Despite all of the supposed safeguards to prevent bank failures, banks still fail. Perhaps the so-called safeguards are causing much of the trouble. Original Article: “Why Do Banks Still Fail?” This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.  ...

College campuses have long been battlegrounds between due process for those accused of sexual misconduct (innocent until proven guilty) and legal privileges for alleged victims who many automatically believe (guilty until proven innocent). The front line is Title IX, the ...

Everyone will agree that the American tax system is a mess. Taxes are far too high, and the patchwork system is so complicated that even IRS officials don’t understand it. Hence the evident need for some sort of dramatic, even ...

Mark discusses something bigger than the Disney layoffs: the Wall Street Journal‘s April 25 frontpage article on investing in gold. It would seem that the recent rise of the price of gold is the result of tired, dumb, and disillusioned crypto currency ...

We are hearing calls both from right and left for an amicable national divorce. In truth, the states were never “hitched” in the first place, at least not by any plausible definition of marriage. Original Article: “Do We Need a “National ...

“The foundation of any and every civilization, including our own, is private ownership of the means of production. Whoever wishes to criticize modern civilization, therefore, begins with private property.” — Ludwig von Mises Every day, more and more Americans are awakening to ...

In this episode of StockCharts TV‘s The MEM Edge, Mary Ellen reviews the short-, intermediate-, and long term outlook for the S&P 500 after last week’s bullish late-week price action. She also examined the Dow’s out-performance this month and which stocks are ...

The markets began last week with a sharp pullback that pushed the broader Indices toward key support, with many individual stocks breaking below support. The drop occurred amid renewed banking fears after Tuesday, when San Francisco-based First Republic Bank (FRC) ...

The latest Canadian housing data showed a slight uptick in prices and a pause from 2022’s correction, and a new wave of dip buyers has already begun to call this a buying opportunity, as if valuations at ten times average ...

Although equality and “equity” are modern buzzwords, the only way to reach such a social nirvana is through violent means. Do we really want to go there? Original Article: “Equality Requires State Violence” This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by ...