Mises Wire

Tho Bishop

By all accounts Paul Ryan is a good natured man, but one who ended up betraying almost all the causes he claimed to care about.

José Niño

The Colombian government should allow more options for self-defense for citizens, while stripping the cartels and guerrillas of artificially high drug profits.

The Editors

The cause of freedom has always been closely connected with the cause of peace.

Ryan McMaken

New government regulations help large dominant firms while hurting small firms and start-ups. Zuckerberg likes the sound of that. 

Henry Hazlitt

The real economic discovery of civilization was the free market.

Laurence M. Vance

March Madness is over. However, the federal prohibition against gambling on the basketball games continues.

Brian Balfour

The ability-to-pay doctrine falls short of providing a logical or ethical justification for progressive tax rates, for multiple reasons.

William H. Peterson

How prevalent has political corruption been over recorded history—and how did it originate? 

Patrick Newman

The origins of the Sherman Act provide an important reminder that politicians can be motivated by revenge, greed, hatred, jealously, and spite.

Brendan Brown

Government, tech, and banks all have a common interest in moving consumers and taxpayers toward the abolition of physical cash.