Mises Wire

Like so many intellectuals, Hilary Putnam is a good philosopher but a poor judge of good economics. In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon dissects Putnam’s confusion between facts and values.

If one man may legally own another, then he should likewise have the right to disown this property. To deny this right by law involves simultaneously affirming the right of one human to own another as his property but not the right to stop owning another human.

There is a reason why economic freedom also results in a better life for all, and Austrian economists know that better than anyone else.

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.