Daniel Kowalski

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05/01/2025 Mises Wire Daniel Kowalski

All jobs are not created equal. This isn’t a snobbish comment meant to glorify executives while looking down on workers or that one type of industry is better than the others. Instead, it’s a...

Big Government is the Largest Driver of Inflation

04/22/2025 Mises Wire Daniel Kowalski

In 2020, state governments forced many businesses to close their doors temporarily for “ 15 days to stop the spread”. Fifteen days turned into months, and in the progressive state of California it was...

Can America Survive Global De-Dollarization?

10/04/2024 Mises Wire Daniel Kowalski

“Money does not grow on trees” is an old expression of wisdom that seems to have been disregarded by 21st century American policymakers. People all over the world and throughout time base their...

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Can America Survive Global De-Dollarization?

10/29/2024 Daniel Kowalski

While the US dollar is the world's “reserve” currency—at least for now—the reckless spending and money creation policies of the US government place the dollar in peril.

What an Old Coin Collection Tells Us about Money from the Past

01/03/2024 Daniel Kowalski

A coin collection can tell a lot about this nation's monetary history, and especially what happened nearly 60 years ago after the government debased U.S. coinage. This history is not having a happy ending.

Government Imposed “Competition” Harms Competition

09/18/2023 Daniel Kowalski

President Biden says he is going to unleash regulators to bring more "competition" to the economy. This is an oxymoron.

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