Mises Wire

If taxes are used for "charitable" purposes, does that justify taxation?

How has Ron managed to be right so often? He is a brilliant expositor of basic Rothbardian principles about the free market and a noninterventionist foreign policy.

Most Americans are not aware of the conflict in Yemen or the US role in a war that continues to kill and maim the innocent. It's time to change that.

While artificial intelligence has its merits, it still cannot perform the job of the Misesian entrepreneur. That is a good thing.

We're still living with the consequences of the massive monetary inflation by Trump and Biden. Prices are stubbornly high, and falling real wages are driving Americans to say things are getting worse.

The Biden administration wants to bring back a New Deal relic aimed at putting the old A&P grocery stores out of business. The law is anticonsumer and antientrepreneur.

In the name of "economic development," San Antonio's government is seeking to seize a thriving business near the Alamo.

Rest in peace, "technolibertarianism." There was a time when many believed tech entrepreneurs would usher in a new era of freedom. Unfortunately, the new tech elites are technocratic collaborators with the regime.

In 1991, India's political leaders moved away from socialism, embracing markets and improving the economy. But Indian elites continue to push socialism to the detriment of the people.

Three years after the covid virus hit the world, we are just starting to take a hard look at the damage caused by the covid restrictions. The "experts" not only were wrong; they were scandalously wrong.