation. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/secession-inevitable-war-prevent-it-optional

Just as no one in the world could possibly make something as simple as a pencil all by himself, as the great Leonard Read explained in his famous essay, I, Pencil, so it is with Mises University. Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/i-mises-university

Is Austrian Economics compatible with modern sociology, which is presently dominated by collectivists? However, it is possible to apply praxeology to sociology analysis, and that is where one begins to approach this discipline in a manner that promotes liberty. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/rethinking-sociology-mises-new-austro-libertarian-framework-understanding-society

The biography of Hans F. Sennholz reads like a paradoxical novel—as if the protagonist had journeyed backward through the twentieth century. Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/silent-guardian-liberty-hans-f-sennholz-and-seed-mises-america

What do we mean by “states‘ rights”? Mises scholar, Wanjiru Njoya, takes us through the discussion to show us how different people have tried to define and explain that term. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/understanding-doctrine-states-rights

Austrian economics veers sharply from the economic mainstream over the use of mathematics and quantitative measures. Instead, Austrians build upon irrefutable premises based upon human action. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/questionable-role-quantitative-methods-economics

Some in Congress are floating the idea of selling government land -- especially in the West -- as a way to pay down federal debt and free more land for housing. While this might seem like a free market "solution," we should remember that the government is a rapacious monopoly. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/selling-public-lands

Why did North and South go to war with each other in 1861? The standard narrative is that slavery caused the war while more thoughtful people realize that the causes are much more complex than the simple "slavery existed" narrative. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/understanding-causes-lincolns-war