Mises Wire

When new and burgeoning markets find themselves operating in unregulated territories, it does not take long for the state to intervene.

As another step toward greater use of negative interest rates, the abolition of cash will only lead to the destruction of wealth.

Compared to Europe and Asia, the "frontier states" of the Americas really are something different.

While not Austrian, the body of work by Hart and Holmström is worth careful study and has interesting implications for Austrians.

Some health-industry interest groups think you have too much freedom when it comes to contact lenses.

May more politicians in Washington face the sound of cheers at the suggestion they be held legally culpable for their actions.

The FOMC has consistently overestimated future Fed Funds Rate hikes.

It turns out that the Japanese people do not have the Apoplithorismosphobia that their government officials have.

The cronyist American Medical Association has forced doctors to choose between protecting "the profession" and protecting their patients.

The claims about a "moneyless" utopian village in India turn out to be false. No one with an understanding of economics should be surprised.