Mises Wire
Will Automation Make us Poor?
The benefit of automation is that it leads to an increase in real wages. This was true 100 years ago, and it is still true today.
True Liberalism: A Personal Reflection in Honor of Ralph Raico
We can build upon our understanding of liberalism, but as Ralph would stress, we should never forget our traditions, or discount our principles.
Week in Review: January 7, 2017
This year, our attention will be toward the Fed and central banks, as the world's financial elites try to navigate increasingly volatile waters.
Money-Supply Growth Accelerates in Late 2016
The supply of US dollars accelerated during late 2016 with October's year-over-year increase hitting a 46-month high.
How Dick Durbin Costs Consumers Billions
The age old fallacy of price control, now in mobile payment form.
What Puerto Rico Can Teach Us About the Minimum Wage
Areas where median wages are lowest are hurt the most by minimum wage increases. Puerto Rico is no exception.
Rum and Socialism Don’t Mix
When the Cuban government stole Havana Club rum from the true owners, it set into a motion an intellectual property debate that lasts to this day.
Hungarian Translations of Hoppe and Rothbard
The works of Mises, of Rothbard, of the great Austrian thinkers were unavailable in Hungary — until now.
Ruled by DC: Get the Feds Out of Western Lands
Obama's unilateral move to create National Monuments in Western states is simply the natural outcome of allowing federal control of so much land.