Bob looks at the misconceptions and misuses of GDP accounting, explaining why this widely accepted metric often paints a misleading picture of economic health.Bob's 2009 Mises Article on Krugman: https://Mises.org/HAP482aHuman Action Podcast Episode 481 on Business Cycle Theory: https://Mises.org/HAP482bBob's Mises Article on GDP: https://Mises.org…

2024 was a rough year for the Washington establishment as its control over public discourse continued to collapse. While this is an excellent development, the year also previewed the adoption of a new, more fruitful establishment strategy: co-option.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/significance-2024-and-challenges-2025Be sure to …

The child-like obsession with buying stuff that American society is often criticized for around Christmas is a sought-after result of our government’s monetary policy.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/americas-problem-consumerism-governments-faultBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB…

In November, employed workers flatlined yet again as full-time work dropped for the tenth month in a row. Naturally, the Fed plans interest rate cuts.Narrated by Millian Quinteros.Por Mises Institute

A new study at UC Berkeley claims that California‘s new $20 minimum wage has had no adverse economic effects. If only that were true.Narrated by Millian Quinteros.Por Mises Institute

Even though the Pentagon has failed seven audits in a row, defense spending is now 60 percent higher (in real terms) than its old Cold War peak.Narrated by Millian Quinteros.Por Mises Institute

After spending 25 years as a columnist for the New York Times, Paul Krugman is finally retiring from that position—25 years too late, if one wishes to be honest.Narrated by Millian Quinteros.Por Mises Institute

Marx is often portrayed as motivated by love of the working class, but, starting from the time he was a university student, he displayed contempt and hatred for the masses he deemed beneath him.Narrated by Millian Quinteros.Por Mises Institute

The world is awash in debt bubbles, but politicians continue to spend, which requires even more central bank intervention—and more bubbles. Max Rangeley has edited The Age of Debt Bubbles, which details the dangers we face and how to stop the current madness.Narrated by Millian Quinteros.Por Mises Institute

Long before the term "Critical Race Theory" was coined, Ludwig von Mises already was critiquing what he called "racial polylogism," which claims that what passes for truth depends upon racial identity. While people might hold different perspectives, truth still is truth.Narrated by Millian Quinteros.…

The Mises Institute is giving away copies of Murray Rothbard's classic, What Has Government Done to Our Money? and it will change how one sees our nation's monetary history. Rothbard presents a clear case for sound money as a basis for civilization itself.Narrated by Millian Quinteros.Por Mises Institute