Mises Wire

In the name of "equity," the two most prestigious law schools in the country are changing the rules of admission and more.

We can be sure that the "natural elites" of which Hans Hoppe wrote are not among the Davos crowd. That group of "elites" has an agenda, and it is not liberty and free markets.

In the name of "fighting racism," a number of writers and pundits are making social relationships between people of different races and ethnic groups more contentious.

President Biden's call for more protectionism isn't aimed improving the US economy. Instead, it is about creating a war-footing autarky.

The answer lies not in doubling down on political unity, maintained through endless violence or threats of violence. Rather, the answer lies in peaceful separation. 

Thanks to copyright laws, the estate of Roald Dahl can not only rewrite his books, but can also essentially outlaw the old versions. Only books in the public domain are safe from this.

Secularists cheer the decline of religion in Western societies, but that loss comes at a huge cost: the decline of civilization itself.

Canadian political, academic, and media elites "worry" that democracy in that country may be under attack. Actually, democracy works all too well there.

Neo-Calvinist economic thought claims that prices and private property cause scarcity. However, they provide no methodology for their claims.

It is easy to dismiss Chinese advancements in electric vehicles as the result of government subsidies, but private entrepreneurship also is playing a major role.