Mises Wire

General Topics

Austrian School

President's Impact Report — Third Quarter 2019

Mises Institute

See what we've accomplished this quarter! We are proud of our students, scholars, and events; and we strive for a higher standard in everything we do. Thank you to our Members who make all of this possible.

Unions and Protectionism, Not Free Trade, Doomed the Rust Belt

Ryan McMaken

In the second half of the twentieth century, pro-union and anti-trade policies led to a Rust Belt that became uncompetitive, costly, and unable to cope with reality. More protectionism won't save the region now.

The New York Times Gets Neoclassicals, Austrians, and Schumpter Wrong, all in One Article

Joakim Book

Free-market economists don't run the world, and book reviewers at the NYT should stop pretending they do.

The Problem with Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth-Tax Plan

Germinal G. Van

Elizabeth Warren's wealth tax is based on the idea that the government knows how to use wealth better than the private sector. The plan also ignores that the wealthy have been shown to flee countries with a wealth tax.

The Late Great State of California

Jeffrey Harding

California is now the most taxed and regulated state in the nation. Not surprisingly, life here is becoming less affordable, and less profitable.

What is Mises Wire?

Mises Wire offers contemporary news and opinion through the lens of Austrian economics and libertarian political economy.

Submitting articles to Mises Wire

Reprints, Permissions & Copyrights

The views expressed on Mises Wire and mises.org are not necessarily those of the Mises Institute.

Meet Our Wire Contributors

Timothy D. Terrell

Timothy Terrell is professor of economics at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He is assistant editor...