Category Archive: 6b.) Mises.org

The Texas Floods and Political Opportunism

As the Texas floodwaters receded, politicians like Chuck Schumer twisted facts about the tragedy to score a political win. Examining what went wrong to prevent such tragedies from happening again is the right thing to do. But that involves looking at the actual facts.

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What Trump Should Tell Netanyahu

If President Trump really wanted to help Israel he would inform Netanyahu this week that not another US dollar would be sent to prop up his government.

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The Bid-Ask Spread in Housing and “Pulte’s Law”

As the latest housing bubble pops, home sellers are asking for unreal prices for their homes, while buyers are waiting for the prices to fall. Bill Pulte, Trump's Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is demanding the Fed force down interest rates to restart the unsustainable boom.

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The Bid-Ask Spread in Housing and “Pulte’s Law”

As the latest housing bubble pops, home sellers are asking for unreal prices for their homes, while buyers are waiting for the prices to fall. Bill Pulte—Trump‘s Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency—is demanding the Fed force down interest rates to restart the unsustainable boom.

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IRAN: Everything You Need To Know But Were Too Afraid of the Israel Lobby To Ask



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The Fallacy of “Measuring” Inflation

While we often speak of measurements of inflation (such as "inflation went up by three percent"), in reality, one cannot accurately measure it, given official measurements consist of arbitrary weighted averages. It is better to see inflation as qualitative, not quantitative.

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The Fallacy of “Measuring” Inflation

While we often speak of measurements of inflation (such as “inflation went up by three percent”), in reality, one cannot accurately measure it, given official measurements consist of arbitrary weighted averages. It is better to see inflation as qualitative, not quantitative.

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The Federal Debt Just Jumped $366 Billion in a Single Day

The enormous surge in the national debt comes as Congress and President Trump approved the latest omnibus spending bill, which included an increase to the debt limit of $5 trillion. (That‘s the largest increase to the debt limit ever.)

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The Fed says it might have to go back to 0% Interest Rates

" a return to near-zero rates 'remains significant over the medium to long term…due to recent elevated uncertainty.'" In Fedspeak, "uncertainty" means "bad economy."

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Dr. Steve Hanke, Leading Authority on Hyperinflation, Named Mises Institute Senior Distinguished Scholar

The Mises Institute is proud to announce that Dr. Steve Hanke has accepted a new position as Senior Distinguished Fellow at the Mises Institute.

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The Texas Floods and Political Opportunism

As the Texas floodwaters receded, politicians like Chuck Schumer twisted facts about the tragedy to score a political win. Examining what went wrong to prevent such tragedies from happening again is the right thing to do. But that involves looking at the actual facts.

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The Mythology of Methodological Collectivism

A central belief of collectivists is that people think collectively, too. Whether one is a member of a class, religious group, or ethnic group, collectivism holds that each group has distinct interests that determine how individuals in the group think. Mises would have disagreed.

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The Mythology of Methodological Collectivism

A central belief of collectivists is that people think collectively, too. Whether one is a member of a class, religious group, or ethnic group, collectivism holds that each group has distinct interests that determine how individuals in the group think. Mises would have disagreed.

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Mortgage Delinquency Rates Grew Faster Than Any Other Debt Type In May

As prices surge, loan amounts get bigger. "Larger mortgage balances have put pressure on homeowners and likely caused an increase in delinquencies."

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What Trump Should Tell Netanyahu



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The Homeownership Rate Is Lower Now than it Was 45 Years Ago

Now is the time to admit that easy-money policy and corporate bailouts—imposed in the name of increasing homeownership—has only made housing more unaffordable.

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The Homeownership Rate Is Lower Now than it Was 45 Years Ago

Now is the time to admit that easy-money policy and corporate bailouts—imposed in the name of increasing homeownership—has only made housing more unaffordable.

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Riots Are a Symptom of the Statist Disease

President Trump cracked down on the latest version of the LA riots by calling in the National Guard. However, much of the violence that accompanied those riots came courtesy of government actors.

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Riots Are a Symptom of the Statist Disease

President Trump cracked down on the latest version of the LA riots by calling in the National Guard. However, much of the violence that accompanied those riots came courtesy of government actors.

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Trump minion Peter Navarro says Fed Chair Powell is the worst ever

Trump, et al want more inflation and want Powell to be the new Arthur Burns. Burns is arguably the actual worst Fed chair ever.

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