Mises Wire

Vincent Cook

Part of Hitler’s plan for Germany was to clear lands to the East with ethnic cleansing so Germans could have their infamous lebensraum. Yet, Ludwig von Mises in his Omnipotent Government also understood that Hitler’s plan for autarky also played a major policy role.

Wanjiru Njoya

When we speak of “justice,” how does one define it? More importantly, what is the authority by which justice is defined? Murray Rothbard believed that law and justice were derived from natural law, not the edicts of the state.

Ryan McMaken

“Hate speech” does not exist. At all. That’s a concept the Left invented to justify state-enforced censorship of speech the Left doesn't like.

David Gordon

Dr. Gordon dissects Kenneth R. Minogue’s The Liberal Mind. While Minogue has some interesting arguments, his view of rights conflicts with the views of Murray Rothbard.

Henry Lever

Thanks to massive economic intervention by South Africa’s government, both crime and poverty are soaring as the society slowly implodes. Police protection is almost nonexistent, so many South Africans are turning toward private security as an alternative.

Joshua Mawhorter

While the American people may have been ignorant of the foreign policy history of the 1990s to their detriment, and politicians—whether sincere or not—expressed bewilderment, many understood the direct link between foreign policy interventionism and terrorist attacks.

Ryan McMaken

What really concerns the Fed is ensuring rising asset prices for Wall Street while pushing cheap credit to finance federal deficits.

David Brady, Jr.

H.W. Brands offers a refreshing detour from the usual smears lobbed at Charles Lindbergh and the America First Committee.

William L. Anderson

The recent murder of a young woman on the Charlotte, North Carolina light rail highlights the casual attitudes that progressives in government have toward violent crime. This will not change any time soon.

Roman Kireev

Privatization is often explained as something the state permits. However, true privatization rejects state coercion in all things, including money.