Mises Wire

States seek to perpetuate themselves by seizing more control of capital and human beings. Size makes this easier. And every regime would become a mega-state like China or the US if it could.

Allowing the market to operate with minimal government intervention has helped Chile become one of the freest and wealthiest countries in South America, especially when compared to its direct neighbors.

Government statistics on worker productivity combine many errors of aggregation such as "average prices" and the total purchasing power of money. So it's unlikely that productivity numbers tell us much that's useful.

The term "socialism" properly refers to government ownership of industry and service providers. In this respect, Bernie Sanders has a long record of proving he's a true socialist.

Social Security has been a money-losing mess for decades, and it's a major drain on private sector saving and investment.

Antisecessionists insist that radical decentralization means more "nationalism" and protectionism. In practice, the exact opposite is more likely.

From orthodox Marxism to anarcho-syndicalism, here's a brief guide to the many flavors of socialism.

When the government created public police forces one hundred years ago, they often relied on torture to extract confessions. But now they have new methods: threatening to pile on new charges until the defendant takes a plea agreement.

Margit von Mises wanted her husband to be remembered for his humanity as much as his wisdom.

Many people are familiar with Eugen von Bőhm-Bawerk's damning critique of Marx, but Philip Wicksteed also took the time to show where Marx had gone wrong and struck his surplus theory of value a fatal blow.