Mises Daily

Joseph Stromberg explains what it is, why it matters, and how a wholly justified public cynicism can bring it into question with stunning results.

Hal Varian's math text has been the bane of economics graduate students for many years. Now he is calling for higher oil taxes. 

Stealing elections is a sign and symbol of how little regard the left has for the rules the undergird a free society, says Thomas DiLorenzo

The dot-com shakeup reminds us that both profit and loss have social and economic merit and should be allowed to take their market-driven course, says Lew Rockwell.

Human action really is different from the physical sciences, says Gene Callahan. Collecting data and testing results doesn't tell you want you want to know.

From the interview: "The state and the market are incompatible institutions. One exists only to the detriment of the other. That is why there will always be a struggle between power and liberty, and may liberty be the victor in the end."

The country is permanently divided between two classes of voters, but Calhoun saw the way out, says Thomas DiLorenzo

The 2000 election may be a turning point in the unraveling of our overmighty rulers. In the meantime, it's good clean fun for those watching from the sidelines.

It's time to rethink presidential mythology, says William Anderson. 

The first presidents were appointed, not elected. Not until the rise of Andrew Jackson in the 1820s did popular voting have a role in the selection of presidents.