Audio Mises Daily

Only individuals can determine what is efficient for themselves, writes Gary Galles. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Robert Hale.

It is worth remembering that much of the tourist economy in the West is a subsidized invention of the federal government, writes Ryan McMaken. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Keith Hocker.

Real reform of the Fed begins with setting interest rates free, the abolition of deposit insurance, and ending the Fed’s position as lender of last resort, writes Brendan Brown. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Robert Hale.

Right-to-work laws substitute one government mandate for another, writes Logan Albright. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Robert Hale.

Keynesians are fond of overstating both the magnitude of the trade deficit and its alleged negative effects, writes Joseph Salerno. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Keith Hocker.

It is not a coincidence that an increasing percentage of child migrants to the US border are from areas devastated by the American drug war, writes Mark Thornton. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Keith Hocker.

Stiglitz wants to revitalize industrial policy through greater government intervention to favor certain technologies over others, writes Stewart Dompe and Adam C. Smith. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Robert Hale.

Say’s insights continue to challenge interventionist economists to this day. Everl Schoorl’s new biography sheds new light on Say’s life and works, writes Carmen Dorobat. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Keith Hocker.

Rothbard explores Bruno Leoni’s call for a return to the ancient traditions and principles of "judge-made law" as a method of limiting the state and insuring liberty. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Allan Davis.

The true benefits of the Louisiana and Alaska Purchases are less clear than their value to pro-government propaganda, writes David Howden and Daniel Atienza. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Keith Hocker.

In examining newspaper editorials of the nineteenth century and Jefferson's own views of secession, Thomas DiLorenzo explores the once-widespread belief, both North and South, that the American states were part of a voluntary union. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Allan Davis.

Many Austrians saw the bust coming, and thanks to Austrian economics, we also better understand the details of how booms and busts work, writes Hal Snarr. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Allan Davis.

Industrious low-income people often must turn to doing business in the black market to avoid the burdensome costs of government regulations, writes Peter St. Onge. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Allan Davis.

Shinzo Abe’s so-called “three arrows” of monetary stimulus, fiscal stimulus, and structural reform, have crippled the Japanese economy, writes Andy Sirkis. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Keith Hocker.

In a free-market economy, firms threatened with competition often respond by searching for ways to increase efficiencies, attempting to lower costs and improving on economies of scale and scope. Meanwhile, protectionists and labor unions seek to avoid having to become more efficient by simply outlawing competition, writes Christopher Westley. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Clay Barnett.