The topic of our Mises Circle going on in Houston this weekend is “Where Are We Headed in 2016?” ( Click here to watch live on Saturday .) While Austrians understand that the future is unknowable, this week give us some clues as to what may be ahead. The Fed will continue to attempt to avoid blame for the cracks emerging in global markets, elites
Janet Yellen testified before Congress this week and was forced to admit the obvious: the economy is in trouble and could get worse . While Ms. Yellen indicated the potential to a return to ZIRP, she seemed reluctant to follow the advice of her predecessor and other former Fed officials in embracing negative interest rates as her colleagues in
Is it time to abolish the Supreme Court? This was the question Ryan McMaken asked following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. While the high court may have been created with the lofty ideals of being above the political fray, the desperate scrambling of politicians on both sides of the isle illustrates how broken and partisan the court has
Happy New Year from everyone at the Mises Institute. After an exciting 2015 filled with important research , exciting global growth , and widespread recognition for our success in spreading the cause of Austrian economics, freedom, and peace, we look forward to what 2016 will bring. We hope you will make a resolution to join us at one of our
The first full week of 2016 has been an eventful start to the year. In Oregon, the Federal government’s control over most of the American west continues to cause issues with ranchers — even though they themselves enjoy benefits from the arrangement. On Tuesday , President Obama continued the bipartisan assault on gun rights with an argument
After many years of Mises University, Fellowships, the Rothbard Graduate Seminar, and our Scholars Conferences, thousands of students have become Mises Institute alums. We know that many of you have gone on to have quite impressive careers in economics, business, medicine, the physical sciences, and other fields, too. You’ve written books, made
The global economy continues to wrestle with deflation, with oil reaching its lowest price in over a decade. The economic winds continue to look ominous, with even mainstream outlets questioning whether 2016 could be worse than 2008 . Of course much of the week headliners was dominated by political theater, first with the annual absurdity of the
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In a new article on Dodd-Frank from the Heartland Institute, Andy Torbett writes: Mark Thornton, a senior fellow with the Mises Institute, says Dodd-Frank has all but ended the days of the friendly, small-town neighborhood bank. “Dodd-Frank has had a smothering impact on Main Street banking,” Thornton said. “You have to fill out large stacks of
Dissatisfaction with the Federal Reserve appears to have gone mainstream with presidential candidates Trump , Sanders , Cruz, and Rubio all expressing a need for reform of the central bank. An understanding of how central banks work has become more important than ever as central banks across the world, have been putting their faith in increasingly
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