Mises Wire

Contrary to a common—and incorrect—critique of Rothbard, he was not a fanciful purist who refused to support any political movement that failed to be perfectly libertarian in every way. 

While Ludwig von Mises and Murray Rothbard are better known in circles of Austrian economics, Israel Kirzner also made many contributions in the area of entrepreneurship. 

Let's look at the nature and the different causes of the interest rate, from the point of view of economics, and with a concise moral analysis of incomes from money loans.

Most readers are familiar with the 1964 Civil Rights Act. They are less familiar with the 1957 Civil Rights Act.

Many economists believe that expanding the money supply helps create and facilitate economic growth. That is not the case.

In celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we remember names like Jefferson and Washington. Unfortunately, the man probably most responsible for push this nation to independence, Thomas Paine, is mostly forgotten.

The US “celebrates” its 250th birthday today, but not everyone is celebrating. We bring back a classic from 10 years ago that is even more relevant today.

In the deepest sense, the American Revolution was a conscious majority revolution on behalf of libertarianism and against power.

Lying seems to come naturally to political elites. Dr. Mark Thornton examines John J. Mearsheimer’s book, Why Leaders Lie: The Truth about Lying in International Politics to find out why elites lie so much.

In this week's Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon reviews Harvey Mansfield's The Rise and Fall of Rational Control and finds that the author could benefit from some rational thinking himself.