Mises Wire
Sound Money Movement Strikes Gold in 2023
The Federal Reserve System might be rapidly debasing the US Dollar, but several states are making it easier to own gold. The "barbarous relic" is gaining economic status.
When Medical Authorities Went Totalitarian: Understanding Covid Policies and Protocols
The response to the covid-19 outbreak is better understood as a tool of the national security state rather than as a public health measure.
A Message from Tom DiLorenzo: Help Us in Our Fight to Save Freedom in America
The Mises Institute is essentially an ammunition factory in service of the intellectual war for freedom.
The Bad Deal That Was the New Deal: FDR’s Assault on Individual Rights
No president receives a free pass for tyrannical conduct more than does Franklin D. Roosevelt. Historian David Beito looks behind the curtain.
From Bastiat’s Defense of Exchange to Ideal Government
Frédéric Bastiat died before he could finish Economic Harmonies, but what he did write is an important promotion of liberty.
Mises Explains the Santa Claus Principle
The regime would have you believe there is an inexhaustible fund somewhere which we can live off of indefinitely, and which can be squeezed forever. This attitude leads only to inflation, impoverishment, and a decline in the standard of living.
The Problems with Post-Trump Populism
As both progressives and conservatives turn authoritarian, libertarian populism inspired by Murray Rothbard provides an alternative to the statist nonsense that dominates political discourse.
Why Secession Offers a Path to Wealth and Self-Determination
The empirical data supports the idea that a world of a multitude of states offers more options and more avenues of escape to those who face political oppression.
The State Does Not Compromise and Neither Will We
The harder we work and the more people we can teach, the better the prospects for liberty will be.