Mises Wire

"Private" prisons are really just taxpayer-funded, monopolistic agents for the state. There is nothing free market about them.

Even in the face of a century of collectivist horrors, Republicans still can not win the essential "us vs. them" game.

Utah has declared any gold and silver coins issued by the US government as legal tender in the state — and free from any taxation.

If there were Heinz-brand heroin, Philip Seymour Hoffman would still be alive.

Tom Woods and I spoke about the FBI and its origins, and why law enforcement is made more dangerous by the state's drive to manage our lives.

The larger government becomes, the more important it is to have it on your side.

Americans enjoy one of the world's highest incomes levels. But their fondness for spending means they have have relatively low levels of wealth.

A lack of understanding about prices and consumers has led to far bigger problems in macroeconomics and public policy.

This nation, conceived in liberty, has been kidnapped by the fascist state.

When donors give big bucks to the Clinton Foundation, they may just be paying the price of doing business in a highly regulated economy.