Mises Wire

Hoppe is an exacting analyst of what works, not an architect of upheaval.

The restoration of the Reconciliation Monument at Arlington Cemetery is welcome news for those that realize the historical significance of this monument. Peace and reconciliation are always better than waging war.

Landlords have been using AI tools to get a better idea of market conditions and changes in the rental market. Naturally, the government is trying to end this practice under the false belief that such tools involve collusion.

As the Federal Reserve has delayed lowering the federal funds rate, the money supply has stabilized in recent months. This trend also reflects rising delinquencies, falling home sales, and stagnating employment.

San Francisco politicians have made it so difficult to build new housing that a black market for apartments has emerged. 

In 1806 Napoleon issued the Berlin Decree, laying out his Continental System he hoped would starve Great Britain into submission through blockades and anti-trade policies. In the end, smuggling and outright avoidance of the law brought down his system and his empire.

In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon reviews The Woke Revolution: Up From Slavery and Back Again by H.V. Traywick, Jr., and finds Traywick’s observations have much credibility.

The federal government taking an ownership stake in Intel is neither a promising new approach to governance nor an unprecedented leap into economic fascism.

While monetary inflation has various economic effects—predictable and surprising, direct and indirect—this article seeks to explore the effects of monetary inflation on food. Specifically, debased currency leads to debased food.

The popular game, Rock-Paper-Scissors, operates according to a firm set of rules. However, when government sets the rules or refuses to properly enforce rules, then so-called limited government simply turns into a government power play.