Mises Wire

George Ford Smith

Most Americans have no idea of the damage that the Federal Reserve system has done to their daily lives. Unfortunately, most Americans are not particularly interested in finding out either.

Ryan McMaken

Harris's advisors must know price controls drive up prices. They just don't care. Price controls are a political policy. They help politicians get elected. 

Michael Rectenwald

Meanwhile at the EU, the censorship and anti-free speech regime marches on. The current target is Elon Musk's X. It won't stop there.

Eduard Bucher

In writing about the scope and history of education in the U.S., Albert J. Nock had high hopes for its future. Even though much of it has degenerated into wokeism and outright mediocrity, there always seem to be green shoots of learning coming from those who still value learning.

Michael Njoku

As inflation gets worse in Nigeria, politicians call for price controls and other government interventions. Unfortunately, they never consider the option of free markets. 

Connor O'Keeffe

Kamala Harris is reportedly set to unveil her economic platform after an event with Joe Biden where the two plan to celebrate their administration’s economic accomplishments. But those accomplishments are not real.

William Leggett

"If we can hope to maintain [union] with our brothers of the south only by dismissing all hope of ultimate freedom to the slave; let the compact be dissolved."

Vibhu Vikramaditya

Antitrust regulators claim that antitrust law and enforcement is necessary to preserve competition and foster economic innovation. In truth, antitrust law is anti-innovation and anti-competition.