Mises Wire

Tate Fegley Łukasz Dominiak

Libertarians have no problem dealing with how private property should be policed, but what about those areas we call public spaces? Murray Rothbard, not surprisingly, examined the issue thoroughly and had some insightful ideas.

Lennart Wagemans

Paul Krugman once claimed that inflation was necessary for relative income equality. The truth is that inflation, by creating winners and losers, increases and exacerbates income inequality.

Wanjiru Njoya

By appealing to the self-interest of buyers and sellers, capitalism foils attempts by lawmakers to create racially constructed limits on voluntary exchange. Capitalism undermines racism.

Soham Patil

Critics of capitalism claim that private enterprise gives workers the unhappy choice of either working difficult, low-paying jobs or outright starving. The claim is false and the history of capitalism tells a different story.

David Gordon

While defenders of democracy claim to hold fealty to the U.S. Constitution, they are quick to jettison it when they claim that democracy itself is in peril. David Gordon disagrees.

Jonathan Newman

Surprisingly, Project 2025 blames the Fed for exacerbating the cycle of booms and busts, inflating away the value of the dollar, enabling exorbitant deficit spending.

Jane L. Johnson

The student loan program not only is saddling young people with huge debts, but it also encourages colleges and universities to charge higher tuition. When President Obama nationalized the program, it was supposed to end students indebtedness, not increase it.