Mises Wire

The Index of Freedom of Education is right, that at the core of freedom in education is the issue of diversity and competition in educational institutions.

In this excerpt from his brilliant Mises: The Last Knight of Liberalism, Guido Hülsmann illustrates how Carl Menger's experience as a financial journalist led to his developing the revolutionary foundations of the Austrian school of economics.

Some NATO members are hinting that they're not really willing to fight wars for the sake of other NATO members. 

Ludwig von Mises writes on how Carl Menger foresaw the destruction of Europe due to its rejection of capitalism and classical liberalism.

It’s laudable when we give gifts that are truly ours to give. This should not be confused with giving away the property of others. In either case, if we want more wealth to give away, we have to produce wealth first.

Robert Luddy explains today at The American Spectator how the Fed's fixation on promoting price inflation is a big problem.

For the IRS and the federal government in general, the Drug War is just the gift that keeps on giving since the high tax rates can be traced back to a 1980s-era anti-drug law.

Between conflicts with Eastern Europe, and the threat of a Birtish exit, the EU has some real problems. 

Whether we're talking about central banks or the US Supreme Court, governments everywhere continue to centralize power in the hands of the very few. The problem with this, though, is that successful central planning is impossible and leads to economic chaos.

Do women really pay more than men for the "same" goods and services? No. Not only are these supposedly identical goods not actually identical, but the consumers value them differently, leading to different prices.