Why western progressives, academics, elites, and media won't let go of their socialist project

May 26, 2018

How Identity Politics Is Changing Universities by William L. Anderson Even the hard sciences are now expected to adjust reality itself to suit the demands of politicized university departments. Dr. Yuri Maltsev on Socialism's Resurgence with Jeff Deist, Yuri N. Maltsev Jeff Deist and Yuri Maltsev discuss why western progressives, academics, elites, and media won't let go of their socialist project. Saving — not Spending — Is the Engine of Economic Growth by Frank Shostak To build wealth, we must first build capital and greater productivity. And that depends on savings. The Money We Need by Jeff Deist Recorded in San Francisco, California, on 19 May 2018. This Week's Power & Market Posts:  Offending NFL Fans Isn't Just Bad for Owners, but Players Too by Tho Bishop Daniel Lacalle on Trump's Deal with China Who Killed the 10th Amendment? by Ilana Mercer This Week's Mises Wire Articles: Elon Musk, Crony Capitalist by Lee Enochs Socialism Is No Longer a Dirty Word by Mark Thornton Conceived in Disgrace: The 350th Anniversary of the Creation of the Bank of Sweden by Per Bylund, Joakim Book, and Klaus Bernpaintner The Elite under Capitalism by Ludwig von Mises China Must Walk a Fine Line Between Nationalism and Global Trade by Katy Puiman Chan Using Blockchain to Fix Money and Capital Markets by Caitlin Long Is There a Difference Between Economic Power and Political Power? by Per Bylund Historical Controversies: The Bombardment of Fort Sumter by Chris Calton Böhm-Bawerk vs. the Neoclassical School by Jesús Huerta de Soto Drug Companies Want to Use the State to Shut Down the Competition by Hunter Lewis Are China and the Yuan the Future of Venezuela? by Tho Bishop Anderson, Hazlitt, and the Quantity Theory of Money by Jude Blanchette Who is Carl Menger? by Jeff Deist The Racist History of Gun Control by Tho Bishop How the Feds Use Transportation Funds to Spy on You by Mike Maharrey An Anti-Inflation Program by Henry Hazlitt Problems With the Market Monetarist Approach to "Explaining" the Economy by Robert P. Murphy Trump's Big Defense-Spending Plans Aren't Enough for this Beltway Think Tank by Ryan McMaken America Doesn’t Need a 5-Year Plan by Jeffrey Harding Ryan McMaken on The Ingraham Angle