Audio Mises Wire

Politicians like Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are demanding that successful entrepreneurs be taxed into oblivion. The real parasites are the politicians who destroy wealth instead of creating it. Original Article: " Who Are the Wealth Destroyers, Politicians or Billionaires?" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

As governments create a housing crisis, Marxists call for policies that will make the crisis worse. Original Article: " Marxists Have a Plan for Housing: Make Sure There Is Less Available" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

The bipartisan RESTRICT Act—marketed as a "Tik Tok ban"—is properly named because it will restrict freedom, empower the state, and expand government surveillance.  Original Article: "The RESTRICT Act Launches a New War on Free Speech" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

David Gordon explores how Abraham Lincoln's stated view on secession was fundamentally Hobbesian, cynical, and violent.  Original Article: " If at First You Don't Secede . . ."

President Biden pushes a wealth tax as a measure of "fairness." Not only is it unconstitutional, but it's also bad for the economy. Original Article: "Biden's Wealth Tax Is a Trojan Horse Requiring Multiple Manipulations" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Even a partial weakening of the dollar's global demand will limit the US regime's ability to throw its weight around internationally. Yet Washington is unwilling to do what's necessary to prevent it.  Original Article: "Why the Regime Needs the Dollar to Be the Global Reserve Currency" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Like Bentham's panopticon, modern cancel culture is built upon fear and online bullying, making people police their own thoughts. Original Article: "Cancel Culture: The Digital Panopticon" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

With the government foolishly handicapping the oil and gas industries and pushing other alternatives, the future is not very bright.. Original Article: " What Will Our Energy Future Be? A Few Ideas" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Democratic politicians and supporters are cheering the Trump indictment, but the entire process has been so politicized that its legitimacy is easily called into question. Original Article: " With the Trump Indictment, America Is a Step Closer to Being a Banana Republic" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Violent crime is on the rise in Canada, and its progressive democracy is helpless to stop it. Further empowerment of the state makes things worse. Original Article: "Canada's Impotent Justice System Is the Product of Dysfunctional Canadian Democracy" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Philosopher Susan Neiman may be a leftist, but she recognizes the dangers of woke progressivism. Original Article: "Wisdom from a Yenta" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Robert Mugabe, once president for life of Zimbabwe, became infamous for hyperinflation and political repression. Today, he is becoming the patron saint of central banking. Original Article: "Central Banks Are Creating the Return of Mugabenomics" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Some economists have tried to apply psychology to economic analysis, but psychology is not what drives economic activity. Original Article: " Understanding the Difference between Praxeology and Psychology" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

From race to gender to nearly everything else, decisions about what is correct or incorrect are made according to politics. This is a recipe for social destruction. Original Article: " Politics Is Turning Us into Idiots" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Money proper is not artifice. It is a physical "thing" of value, acquired through labor and emerging out of the needs of individuals, who through voluntary exchanges determine its value. Original Article: "Is It Real Money or Just Artifice?" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Like the arsonist who then heroically fights the fire he set, the Fed is increasing its efforts to bail out banks both at home and abroad. This does not end well. Original Article: " Is the Fed Trying to Bail Out the World? Sure Looks Like It" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

The challenge at hand is more than simply opposing the state. Rather, it is necessary to build up, reinforce, and sustain institutions that can offer alternatives to the state. Original Article: "To Fight the State, Build Alternatives to the State" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Politicians tout "bipartisanship"—that often just means one's pocket will be picked even more cleanly. Original Article: " Bipartisanship Is Not a Substitute for Voluntary Exchange" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Many governments support continuing the Ukraine war, but ordinary people in Europe, America, and the developing world fear the war will bring economic disaster.  Original Article: "Why Most of the World Isn't on Board with the NATO-Russia War" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

The "first" Children's Crusade of 1212 ended in tragedy for those taking part. The "second" crusade is not going to produce any happy endings, either. Original Article:   "Climate Activism: The Second Children’s Crusade" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Suppose an addict had the ability to magically create, ex nihilo, his own stimulating drug, as fractional reserve banks can do with money and credit. Would you expect moderation? Original Article: "Why Fractional Reserve Banking Is behind Bank Failures" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

One excuse that political elites give when they drag nations into war is that the conflict was "inevitable" or "unavoidable." Ralph Raico knew better. Original Article:   "The Outbreak of World War I: A Libertarian Realist Rebuttal" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Thanks to their adoring media, politicians create crises and then blame businesses for them. And the political "solutions" are worse than the original problems. Original Article:   " How Politicians Use Regulations to Deflect Blame" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Western governments seem to relish a clash with Russia, despite the specter of nuclear war. If so, it will be a conflict built on government lies. Original Article:   "The Last Lie Government Will Ever Tell" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Keynesian economists claim that cutting costs in a business slowdown is counterproductive. As usual, the Keynesians have it backward. Original Article:   " Does Cost Cutting Undermine Economic Growth?" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.