Mises Wire
Newton and IP
Einstein’s Mistakes is about all the mistakes Einstein made in his discoveries and papers, how he made his great insights sometimes despite the mistakes, and even sometimes because of them.
More States Increasing Minimum Wage
Even though the federal minimum wage is scheduled to rise again this year ($7.25 on July 24), more and more states are increasing their minimum wag
Uncle Sam, Cousin Maynard, and the miracle seeds
One day, Uncle Sam and Cousin Maynard come to town with their wagon of stuff. In it, they have miracle seeds, which they exchange for real goods. The locals are excited; Cousin Maynard says these miracle seeds will triple the harvest next year.
If you innovate, expect litigation
This is what “intellectual property” has come down to: the right to stop all forms of innovation.
Trademark versus Copyright and Patent, or: Is All IP Evil?
I think we can all now agree that copyright and patent are evil and should be abolished (hey, if they can say we are all Keynsians now…).
The People vs. the Fed
Here is my piece for the American Conservative: “The Popular Uprising Against Cen
IP: It’s a market failure argument
In the hundreds of emails I’ve received over the issue of intellectual property, the number one most common objection to doing without goes l