Mises Daily : Mises Institute on Austrian Economics and Libertarianism

Regulating Banks the Austrian Way

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

By ending this legal privilege, we eliminate the ability for banks to grow to such inordinate sizes. By abiding by the same legal principles (or “regulations,” if you will) as any other deposit-taking firm, banks are not unduly advantaged. If banks shrink in size, the “too big to fail” doctrine is eliminated, or at least greatly reduced.

The History of Our Movement

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Raico describes their hilarious attempt to meet Mises, in the guise of door-to-door salesmen.

FDR: Sowing the Seeds of Chaos

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

FDR locked in a destructive worldwide régime of economic nationalism that eventually led to war.

Prohibition Caused the Greatness of Gatsby

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

The Great Gatsby is a testament to how the Jay Gatsbys of the world can reach the stars with the help of government prohibition.

Stable Prices, Unstable Markets

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Fed policy makers are telling us that they have to stabilize the price level in order to allow the efficient functioning of the market: a contradiction in terms.