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What do we mean by “states‘ rights”? Mises scholar, Wanjiru Njoya, takes us through the discussion to show us how different people have tried to define and explain that term.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/understanding-doctrine-states-rights
Austrian economics veers sharply from the economic mainstream over the use of mathematics and quantitative measures. Instead, Austrians build upon irrefutable premises based upon human action.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/questionable-role-quantitative-methods-economics
Some in Congress are floating the idea of selling government land -- especially in the West -- as a way to pay down federal debt and free more land for housing. While this might seem like a free market "solution," we should remember that the government is a rapacious monopoly.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/selling-public-lands
While it is tempting to see the economic success of Singapore and Hong Kong as similar, there really are stark differences between them. Hong Kong has developed through laissiez-faire and entrepreneurship while Singapore is much more state directed.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/economic-success-singapore-and-hong-kong
Why did North and South go to war with each other in 1861? The standard narrative is that slavery caused the war while more thoughtful people realize that the causes are much more complex than the simple "slavery existed" narrative.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/understanding-causes-lincolns-war