Eric Nies

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The Interesting Case of the Zaïre—the Question MMT Cannot Answer

04/16/2021 Mises Wire Eric Nies

The zaïre lived an interesting life. The zaïre was the basic unit of currency for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Zaire (it’s back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo; I...

COVID-19 and the Planners’ Need to Plan

03/26/2020 Mises Wire Eric Nies

A few days ago, I received an email addressing the ongoing COVID-19 situation from the Wyoming State Bar, of which I am a member. Attached to the email was a thirty-page PDF entitled Wyoming Judicial...

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