Chris Edwards President Trump’s anti-market impulses are taking center stage this week with his damaging tariff policies. But the president is occasionally supportive of pro-market reforms, such as his remarks on possibly privatizing the US Postal Service (USPS). A Trump ...
In May 2025, the Mises Institute will hold its next Mises Book Club, a program that promotes deep reading in Austrian economics. ...
Kyle Handley Recent critiques of international economics may surprise many actual economists. The latest rap against my profession is that we economists were too ideological and optimistic about the benefits of open trade and global markets while ignoring job losses, industrial decline, ...
If devaluing the currency was a real measure of competitiveness, Argentina and Venezuela would be the most competitive nations on the planet. ...
The market is in a tailspin as tariffs add volatility to the market. Carl and Erin believe the SPY is in a bear market given key indexes like the Nasdaq are already in bear markets. It’s time to consider where ...
President Trump‘s recent assertions that the Fed should lower the discount rate puts him squarely in the middle of Fed politics and exposes the messy truth that the Fed is not an independent group of experts but rather a tool ...
Adam N. Michel After five rounds of voting, the pass-through tax deduction was chosen as the worst tax expenditure. The 20 percent business deduction arbitrarily favors certain types of businesses over others and adds tremendous complexity to the tax code. ...
Jeffrey A. Singer In 2019, Colorado lawmakers reduced possession of up to four grams of most controlled substances to a misdemeanor. Distribution or sale of controlled substances remained felonies. The law took effect as the fentanyl wave was making its way across ...
In today’s digital finance landscape, selecting the right features for your platform can determine its success or failure. A well-designed cryptocurrency exchange must balance technical capabilities with user needs, especially when serving both individual traders and businesses. These features become ...
Today businesses are grappling with an ever-increasing volume of data. This “Big Data,” characterized by its volume, velocity, and variety, presents a unique challenge for traditional security approaches. The sheer scale and complexity of this data make it difficult to ...