Mises Wire

Austrian-school economics is value-free and is not necessarily in favor of laissez-faire. But the Austrian view of markets and market power tends to push one in the laissez-faire direction.

The shift toward empire has brought about the destruction of American liberty and privacy here at home. That’s what the surveillance, torture, and indefinite detentions of American citizens are all about — to supposedly protect us from the dangers produced by U.S. intervention abroad.

Thanks to a loosening of rent controls in Toronto, finding a place to live will become easier for a lot of people. 

Economic growth comes from the accumulation of real wealth — which is necessary to produce more goods and services.

Politicians, who claim that a week in politics is the long term, fail to see any problem.

What makes a good a good is not the physical thing itself, but the value we find in it because it is serviceable toward some valued end.

The net effects of the regime's economic planning is wealth destruction and perpetuation of chronic, widespread poverty. South Africa’s per capita GDP, at around $6,000 in 2019, has not increased in inflation-adjusted terms in a quarter-century.

From the beginning, the “97% consensus” claim about climate change has been dubious, with supporters claiming that it represented much more than it really did.

A return to a system of 100% bank reserves is anything but radical. It would be quite conservative, prudent, and sensible.

Although Argentinians mean well, they cannot seem to break free of an endless loop of crises causes by expansions of the welfare state and deficit spending.