Mises Wire

Ryan McMaken

Numerous pundits within the Conservative media are telling us that the military is facing cuts of historic proportions. In fact, military spending remains at near historic highs and Obama has spent more tax money on national defense than Reagan did during the Cold War.

Carmen Elena Dorobăț

Free Fed money has led to an unprecedented corporate credit binge of excess spending, especially on share buybacks. 

Ryan McMaken

The voters are getting what they want: more government spending.

Roy Cordato

When the Soviet Union wanted to take away the rights of Catholics to worship, it confiscated their churches. The Soviets knew that the right to own property is intimately connected to a right of religious freedom. Pope Francis appears to not understand this.

Joseph T. Salerno

A bill unanimously recommended for passage by the Wisconsin Assembly Committee and now being considered by the Wisconsin Assembly 

Ryan McMaken

This week a number of wire services picked up a story in whi

Kirby R. Cundiff

Social Security has never involved legally-binding contracts between the government and those who allegedly “pay in.” Nevertheless, the government has long pretended that there is a contract, except when it gets in the way of raising taxes to keep the program afloat.

Tho Bishop

During Monday’s chaotic day of demonstrations at the University of Missouri, professor Melissa Click accomplished something she may ha

Mark Thornton

New York State Attorney General says that fantasy football is just as bad for you as the State Lottery. The lottery is actually much worse!

Jeff Deist

What is the best way to fight the leviathan state? Is it through politics, culture, or secession? There are benefits to each approach, but the way to success lies with decentralization and in building a strong society as an alternative to the state.