Mises Wire

Tho Bishop
Our thoughts and prayers are with Mr. Hernandez, Mr. Visea, and all the other members of Mises Cuba.
C.Jay Engel

The expectations of mainstream economists rarely come to fruition. Their track record is lousy.

Ryan McMaken
Concerns over the US economy put Donald Trump in the White House. But Trump seems rather uninterested in the hard work of reforming economic policy.
Peter G. Klein
Theory and evidence suggest that government attempts to stimulate entrepreneurship and innovation are unlikely to be successful — for many reasons.
Ryan McMaken
If the Bush years are an indication, there's little danger of seeing any GOP-led cuts to the Dept. of Education.
Gary Galles
Food stamps have long been promoted with the idea that they improve nutrition and health. Unfortunately, this has never been shown to be true.
Edgar Ortiz
As the Fed has raised its benchmark rate, the Mexican peso faces relative devaluation. But Donald Trump is a factor, too.
C.Jay Engel

The Fed has a way of getting the opposite of what it expects.

Tho Bishop
The rare time where good policy is also good politics.
Ryan McMaken
Trump has declared that homicide rates are at a 47-year high. The real data suggests we're closer to a 50-year low.