Even if Powell is sincere in this stated desire to slay inflation with more rate hikes, recent bank failures will put the Fed under enormous pressure to end its rate hikes and to once again embrace easy money to save the banks and Wall Street.  Original Article: "Looming Bank Failures Point to More Price Inflation as Real Wages Fall Again" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Collusion was a way of life with state-chartered enterprises. Little has changed, as firms with political connections still gain profits from their collusion with the state. Original Article: "The Theory and Practice of Conspiracy" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Welcome to Whose Economy Is It, Anyway?, where the rules are made up and the dollars don’t matter. Or at least that seems to be the view of the Yellen regime. Original Article: "A Bank Crisis Was Predictable. Was the Fed Lying or Blind?" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

The Fed is launching a new billionaire bailout designed to keep banks afloat, and the FDIC is promising to back potentially trillions in deposits. The taxpayer will ultimately be on the hook.  Original Article: "Yes, the Latest Bank Bailout Is Really a Bailout, and You Are Paying for It." This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

If we have learned anything from hundreds of years of government oppression and atrocities, one thing is certain: government isn't our friend. Original Article: "Government Is as Government Does" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Keynesians and fellow travelers hold the Phillips curve to be sacrosanct. But because the Phillips curve cannot establish causality, it is useless as economic theory. Original Article: "The Phillips Curve Is an Economic Fable" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

The incredible growth and success of SVB could not have happened without negative rates, ultra-loose monetary policy, and the tech bubble that burst in 2022. Original Article: "How Easy Money Killed Silicon Valley Bank" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

The current job market strength partly reflects the ongoing monetary overhang from years of breakneck growth in money-supply inflation. The $6 trillion in money that was newly created since 2020 is still very much a factor. Original Article: "The Fed's Huge Monetary Overhang Keeps Job Totals Up as Real Wages Fall" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Teaching high schoolers economics means teaching Austrian principles. Original Article: "The Balfour Declaration" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Because of inflation and a lack of a savings ethic, Americans are less prepared for retirement than ever. The numbers are discouraging. Original Article: "Ready for Retirement? Fewer and Fewer Americans Are Saving for That Time" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Those adhering to Austrian Economic thinking see the beauty in concepts coming together and providing a way to truthfully assess human action. Original Article: "Yearning for Beauty in the Truth of Economic Thinking" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Never before have we seen an entire generation of young Americans being censored—and self-censoring—for making innocuous statements. This does not end well. Original Article: "The Censored Generation" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

It's popular for politicians to claim they will never cut Social Security. But doing nothing now about the program means imposing an even larger hit on seniors in the future.  Original Article: "Why Biden's Spending Is Unsustainable" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

With negative growth now dipping below –5 percent, money-supply contraction is approaching the biggest declines we've seen in the past thirty-five years. Original Article: "Money Supply Growth Went Negative for the Third Month in a Row, and Is Near a Thirty-Five-Year Low" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

All of Al Gore's children went to Harvard. Are we really to believe that this is because the Gore kids had the most "merit"? The only real  meritocracy is in the marketplace.  Original Article: "The "Meritocracy" Was Created by and for the Progressive Ruling Class" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Resources are scarce even when money is not. Original Article: "A Permanent Wartime Economy" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Two "distinguished" healthcare analysts have examined the medical system in the USA and conclude that the REAL problem is . . . large hospitals. Dale Steinreich applies economic analysis to their claims. Original Article: "Are Large Hospitals the Problem with US Healthcare?" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Get beyond the PhDs running the Federal Reserve or the way people treat the Fed with deference. In the end, it is nothing but a legal counterfeiting ring. Original Article: "We Are All Counterfeiters Now" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

President Biden's executive order to "strengthen equity" in the federal government is doomed to fail. It will create a lot of havoc in the meantime. Original Article: "Biden's Executive Order on Equity: It Will Create Greater Inequality" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

There is no denying the awful history of slavery in the Western Hemisphere. However, to better understand its legacy, we must rely on truth, not myths. Original Article: "Slavery in the Americas: Separating Fact from Fiction" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.