Mises Wire

Econometric Models Cannot Fulfill the Role of an Economics Laboratory

Economic PolicyRationalismPhilosophy and Methodology

Blog11 hours ago

In their desire to make economic theory emulate physical sciences, economist create models that do not reflect genuine human action.

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Environmentalism and the Immoral Low Ground

The EnvironmentMedia and CultureProgressivism

Blog06/06/2023

While environmentalism seems to hold the moral high ground with US elites, in truth it is antihuman and economically and socially destructive.

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Edmund Phelps on Egalitarianism

LawLibertarianismLiberalismPovertyProgressivism

Blog06/02/2023

The classical liberal economist Edmund Phelps wants government to aid poor people, but he clearly is not an egalitarian. His philosophy would be unacceptable to today's "woke" egalitarians.

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End the FBI

Blog05/17/2023

The Durham report reminds us it is well past time for a more realistic assessment of the FBI for what it is: a costly, unnecessary, unconstitutional, and incompetent agency. 

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Energy and Economic Efficiency: The Market versus the Politicization of Our Energy Futures

Bureaucracy and RegulationCronyism and CorporatismThe EnvironmentProgressivism

Blog05/17/2023

Radical environmentalists have convinced people that we are doomed if we continue to use fossil fuels. We are doomed if we stop using them.

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ESG: Another Fraudulent Hustle That Progressive Elites Have Foisted on the Economy

Cronyism and CorporatismEconomic PolicyMedia and Culture

Blog04/27/2023

In their attempts to remake the economy, progressive elites are pushing ESG. What they forget is that the economy runs on real things, not ideology.

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Endangering Washington's Divine Right to Deceive

The Police StateWar and Foreign Policy

Blog04/17/2023

Official Washington and its Court Media are up in arms that someone has told the truth via leaking government documents. They won't rest until he is punished severely.

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Equality Requires State Violence

CapitalismEconomic FreedomProgressivismSocialism

Blog04/14/2023

Although equality and "equity" are modern buzzwords, the only way to reach such a social nirvana is through violent means. Do we really want to go there?

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