Mises Wire

The Swiss will vote on a taxpayer-provided "Unconditional Basic Income" for everyone. The Swiss have a history of rejecting similar measures.

People who cannot drive want to buy McNuggets at 1 AM when only the drive-thru window is open. Should the state force this on restaurant owners?

The TSA, VA, and IRS are just three examples of how government cannot effectively provide any good or service.

Thanks to the Fed's current monetary policy, real incomes are going down, and people are taking on more debt to maintain their standard of living.

Wages and Capital is a great read and an excellent snapshot of the development of economic theory at the turn of the century.

This tepid recovery is now very long in the tooth and industrial production and PMI's are slipping into recession mode virtually everywhere.

Emperors can rest on their laurels but capitalists never can.

Pat Buchanan's "America First" economic writings in defense of protectionism are wrongheaded, and often historically inaccurate.

The United States government is being hypocritical when it criticizes other governments for manipulating their currencies.

Both workers and elites fear new market and technological innovations. The latest protests are nothing new.