Mises Wire

Ryan McMaken

Business owners understand that the key to prosperity is to reduce costs and deliver more goods to the customer. Wage workers, however, often want higher prices in order to "protect" their jobs.

Thorsten Polleit

As investments — previously thought to be profitable — turn out to be flops, firms will start liquidating unfinished projects and layoffs will begin.

Daniel J. Mitchell

Chile has enjoyed strong growth since it shifted to freer markets, especially compared to Venezuela, which is burdened by a vicious form of statism.

Edward W. Fuller

A healthcare system based on profit-and-loss is the only way to progressively improve the price, quantity, and quality of healthcare.

Ron Paul

The Social Security and Medicare trust funds will both soon be bankrupt, putting additional strains on the federal budget and American taxpayers.

Per Bylund

If you are “self-employed,” you do not have the luxury of focusing on keeping down or cutting (your) costs instead of creating value.

José Niño
What is most troubling about Ocasio’s meteoric rise to political fame is her complete disregard for basic economics.
Lee Friday

Yet again, the government regulators show us that their real motivation is not consumer protection.

Patrick Barron

China's so-called "unfair" trading practices really hurt China more than they hurt American businesses.

Frank Shostak

The real impediment to economic growth has been the relentless central bank tampering with financial markets.