Mises Wire

Christopher Baecker

Government officials like to claim they are doing something about reducing poverty. The trouble is, of course, that what they are doing makes things worse. Here on Income Tax Day, we recommend that next time, they should do nothing.

Tho Bishop

Read the book promoted by Brazilian fighter Renato Moicano at UFC 300 for free.

Joseph Calandro Jr.

Two new books, The Lords of Easy Money and The Price of Time, while not specifically Austrian, present readers with financial scenarios that mesh well with the Austrian business cycle theory.

Wanjiru Njoya

While “colorblind equality” has a better ring to it than the DEI regime, nonetheless, the concept is unworkable and actually contributes to worsening racial outcomes. 

Brendan Brown

The concept of an “equilibrium interest rate” is of limited, if any, aid to our economic understanding. Never mind the persistent popularity which it has enjoyed under fiat money regimes. 

Sean Twomey

While politicians and bureaucrats always claim to work in the "public interest," the rewards they gain for making bad economic decisions are more important to them than any satisfaction they get from supposedly "serving the people."

David Gordon

In today’s edition of Friday Philosophy, David Gordon reviews The Prophets of Doom by Neema Parvini. The author deals with conservatives that believe that free markets threaten the virtue of our society.

George Ford Smith

Free markets in agriculture undermined communist governments' attempts to collectivize farming. You can strike a blow against state control by simply gardening.