This month, the United States once again celebrated her independence on the Fourth of July. After a year of lockdowns, masks, and now even mandatory vaccinations in workplaces and universities, the idea that the USA is a beacon of freedom to the rest of the globe seems far-fetched. This attitude was reiterated in the new Toby Keith song “ Happy
Keynesian economics has witnessed a remarkable resurgence since the crisis of 2008. The inability of mainstream economics to predict or explain the crisis led many economists to become skeptical of its core macroeconomic tenets. Several have turned the clock back to the ideas of Keynes to make sense of the housing bubble and the ensuing recession.
During Mises University this week, we will be sharing short interviews with some of this year’s students. Felicia Cowley is a first time Mises Research Fellow and a PhD candidate at George Mason University. She received her bachelors degree in economics at Troy University, where her professors included Mises Institute Associated Scholars G.P.
After years of abuse, the term “sexism” has become subjective to the point where it can be misconstrued in a variety of ways. In some cases, we’ve been told that sexism is being made worse by markets as producers of goods and services make sexist products or charge women more for products than they charge men for the same products. Common
Listen to the Audio Mises Wire version of this article. The unfortunate backlash of government and institutional policies regarding covid-19 have affected countless individuals in the United States since the pandemic began. Suicide, drug abuse, and prescriptions of depression medication are on the rise, hinting at the turmoil many Americans
Este mes, Estados Unidos volvió a celebrar su independencia el 4 de julio. Después de un año de encierros, mascaradas y ahora incluso de vacunación obligatoria en los centros de trabajo y las universidades, la idea de que EEUU es un faro de libertad para el resto del mundo parece descabellada. Esta actitud se reitera en la nueva canción de Toby
Durante esta semana en la Universidad Mises, compartiremos entrevistas cortas con algunos de los estudiantes de este año. Felicia Cowley es la primera becaria de Investigación Mises y candidata a Doctorado en la Universidad George Mason. Recibió su Licenciatura en Economía en la Universidad de Troy, donde sus profesores G.P. Manish y Malavika
Después de años de abuso, el término “sexismo” se ha convertido en subjetivo hasta el punto de que puede malinterpretarse de diversas maneras. En algunos casos, se nos ha dicho que el sexismo está empeorando por los mercados, ya que los productores de bienes y servicios fabrican productos sexistas o cobran más a las mujeres que a los hombres por
La desafortunada reacción de las políticas gubernamentales e institucionales en relación con el covid-19 ha afectado a innumerables personas en los Estados Unidos desde que comenzó la pandemia. El suicidio, el abuso de drogas y las recetas de medicamentos para la depresión están en aumento, lo que indica la confusión que muchos estadounidenses
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