Mises Wire

The vast regime of torture created by the Bush administration after the 9/11 attacks continues to haunt America.

We have been hearing from central banks that we were living in a synchronized growth territory. Well, it wasn’t the case.

The last thing the left wants is for people to understand that poor nations only become rich nations with free markets and small government.

Some inequality arises naturally from freedom of choice. Some comes from government meddling. One is good and the other is bad. …

Unlike a moralistic schoolmarm or a government, markets do not punish or tax anyone. They merely reflect the choices we make and the values we hold.

High-deductible or "catastrophic" health plans offer real protection from health disasters. But most government-approved forms of health "insurance" are really just welfare programs in disguise.

Even if we can observe amazing amounts of economic progress in the face of rising government intervention, in a relatively free economy, this can always be attributed to the resilience of the market system, and the power of human innovation and productivity.

Lawmakers once tried to legislate the value of Pi.

Many urban police departments fail to make arrests in even half of the murder cases in their jurisdictions. Imagine if a private sector policing firm had a similar rate of failure.

The tremendous machine of “progressive” propaganda and indoctrination has well succeeded in enforcing its taboos.