[This article originally appeared in Liberty Watch magazine .] CNBC, the financial network, often lives up to what its critics call it — “Tout TV.” All of the guests seemingly are singing from the same hymnal: “buy and hold stocks,” “inflation is low,” “economic growth is strong,” “the Federal Reserve has everything under control,” blah, blah,
[This article originally appeared in Liberty Watch magazine .] Sitting in a room full of well-educated Americans, I was dumbfounded by the unanimous outrage toward Paris Hilton. They were actually cheering the fact that the judge was sending her back to jail, after the sheriff had sent her home because of her illness. Even Democratic
The temperature has been especially hot this year in Las Vegas. Day after day, by late afternoon thermometers hit 110 degrees or more. For those of us who have been here a while, we may be annoyed, but resign ourselves to dealing with the dry heat, and congratulate ourselves for not having to shovel snow in the winter. For the 200 people per day
Memorial Day weekend was the kickoff to the summer blockbuster movie season. Lines were long with parents and kiddies waiting to see a boozy pirate generously adorned with eyeliner, a comic-book hero in red tights, and a round-headed, round-bodied green cartoon character. But there was plenty of reason to stay home. America’s favorite movie hero
Last week was news worthy for two divergent organizations that lived large in 2004 but whose fortunes have dried up a scant three years later with the punk housing market. One of organizations will likely be but a footnote in boom history. The other will unfortunately live on. New Century Financial Corporation, the nation’s largest independent
With majorities in the house and senate, Democrats are virtually certain to raise the minimum wage in early 2007. They have been attempting the increase for years, but Republicans have stood in the way. No longer. The head Republican, President George W. Bush, announced at a news conference: “I support the proposed $2.10 increase in minimum wage
To read Wayne Allyn Root, one would think his is a household name. After all, according to his bio, Root “is a popular TV and radio host, entrepreneur extraordinaire, and one of America’s leading professional strategists and soothsayers.” But, if you haven’t heard Root’s name you will. He aspires to be a United States Senator. And when he runs,
What is the Mises Institute?
The Mises Institute is a non-profit organization that exists to promote teaching and research in the Austrian School of economics, individual freedom, honest history, and international peace, in the tradition of Ludwig von Mises and Murray N. Rothbard.
Non-political, non-partisan, and non-PC, we advocate a radical shift in the intellectual climate, away from statism and toward a private property order. We believe that our foundational ideas are of permanent value, and oppose all efforts at compromise, sellout, and amalgamation of these ideas with fashionable political, cultural, and social doctrines inimical to their spirit.