For the past fifty years, Nigeria’s government has required young people to “serve” for a year under the National Youth Service Corp. This more resembles slavery than service.Narrated by Millian Quinteros.Mises Institute

While “colorblind equality” has a better ring to it than the DEI regime, nonetheless, the concept is unworkable and actually contributes to worsening racial outcomes.Narrated by Millian Quinteros.Mises Institute

In less than a century, Argentina went from being one of the world’s wealthiest nations to one that struggles with poverty and massive inflation. Human Action provides lasting wisdom to improve life in that country.Narrated by Millian Quinteros.Mises Institute

California’s draconian fast-food minimum wage law is bad enough, but it turns out a company can avoid the trouble if it has ties to the governor.Narrated by Millian Quinteros.Mises Institute

There has been much hysteria over the rise of artificial intelligence, much of it overblown and downright silly. No, AI is not about to impose tyranny on helpless humanity. Like all other technology, AI is a tool that can be used for good or ill.Narrated by Millian Quinteros.Mises Institute

Recent Iranian missile strikes on Israel in response to its earlier attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria have escalated the prospects of all-out war in the Middle East. There is an alternative to expanding the war: de-escalation.Narrated by Millian Quinteros.Mises Institute

As Murray Rothbard noted, reason is a powerful tool to help us discern how to thrive in our world. Government, through propaganda and interference with education, seeks to stifle reason and replace it with obedience to the state.Narrated by Millian Quinteros.Mises Institute

As artificially low interest rates damage the economy, progressives in Congress demand more of the same. In the vernacular, they want the economy to “take the hair of the dog that bit them.” Of course, this only makes things worse in the long run—which is where we are today.Narrated by Millian Quinteros.…

Mark Thornton launches a new podcast called Unanimity: Where Thoughts Matter. Exploring basic concepts of the world and humanity, he hopes to unlock the mystery of widespread disagreeableness in society. Please subscribe to this monthly podcast at https://Mises.org/Unanimity.Unanimity will not replace the weekly Minor Issues podcast (https://Mises.…

In this week's episode, Mark takes another look at the Producer Price Index. As suggested in an episode from September 2023 (see https://Mises.org/MI_35), the PPI has indeed leveled off and is no longer "contributing" to the Federal Reserve's "Immaculate Disinflation." Mark points out that wholesale price increases are already in the long PPI "pipe…