Mises Wire

Djordje Bokun

Libertarianism is criticized on all sides, but a new criticism has emerged that claims libertarianism is little more than another form of critical theory. Like the other complaints, this one is based on fallacious thinking.

Wanjiru Njoya

The academic world is supposed to serve as a beacon of enlightenment. Instead, as Wanjiru Njoya demonstrates, it promotes a failed liberalism.

James Bovard

Biden has embraced the trade war. But, if protectionism actually produced competitiveness, American steel manufacturers would have become world leaders long ago. 

David Gordon

Ingrid Robeyns doesn't want to abolish markets and replace them with central planning. However, as David Gordon points out, her ideas on reducing inequality reflect the belief that progressives can create a fantasy world, state control without the consequences.

Joakim Book

Almost all of the climate hysteria is driven by the “luxury beliefs” held by Western elites. Only the wealthiest can afford the effects of climate policy. 

Ryan McMaken

Tariffs are nothing more than taxes, which means that protectionists believe high taxes create prosperity. This is an absurd claim. 

Weimin Chen

Lying between Taiwan and Mainland China, Kinmen Island would almost surely be the first place Chinese armies would land if they were to invade Taiwan. Kinmen also serves as the tripwire to bring the US into a China-Taiwan conflict.