Mises Daily

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.  
 

The affluence of free markets makes it possible to pursue goals few of us would have the means to pursue otherwise.
 

To blame every income discrepancy on discrimination leads to very odd conclusions.

The European Central Bank is deeply concerned about deflation. And deflation paranoia is a convenient way to justify propping up southern Europe.

Thomas Piketty has written a popular economics book and serves up the same short-sighted, destructive policies.

There’s austerity in France, but it’s only austerity for the people while the state feasts on ever-increasing taxes.

Recent research has shown that the United States government functions to benefit wealthy interests while ignoring the average citizen.