In Memory of the Creator of the Washington Consensus

In Memory of the Creator of the Washington Consensus

Author: Mises Institute April 13, 2026 Duration: 8:42
John Williamson, who passed away five years ago, is known for creating what was called the “Washington Consensus,” which was an attempt to bring a liberal economic order to poor countries looking to transition from socialism to capitalism.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/memory-creator-washington-consensus

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Four-Letter Economic Words [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:09
Economics has its own four-letter words. Although they are not obscene, socialists and statists would find them so.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/four-letter-economic-words
Jesus and the Christian Socialist’s Problem of Evil [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:11
Those who invoke Jesus for socialism face a tension: if the power to end suffering creates a moral obligation, then the Jesus who healed many but not all appears, by that standard, either unwilling or unable.Original art…
Tax Freedom Day Underestimates How Long You Work for the Government [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:43
While Tax Freedom Day is mid-April, Rothbard’s measure of the government's fiscal burden reveals that Americans don’t truly start working for themselves until June 5, over seven weeks later.Original article: https://mise…
Taxation Is Robbery [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:52
It took centuries to end the idea that taxes kept the privileged class in comfort and financed their wars. But now we're told taxes = civilization.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-daily/taxation-robbery
Artificial Liquidity Brings Inflation Shocks [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:00
There is no shortfall of liquidity in financial markets. In fact, there is so much that inflation has become a way of life for market participants. This is not a good thing.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/…
Precious Metals Work [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 8:10
In this time of war and uncertainty, we should expect to see the prices of precious metals rise and fall and the only certainty will be uncertainty.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/precious-metals-work
The Danger of Allowing Good Intentions to Override the Constitution [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:13
All too often, judges allow sentiment to override the Constitution. While they might refer to a “living Constitution,” what they really mean is that they don’t permit the law to get in the way of their worldviews.Origina…
Ex Nihilo No More [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:28
Mises described the problem, Hayek proposed the direction, Kirzner explains why the market will not stop. And the market, as so many times before, has already found the first step.Original article: https://mises.org/mise…