Mises Daily

Supreme Court justices are politicians, who behave in the manner Public Choice theory tells us they should. They seek to preserve and expand their own power.
 

One of Carl Menger’s contributions was his primacy of the consumer in determining value and price, not only in the marketplace but in all economic activity.

Enemies of laissez faire wish to saddle it with much unsavory baggage.

Stephen Halbrook’s new book on gun control in Nazi Germany details the step-by-step process of disarming the German population.

In socialist countries of old, it was easy to find cookies and candies in state-owned stores while fresh meat and bread was rare.

Some e-cig companies think new FDA regs are great. Smaller or less-established firms, however, may be less enthusiastic.
 

Gary Becker passed away on May 4, 2014 at age 83.

The “thin” libertarian simply believes in the nonaggression principle.

The real sovereign is the small ruling class that makes the final decisions in the state of emergency.
 

Thomas Piketty’s theoretical case is weak, but his supporters say, “look at all this data. The data, however, is often iffy at best and outlandish at worst.