Mises Wire

Rachel Maddow, the leftwing broadcaster, tries her hand at rewriting history. Unfortunately, her tendency to see a fascist hiding behind every bush and tree clouds her writing judgment.

While much of what Jordan Peterson does is admirable, he fails to understand the libertarian right. This leads to a lot of analytical errors and a failure to understand Austrian economics.

Malinformation is information which may be true, but causes the receiver, the recipient of that malinformation, to become more distrustful of the government.

The historical facts tell us that socialism's greatest political victory—the creation of the Soviet Union—was neither inevitable nor a response to the demands of the majority. 

Shortly before going down to an ignominious defeat to the Labor Party, the British Conservative Party proposed "national service," or what is known as conscription. It didn't sway British voters, but it was an ominous political development.

 Like it or not, every day is State Appreciation Day. Perhaps the regime establishment should set aside a day on which we celebrate how the state dominates our lives, confiscates our wealth, and threatens to imprison us if our appreciation isn't genuine.

Most Fed watchers think the Fed will cut rates in September. That's a good guess because the Fed is acting like rate cuts are coming soon. 

Can the "right person" take office and then "fix" our economic, social, and political problems? In a word, no. People have come to believe that all we need is a technocrat who has all the answers. The reality is that technocrats don't know more than the rest of us.

With its focus on dismantling the administrative state, Project 2025 represents a refreshingly serious turn for the American right. However, its policy prescriptions remain frustratingly moderate.

US sanctions against Venezuela are barbaric and immoral. But, they are not responsible for the economic collapse that has transpired in Venezuela over the past twenty years.