Mises Wire

Murray Rothbard said it best: egalitarianism is a revolt against nature itself. Unfortunately, progressive politicians are determined to push egalitarian regimes no matter how disastrous they turn out to be.

Mark links the Global Climate change agenda to the old “Population Bomb” of the 1970s.

Although fractional reserve banking is the most popular model for banking, it is fraudulent at its core, something the Austrians have noted for many years.

According to mainstream economists, the question of whether increasing the minimum wage also increases unemployment is empirical. However, the logic of economic analysis says otherwise.

In his recent State of the Union speech, President Biden called out private enterprise for what he calls “shrinkflation” and “greedflation.” If he wishes to know who is responsible for this phenomenon, he should look in the mirror.

Government parking policies create unnecessary shortages. Privatizing public parking not only would enable more efficient solutions, but also would make the system more fair.

In modern times, squatter's rights have little use beyond grinding an ideological axe or redistributing property to favored interest groups.  It is time to end squatter's rights altogether.

In his new book Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles, Guido Hülsmann explains how mutual economic exchanges create gratuitous benefits. As David Gordon notes, Hülsmann’s insight is an important addition to economic understanding.

The Methodenstreit between the Mengerian Austrian School and the German Historical School needs to be rejoined. Mainstream economists are embracing the historicist approach, which is not real economics at all.

Senior Fellow Jörg Guido Hülsmann joins Ryan and Tho to talk about his new book on the economics of generosity, charity, and abundance.