Mises Wire

It is clear to anyone who pays attention that IP is under assault–both institutionally, as digital copying, encryption, distributed inform

I previously posted “On J.

Despite the billions spent since 2001 on intelligence and counterterrorism programs, sophisticated airport scanners and elaborate watch lists, it w

Bob Murphy eats his critic for dinner

Some insight here:

And you have to read pretty deeply to find that the new h

Maybe it was the holiday spirit. Or maybe it was the impatient line of holiday shoppers anxiously waiting for me to finish paying the cashier.

My wife and I saw Avatar this weekend in 3D. Here’s the verdict: four out of four stars.

[The Economist, June 29, 1946. Reprinted in American Affairs, Vol. 8, No.