Mises Wire

Roman Kireev

Socialists despise individual liberty because they believe that allowing humans to make free choices supposedly leads to selfish and anti-social behavior. However, by denying individual choice, socialists are denying human action itself.

David Gordon

Jesús Huerta de Soto has published a series of lectures on Austrian Economics, and Dr. David Gordon in Friday Philosophy reviews his Lectures in Austrian Economics, Volume 1. Dr. Gordon is especially interested in how de Soto deals with time.

Joshua Mawhorter

This article is dedicated to some of the quotes, especially from key participants and primary sources, about inflation and its consequences during the American Revolution. As usual, war led to inflation, which in turn facilitated war, and both contributed to centralization.

Ryan McMaken

If Trump allies really wanted to see homes become more affordable, he would push for less monetary inflation and for lower federal deficits.

Tho Bishop

Mises University begins Sunday, July 20, and given that misinformation abounds about the economy, it is good to have a forum where students can learn economic truths and stretch their minds.

J.D. Wong

Despite assurances from Amtrak‘s administrators that profitability is just around the corner, Amtrak remains a huge money loser. However, even given the long distances of some of the routes, Amtrak could still be profitable if its leadership is willing to make changes.

William L. Anderson

The word “democratic” is supposed to soften the blow of socialism, with Zohran Mamdani's campaign being the latest to fool the voters. In reality, there is no softening real socialism, as it depends upon coercion, violence, and ultimately becomes totalitarian.

Tyler Turman

By introducing legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, Republican Sen. Josh Hawley is demonstrating that while Republicans like to talk about free markets, they are statists and interventionists like their Democratic colleagues across the aisle.