Desperate Republicans are jumping Trump’s war ship of doom

09/24/2026 Notes in the Margin

“When inveterate war hawk Mike Rogers suddenly declares, ‘The war in Iran needs to end—and end quickly,’ you know he’s losing—and losing badly”...

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What Democratic Socialists Don’t Want You to Know About Monopoly

09/24/2026 Mises Wire Rudolph Kohn

For all the claims made by socialists that capitalism produces monopolies, socialists argue for one big monopoly to control everything: the state.

Inflation: Africa’s Tax Without a Tax Bill

09/24/2026 Power & Market Oluwaseun Adeoye Oyebamiji

The chalkboard is the test. When Nigerian traders start painting their prices again, the reform will have worked, and no statistical release will be needed to confirm it.

California’s New Tire Rule will Result in Higher Costs and More Highway Deaths

09/24/2026 Mises Wire William L. Anderson

The California Energy Commission is mandating that starting in 2029, California drivers must purchase environmentally approved tires that are less safe than current tires. The results are predictable: higher costs for drivers and more fatal accidents.

Covid Was a Praxeological Test. Too Many Libertarians Failed.

09/23/2026 Mises Wire Lucas Peters

No, covid was not the exception to the rule that liberty comes first. Just because the CDC insisted we give up our freedom for what turned out to be a false security did not justify the government’s heavy-handed approach, something that libertarians should have understood all along.

What the Dow/Gold Ratio Shows That the CPI Hides

09/23/2026 Mises Wire Vasilii Sapozhnikov

While the government tells us that inflation is down because the CPI says so, there is another metric that tells a different story: measurement by gold prices.

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