Mises Wire

Yes, democracies give leaders strong incentives to adopt popular policies. But if you study public opinion, you’ll discover that neither libertarian nor wealth-creating policies are very popular.

Ronaldo and Messi have heroically taken elaborate steps to keep money they’ve earned away from the government of Spain. 

Looking more like an old-school authoritarian regime, the US government now has the power to revoke your passport if you owe taxes. 

It's important to recognize racially-motivated laws often have negative consequences for all members of society.

People engaging in motivated ignorance “neither know — nor want to know — what the opposition has to say.”

The US military has long acted as a jobs program, for both citizens and non-citizens alike. It's time to cut it all back. 

From gun control, to war, and to the New Deal: Charles Krauthammer took the pro-government, interventionist line. 

Profit-oriented business organizations that demand political conformity in the workplace are mimicking government agencies, and we must turn to Mises's book Bureaucracy for guidance.

A handful of judges in Washington, DC, do nothing to protect our freedoms. In fact, they are a grave threat to freedom.

The salaries of pro athletes has little to do with athleticism and everything to do with the entertainment the public receives from them.