Mises Daily

The political and ideological forces that gave rise to Bolshevism at the turn of the century are similarly inspiring the movement that looted and burned last month in Genoa.

Vigilance about co-opted semantics is vital because language mediates thoughts, actions, and hence public debate and policy.

Regulators and their political backers believe that only government can protect people from the risks of everyday life. Adam Young explains.

Only real savings and labor, not pieces of paper called money, can create new capital goods. Gene Callahan explains.

Does the Fed play politics? As Gregory Bresiger recalls, it's been a part of the game for a very long time.

Death duties loot the productive, destroy capital, and bring about a damaging social upheaval. Hans Sennholz explains.
 

Doctors and patients fed up with the current medical system are negotiating something entirely new, and the AMA is very unhappy. 

By subsidizing sports facilities, governments are taxing average people and boosting the incomes of some very wealthy individuals. What justification exists for this practice?

The lands were public and the firefighters government employees. These two facts have much to do with why they died. Walter Block explains. 

A private rental-car company tries to protect its assets by enforcing speed limits. The state seriously objects.