Mises Wire
State Coercion and the Injustice of Apartheid
In publicly opposing Apartheid, William H. Hutt saw how legal segregation deprived black South Africans from pursuing legitimate economic goals. To Hutt, Apartheid deprived people of equality of economic opportunity, which kept them in poverty.
Public Schools and the State’s Omnipotent Bayonet
Vast sums are spent on “reforming” government schools, only to end up with the same lousy product. Thinking outside the box means abandoning public schools altogether.
Full-Time Jobs Fall Again as Total Employment Flatlines in April
Since early 2023, full-time jobs have flatlined while part-time jobs have grown. Meanwhile, total number of employed workers has flatlined, too.
The TikTok Ban Is the Next Patriot Act
Congress claims to have targeted TikTok because China's government allegedly uses it to spy on Americans. Besides dealing with a nonexistent threat, the bill gives the federal government vast new powers to misuse.
Robert Kagan Goes on a Tear
Robert Kagan of the Brookings Institute clearly does not like anyone to challenge his pro-war beliefs. In his view, any opposition to the all-powerful American state is opposition to everything good and true.
What Can Carl Menger Teach Us about Falafel Sandwiches?
What better way to explain the relationship between higher-order and lower-order goods than with food? Here, we look at the falafel sandwich.
Is America Headed for Stagflation?
Ryan and Tho are joined by Peter St. Onge, a visiting fellow of the Heritage Foundation, to discuss the state and trajectory of the American economy.
Free-Market Profit Comes From Voluntary Exchange, not Exploitation
Progressives claim that profits are an unjust transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich. In reality, entrepreneurs earn profits by directing resources from less valued to more valued uses to satisfy consumer needs.
Want More Government Revenue? Just Write More Traffic Tickets.
Many police traffic stops are not about safety or protecting the public. They are about siphoning cash from motorists to state and local governments.