Mises Wire
A Political Victory for the Joes Is a Loss for the Country
Sen. Joe Manchin has agreed to support a "Build Back Better" lite that proponents claim will reduce inflation, give us better weather, and "pay for itself" through price controls and taxes. Perhaps we should be wary of such political "victories" for the political elites.
The Great Reset at Work: The Dystopian Transformation of the Food Industry
Fresh off destroying the agricultural economy of Sri Lanka, the Great Reset crowd now is urging people to eat insects in order to combat the food shortages that the self-appointed elites have caused.
Private Institutions Are Not the Enemy of Libertarianism
All too often, libertarians have equated liberty with atomistic behavior while treating private institutions with scorn. This just in: private institutions are cohesive, not destructive.
Private Property and Customer Safety: Starbucks Learns a Hard Lesson
The news that Starbucks is closing sixteen stores due to customer safety concerns exposes the lack of police protection in cities and the problems with allowing noncustomers to remain in stores.
How British Efforts to Enforce Equality Have Led to a Woke Totalitarianism
The government of the United Kingdom is using coercive means to promote its dubious goals of "diversity and inclusion." In the end, freedom recedes while state power increases.
Divine Monarchy: Exploitative or Beneficial?
While divine monarchy might seem illogical or archaic, it had a larger positive economic impact in society that historians have overlooked.
Rastafarianism’s Antistate Beginnings: It’s More Than Just Bob Marley’s Music
Mention Rastafarianism and most likely reggae, dreadlocks, and Bob Marley come to mind. However, Rastafarianism helped downtrodden Jamaicans resist the oppressions of colonialism.
Austrians vs. Neoclassicists on Monopolies
Neoclassical economists have a rigid view of monopoly producers. Austrians recognize that the only monopolies that create problems have been nurtured by government intervention.
Emil Kauder as an Austrian Dehomogenizer
Names like Menger, Böhm-Bawerk, Wieser, Hayek, and Rothbard are well-known to adherents of the Austrian school of economics. Emil Kauder isn't one of those names, but Murray Rothbard brings his contributions to Austrian thinking to light.