Economy

Many people today consider the prospect of a socialist utopia to be very appealing. Even if they do not believe...

A customer shops for beef at a grocery store in Los Angeles, April 6, 2026.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesU.S. consumers...

QUESTION: Marty, I read on Zero Hedge that Trump was floating the idea of Venezuela becoming the 51st State. When...

Economists like to draw triangles. In trade, you can’t have high tariffs, no retaliation, and unchanged prices. In monetary policy,...

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 295.77 points or -0.47% to...

Trump’s Transportation Secretary distracts with an ill-timed reality show even as an AI company linked to the Trump family and...

While reading The Wealth of Shadows—Graham Moore’s excellent historical novel about pre-World War II global finance—I couldn’t help but feel...

What is the Mises Institute? The Mises Institute is a non-profit organization that exists to promote teaching and research in...

Yves here. This is a welcome debunking of the ideas that Israelis and Russians are besties, as opposed to Putin...

In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency and taken on May 2, 2026, the Gambia-flagged tanker vessel Bili...