Mises Wire

With a near monopoly of school shootings, public schools nevertheless continue to escape any scrutiny.

Government loves to set up "public-private partnerships"  for the benefit of both government and certain favored businesses.

Americans must beware of Trojan-horse definitions of freedom — definitions that, once accepted, allow bureaucrats to take over everyone’s life. 

Today the world's oldest central bank turns 350. In a just world, this anniversary would instead be an opportunity to end this monstrous experiment.

Socialism has long led to pitting one group against another. But many younger taxpayers have yet to see the downside to this. 

Critics of capitalism are often confused by the difference between political and economic power. 

To build wealth, we must first build capital and greater productivity. And that depends on savings.

Some special interest groups don't want customers to even have the option of buying other products.

The realities of modern Venezuela, combined with the global ambitions of China, could make a deal between the two countries a logical outcome. 

A debate between Böhm-Bawerk and John Bates Clark helps explain the foundational differences between Austrians and neoclassical monetarists.