Mises Wire

George Ford Smith

As Elon Musk and his crew scour the federal government to see what needs to be culled from the herd, there is an obvious agency that cries out for elimination: the Federal Reserve System.

William L. Anderson

President Trump has promised “billions and billions” of dollars in new revenue from his tariffs not to mention economic rejuvenation. The odds are not in his favor, to put it mildly.

David Brady, Jr.

Totalitarian bureaucracy necessitates a constant state of crisis and there is no better creator of crises than imperial machinations.

Connor O'Keeffe

President Trump has indicated that a recession could be coming and the pundits are playing the blame game. Don‘t look to anyone in Washington for a coherent explanation for the downturn, however. Look to the Austrians instead.

James Bovard

Five years ago, the spread of the Covid-19 virus gave politicians the excuse to go full totalitarian. Their fear-based campaign consisted of authoritarian measures that were based on lies and half-truths.

Ryan McMaken

Donald Trump seems to believe that non-citizens don‘t have property rights. He‘s wrong, and the text of the Bill of Rights is clear on this.

Daniel Lacalle

The United States will not enter a recession due to the change of administration, but because of the excess spending policies of the Biden years.

Lipton Matthews

History has shown that prosperity is built through economic freedom and self-reliance—not through perpetual financial transfers from former colonial powers.