Mises Wire

Now for some more serious Nobel Prize news.

Much of the political thinking about violence in the United States comes from unfavorable comparisons between the United States and a series of che

In his new book By the People, Charles Murray claims that government has become tyrannical, and therefore people ought to disobey bad laws. But only some laws, Murray explains. Tax laws are just swell, as is the foreign-policy status quo.

Robert Shiller’s column

International trade grasped headlines with Monday’s announcement that twelve governments have agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. While we should expect to see this celebrated in the editorial pages of the Wall Street Journal, it is unfortunate even libertarian organizations are praising the agreement.

Ben Bernanke is officially a celebrity.

Statistically, alcohol abuse causes far more death, violence, injury, and disease than guns do. And yet, further limiting access to alcohol is off the table while gun restrictions are fair game. In the gun debate, the double standards are plentiful.

Mises Daily Friday 

While I was fact checking today’s Mises Daily

Neurosurgeon-turned-Presidential candidate Ben Carson has been under attack this week by our