Mises Wire

Pundits are claiming that the demise of the Washington Post will weaken democracy and provide a boost for government corruption. As usual, the pundits are badly mistaken.

President Trump’s recent remarks that he wants to keep housing prices artificially high to protect the “wealth” built into people’s homes ignores the economic dislocation that occurs because these policies require inflating the money supply.

The similarities between the EU and the USSR are striking, and they are not just a coincidence. 

Is it illegal to carry a gun to a demonstration against ICE? According to the Trump administration, it is.

The administration dismissed concerns about the last nuclear treaty between the US and Russia formally expiring last week. But even if this isn’t an exceptionally dangerous moment in itself, the end of New START reflects an incredibly disturbing trend.

In the United States, since no state is allowed to ever leave, or to even control its own borders, this will lead to more centralized political power in every way.

Statists love to claim that government services would be better if only they were “fully funded.” However, given their nature, government services always will be seen as “underfunded” no matter how much money politicians throw at them.

Since 2006, we’ve posted over 3,000 videos on YouTube and received over 35 million views, and have no plans of slowing down!

What happens when historical fiction becomes a more accurate portrayal than the version of history given by mainstream historians?

Critics of the Austrian Business Cycle Theory claim that capital investors over time will no longer be fooled by artificially-low interest rates triggered by central banks. However, when central banks push easy money policies, the inflation itself sets the ABCT pattern in motion.