Mises Wire

David Gordon

It is understood that Marx's theories stand entirely upon his Labor Theory of Value. If that theory is discredited, so is the scenario that leads to the inevitable triumph of communism. That fact, however, doesn't stop Marx's disciples from employing other fallacies.

Ryan McMaken

The rise of the nuclear family in Western Europe fostered the creation of private and independent “corporations” that limited state power and promoted economic growth. 

Aaron Sobczak

The ruling elites of the US are calling for a "return" to "Hamiltonian Statecraft" and to move away from so-called isolationism. However, there has been no time since the end of World War II that the US has been anything but aggressive in its foreign policy.

Ryan McMaken

Politicians have long claimed that states are like big families, and that political regimes rule in ways similar to how parents raise their families. This is nonsense. 

Jane L. Johnson

California's 2014 ban on “single-use” plastic bags was supposed to lead to less waste of plastic, which hasn't happened. Now environmentalists are demanding the state ban the same plastic bags mandated by the original legislation. One intervention begets another and another.

Shawn Ritenour

One of the great lessons of Mises’s Human Action is that the institutions of the free society—private property and sound money—make up the environment enabling economic progress, and hence, human flourishing. It is the book that made me an economist.

Eduard Bucher

The common belief regarding state power is that it is always justified and there can be no questioning the state's existence. But is that true? Does state power conform to natural law or is it imposed upon subjected people? 

Aaron Sobczak

Nearly a quarter century after the 9-11 attacks, Americans still are fed lies about what happened. However, one thing that is obvious is that even though Saudi Arabians were involved in the hijackings, US officials are closer than ever to the Saudi government and its operatives.