Mises Wire

George Ford Smith

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.

Ryan McMaken

Since early 2023, full-time jobs have flatlined while part-time jobs have grown. Meanwhile, total number of employed workers has flatlined, too. 

Joseph T. Salerno

Finding the Money, a video aimed at explaining Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) to a pop

Aaron Sobczak

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.

David Gordon

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.

Adnan Al-Abbar

What better way to explain the relationship between higher-order and lower-order goods than with food? Here, we look at the falafel sandwich.

Frank Shostak

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.

Ryan Wardle

Many police traffic stops are not about safety or protecting the public. They are about siphoning cash from motorists to state and local governments.