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Wednesday, November 26, 2025

You know the economy is looking bad when the media pushes articles saying saving money is bad for the economy. It happened in 2001 and again in 2008. Now that tradition continues at CNBC. Today at mises.org, we explain why the media harangues are all wrong.

A great alternative to the errors of modern economists is always the great Frédéric Bastiat, and Ulrich Fromy shows today how Bastiat understood the key value of people we now call “middlemen.”

Ryan McMaken, Editor-in-Chief

We’re Approaching the “Blame the Consumer” Stage of the Boom-Bust Cycle

Ryan McMaken

In a recession or a crisis, the right approach for individuals is to save. So too for the national economy. Saving does not cause the economy to fall into recession any more than more spending can save it from recession.

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No, You’re Not Hurting the Economy by Saving Money

The regime wants you spending all your money all the time.

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Giving Thanks to Society’s Economic Benefactors

Thanks to the entrepreneurs, savers, and innovators.

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Intellectual Property Laws Violate the (Free) Market

No one can legitimately create a monopoly on ideas.

The Vacancy Tax

A vacancy tax charges property owners for leaving properties unoccupied for a set time.

Thanksgiving: Celebrating the Birth of American Free Enterprise

Colonial reminders that communism fails.

The Tyranny of
Phony Civil Rights

Dr. Wanjiru Njoya offers a case for liberty rooted in reality.

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