Mises Wire

Government loves to set up "public-private partnerships"  for the benefit of both government and certain favored businesses.

Americans must beware of Trojan-horse definitions of freedom — definitions that, once accepted, allow bureaucrats to take over everyone’s life. 

Today the world's oldest central bank turns 350. In a just world, this anniversary would instead be an opportunity to end this monstrous experiment.

To build wealth, we must first build capital and greater productivity. And that depends on savings.

Critics of capitalism are often confused by the difference between political and economic power. 

Some special interest groups don't want customers to even have the option of buying other products.

The realities of modern Venezuela, combined with the global ambitions of China, could make a deal between the two countries a logical outcome. 

A debate between Böhm-Bawerk and John Bates Clark helps explain the foundational differences between Austrians and neoclassical monetarists. 

The first attempts at gun control were aimed at disarming minorities. This has continued throughout American history.

The federal government relies on state and local officials to run its ever-growing surveillance state. This could also be its Achilles heel.