Mises Daily

Apparently, writes T. Norman Van Cott, low import prices and high import prices both pack a damaging economic punch, at least from the mercantilist point of view.

The economy is not depression proof, writes Lew Rockwell. If the government and the Federal Reserve are willing to work hard enough, they can kill off even the most robust economic expansion.

What inspires us about the life of Mises, writes Lew Rockwell, is not his victimhood but his triumph over evil.

The withholding tax, writes Laurence Vance, makes it possible for the government to silently steal the wealth from its citizens with little or no outrage about the loss.

Jesus was presented products acquired from international lands, imported to Bethlehem, writes Lew Rockwell. One can only imagine the scene had the social gospel autarkists been present. They might have demanded that the Wise Men have been socially conscious enough to Buy Bethlehem.

Perhaps we should be glad that Paul Krugman has finally mentioned the Austrian School, writes William Anderson.

The Journal of Libertarian Studies' illustrates the interdisciplinary character of the science of liberty.

As the history of the computer mouse shows, the problem is not a lack of technology. The problem is making it economically viable. Stephen Carson gives the example of the computer mouse.

We can still be good citizens, writes Lew Rockwell. This is far more important to the future of liberty than how we vote.

With the death of Pope John Paul II last week, writes Christopher Westley, many have compared his intellectual contributions to those of Ludwig von Mises.