John kindly pointed out that the scumbags (technical term) at this high quality (sarcasm) 'news' aggregation site stole my post from last week with no attribution. Funnily enough when I just went to the site to find the url, the lead story is John's post
The Federal Trade Commission seeks an anti-trust judgment against Microsoft for its move to acquire Activision. Like all other anti-trust action, this one has no economic merits. Original Article: "Again the Government Is Taking Antitrust Action against Microsoft. Again This Is Wrong." This Audio Mises Wire is generously
In 2022, central banks will have purchased the largest amount of gold in recent history. According to the World Gold Council, central bank purchases of gold have reached a level not seen since 1967. The world’s central banks bought 673 metric tons in one month,
From CNN (How the blare of a crypto mine woke up this Blue Ridge Mountain town): When Judy Stines first heard about cryptocurrency, “I always thought it was smoke and mirrors,” she said. “But if that’s what you want to invest in, you do you.” But then she
Economic factors are only some of the reasons why men are leaving the workforce. The decline of marriage has also lowered the supply of workers by lessening incentives for workers. Original Article: "Why Are So Many Men Leaving the Workforce?" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by
Retraction Watch: Influential paper linking recessions and left-wing voting patterns retracted) A highly cited economics paper that suggested people raised during recessions were more likely to vote for left-leaning political parties has been retracted, apparently due to a coding error that rendered the results invalid. The retraction
The spectacular success of Chinese entrepreneurs in multiple regions across the globe has produced a litany of studies. Surprisingly, Chinese immigrants have done remarkably well despite enduring economic constraints and discrimination in foreign countries. Throughout the world, the Chinese are legendary for their prominence in
The migration data from 2020 to 2022 backs up the idea that a great many people are moving from restrictionist covid states to states where the public health technocrats have less power. Original Article: "Since Covid Lockdowns, New York Lost More of Its Population than Any Other State" This