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Posts Tagged: “Ludwig von Mises“

July 25, 2025 Guest Commentaries

Why Quantitative Methods Fall Short in Economic Analysis

Interventionists insist markets require elite, educated technocrats to study and calibrate advanced models of the economy. Much like a physicist in a lab, they see themselves as scientific and data-driven, but as the Austrian School demonstrates, economics is nothing like the natural sciences.

March 5, 2025 Guest Commentaries

Tariffs: A Hidden Tax on Prosperity

With Trump’s latest batch of tariffs taking effect on March 4th, the American consumer is in for an economic beating. Just like any other tax, tariffs make us poorer.

January 9, 2025 Guest Commentaries

The Hidden Dangers of Fiat Money

Inflationist politicians would have their citizens believe fiat money is at worst a necessary evil and at best a monetary system free from the volatility of the business cycle. Yet, if one simply follows the history of American monetary policy, it’s obvious that fiat money is the result of diabolical political temptations.

December 14, 2024 Guest Commentaries

Why Prices Don’t Measure Value

In a perpetually inflationary economy, politicians and policymakers love to spread fallacies related to market prices. Whether they’re blaming business for inflation or downplaying the costs of tariffs, they frequently rely on the false premise that prices are somehow “measurements of value.” The following article was originally published by the Mises Institute. The opinions expressed […]

December 6, 2024 Guest Commentaries

The Illusion of Government Efficiency

President-elect Trump’s proposed “Department of Government Efficiency” continues to both enrage big government leftists and excite conservatives and libertarians. While there is certainly great merit in shrinking the size and scope of the state, it’s worth remembering that government– by its very nature– cannot be “efficient.” The following article was originally published by the Mises […]

October 22, 2024 Guest Commentaries

Kamala Harris’s Price Controls Could Trigger Food Shortages and Economic Disruption

Despite the left constantly touting the virtues of “science,” democrats like Kamala Harris frequently deny sound economic theory. Her penchant for ignoring economic law is especially frightening when it comes to the theories of prices and price controls, which are recently under attack thanks to the Fed’s inflationary policy. The following article was originally published by the Mises Institute. The […]

November 10, 2023 Original Analysis

Playing Into Putin’s Hands – Again

The Great Game of Geopolitics faces a new challenge. The new hotspot is Israel and the Muslim Middle East. Ukraine is all but over, and the US is likely to abandon her to her fate — like Afghanistan. We shall have to see how both will play out. Meanwhile, energy prices are set to keep […]

March 8, 2019 It's Your Dime

Not Smart Enough to Know They’re Not Smart Enough: ShiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 03.08.19

Central bankers and politicians think they can run the economy. They can’t. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap, host Mike Maharrey digs into some fundamental economic theories that explain why these central planners will always fail, no matter how noble their intentions.