Mises Wire

Jeff Deist

Paul-Martin Foss at the Carl Menger Center for the Study of Money and Banking has penned a nice retort to Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher, who recently criticized Rand Paul's introduction of an "Audit the Fed" bill in the US Senate.

Peter G. Klein
Agricultural economist Jayson Lusk has a nice discussion of the US government's SNAP ("food stamps") program that nicely illustrates Mises's theory of interventionism.
Joseph T. Salerno

Here is a bit of news that should elicit a hearty "YIPPEE" from free-market advocates.

Ryan McMaken

What makes a good economist? Robert Higgs explains. 

Mises Institute

Glenn Jacobs, also known as WWE superstar "Kane", explains his journey to libertarianism and Austrian economics.

Christopher Westley

According to a new report just out by McKinsey, global debt has increased by $57 trillion since the Great Recession, outpacing world GDP growth during this time period.

John P. Cochran

While the policy may appear to work ─ the effect is temporary. One can achieve a short term lower unemployment rate but only at the cost of higher unemployment long term and increased instability.

Mises Institute
The European Central Bank plans to ramp up its own version of quantitative easing because it fears deflation. But deflation really means an increase in real wealth and an end to many malinvestments.
Ryan McMaken

When interest groups invented the crime of jaywalking.

Ryan McMaken

US AG Holder did something good on asset forfeiture. But don't break out the prize for Libertarian of the Year just yet.