Guns and Butter

The outcry from establishment media figures following the decision by the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times to not endorse a presidential candidate shows how out of touch they have become about how much we rely on them. Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/establishment-media-unaware-its-growing-irrelevance Be sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

As with any other government-controlled institution, a high level of public skepticism about elections is healthy. Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/its-good-be-skeptical-elections Be sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

Throughout the Trump years, many of the worst war hawks have abandoned the GOP. However, others are trying to rebrand the same old neoconservative interventionism as part of a new “America First” agenda. Don’t fall for it. Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/beware-war-hawks-america-first-clothing Be sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

Storms like Helene and Milton ought to drive us to recommit to and expand the very institutions that have made natural disasters more survivable for so many, not to abandon them out of some false hope that bad weather can be eliminated. Read the Article Here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/hurricanes-are-not-going-away-we-must-double-down-whats-making-them-more-survivable Be sure to follow the Guns...

Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to make the federal government more efficient. But if the true aim of our political system is not to solve the problems facing Americans but to transfer wealth to the government and the politically-connected, the government is already very efficient. Read the Article Here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/america-doesnt-need-more-efficient-government Be sure to follow t...

Many “mainstream” economists are bothered by the popularity of economically-flawed policy proposals like tariffs and price controls. It’s their own fault. Read the Article Here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/economically-illiterate-policy-proposals-are-popular-and-economists-are-blame ► Donate $5 today to support the Mises Institute’s Fall Campaign and receive a physical copy of Murray Rothbard’s A...

After Trump narrowly escaped another assassination attempt, the establishment seems uninterested in the motives of the would-be shooter. Perhaps that’s because he’s echoing the same simplistic narratives about the Ukraine war and Trump that they demand we all believe. Read the Article Here: Mises.org/mises-wire/second-trump-shooter-believed-exactly-what-establishment-media-wanted-him-believe ...

As our government officials crack down on what they call “foreign disinformation,” allegedly meant to influence the 2024 election, it’s worth remembering that they, too, are willing to use disinformation, not only against foreign regimes, but against Americans themselves. Read the article here: Mises.org/mises-wire/its-also-disinformation-when-our-government-does-it Be sure to follow the Guns and...

Despite all the money spent on US healthcare, an astounding number of Americans suffer from chronic illnesses. Yet the political establishment has shown no interest in even discussing the issue. It's important to understand why. This episode is available as an article at Mises.org/mises-wire/why-political-establishment-wont-touch-chronic-disease-issue Be sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast...

While the Ukrainian incursion in Russia’s Kursk region is dramatic, the operation does not change the fact that the Ukrainian position in future talks with Russia continues to grow weaker and weaker. This episode is available as an article at Mises.org/mises-wire/incursion-russia-will-not-solve-ukraines-biggest-problem Be sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

Trump has taken to calling Kamala Harris a "communist." But a real communist president would be hemmed in by the political class, who wants to keep the profits they’re extracting from us, and limited by a commitment to principles. Harris will not have that problem. This episode is available as an article at Mises.org/mises-wire/kamala-harris-not-radical-communist-makes-her-even-more-dangerous Be s...