Mises Wire

The bond sell-off of early September 2016 may turn out to be just another blip in the extraordinary bond bull market. But it is too early to tell.

From near-zero interest rates to price controls to easy home loans, it is clear that government is now more in need of sound economics than ever.

If you want to ensure that goods and services are plentiful and go to where they are most wanted — do not pass anti-price gouging laws.

What has the Federal Department of Education done for students? The DOE has spent a lot of taxpayer money, but the results are less than impressive.

Because the only thing government is worse at than pricing risk, is learning from past mistakes.

Contrary to the myth that libertarians favor limitless pollution by capitalists, libertarian legal regimes would often put polluters out of business.

Contrary to the common myth, labor unions mean fewer jobs and more competition among workers.

The value of objects can change without any physical change to the object at all. I need only tell you that some junk you see is really art.

Bastiat's broken-window fallacy lives on in Italy where advocates for a new wave of government spending will bring an economic renaissance.

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided yet again today to hold off on raising the target federal funds rate.