Mises Wire

While George Orwell wrote magnificently against totalitarianism, his attempt to defend socialism in The Road to Wigan Pier stumbled badly.

With the appointment of Linda Yaccarino as Twitter's new CEO, Elon Musk is trying to appease woke advertisers to bring up his company's revenues. This will not end well.

Bud Light executives thought customers wanted the beer to partner with a "transgender" celebrity. Or executives simply didn't care what customers thought. In any case, executives are now paying the price. 

In the 1950s, Murray Rothbard took on the question of whether or not the United States should defend Formosa (Taiwan) from attack by mainland China. Rothbard was predictably red-baited for his efforts.

With the US economy facing a severe downturn, we should remember that two recessions ended quickly because the government didn't intervene at all.

One: the Republicans want big cuts and austerity. Two: The US has never defaulted before. Three: Default is the end of the world. 

The drug war of the last half century has incarcerated millions and created havoc. What it hasn't done is eliminate people using drugs without government permission.

Domestic violence is a stain on society, but it is worse if we only care about violence committed against people of one sex.

The government and its central bank act precisely as would a grand counterfeiter, with very similar social and economic effects.

A "soft landing" is impossible unless the government cuts both taxes and government spending at the same time interest rates are rising. This won't happen, so get ready for a hard landing.