Mises Wire

Jeff Deist
Taxes not only fund wars and enrich unworthy rulers, but also create crippling distortions in every economy the world has ever known.
C.Jay Engel

Stanley Fischer said on Monday that a negative market response to balance sheet reduction was unlikely.

Ron Paul

The Fed has long claimed it is independent of politics. This, however, has always been a claim based on pure fantasy.

Jonathan Newman

If New Yorkers wanted to help students by paying for their tuition, they would have already done so on their own.

C.Jay Engel

Here are the Fed's upcoming events and speeches for the next week.

Robert L. Luddy
The Fed has strayed from its initial charter and is now the primary enabler of federal deficit spending and debt, which is now almost $20 trillion.
Chris Calton
Historically, minimum wage laws have done a lot to stifle employment among African-Americans. The trend continues today.
Jeff Thomas
Tariffs never benefit a nation. They do, however, often increase government revenue at the expense of everyone else.
Mises Institute
This week, President Trump decided Candidate Trump was wrong about the Federal Reserve,
Ryan McMaken
Thanks to protectionism, consumers in the West pay higher prices for chocolate — and African workers get lower wages.