Mises Wire

The Week in Review: April 9, 2016

Booms and BustsEducationEntrepreneurshipMoney and Banking

04/08/2016Mises Daily
Our greatest enemy today is the economic illiteracy and confusion on the part of those who insist on “planning,” “stabilizing,” and straitjacketing the economy...

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Hazlitt, 1946: Inflation, Deflation, Confusion

U.S. EconomyU.S. HistoryInterventionism

Blog04/08/2016

In his Newsweek column, Henry Hazlitt addresses inflation, deflation, and criticisms of capitalism by "democratic socialists." 

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"Free Stuff" Isn't All That It's Cracked Up to Be

Free MarketsWorld HistoryInterventionismPolitical Theory

Blog04/08/2016

Democratic socialism in Britain in the late 1940s brought a wave of shortages with rations falling even below WWII standards.

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Individualism in the Age of the Smart Machine

The EntrepreneurFree MarketsMedia and Culture

04/08/2016Audio/Video
Hunter Hastings outlines how technology can help empower entrepreneurship and usher in a new age of individualism.

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Three Lessons Learned from Tesla’s Success

The EntrepreneurTaxes and SpendingEntrepreneurship

Blog04/07/2016

If consumers are free to choose, any entrepreneur focused on serving customers can compete against even huge established corporations. Moreover, the market provides a way to reward the most innovative and customer-centered entrepreneurs.

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30 Years of Mises University

Blog04/07/2016

Mises University has been going strong for 30 years.

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