Mises Wire

Ryan McMaken
Politicians can pass building code laws all day long, but those laws won't make it so people can afford higher quality, safer housing.
Zachary Yost
Mises University is equipping students with the tools and knowledge needed to defend freedom and free markets.
Richard M. Ebeling
One of the mysteries of human history is how a handful of rulers succeed in gaining the loyalty and obedience of large numbers of subjects and citizens.
Christopher Westley
Opponents of price gouging want to fine and imprison their neighbors for selling their own property at the "wrong" price.
Jeff Deist
Even if you’ve never donated, a small gift of $5 or $10 makes a huge difference.
Joseph T. Salerno
Wanted: more babies to feed the welfare state.
Douglas French
Like condos in Vegas a decade ago, taxi medallions in NYC once looked like a rock-solid investment.
Mises Institute
Will a slow reduction in QE truly help? Or, is this just another wishful act from a Fed that has no clue of how to truly help.
Jacob G. Hornberger
The Supreme Court justices knew that there was no way that the president would comply with a court ruling against the war.
Chris Calton
Elvis was a devoted fan of Nixon's Drug War — right up to the day he died from a drug overdose.