Mises Wire

Ryan McMaken

"The first condition for the maximization of economic efficiency is the liberation of civil society with respect to the state. . . . The expansion of capitalism owes its origins and raison d’être to political anarchy."

Jeffery Marshall

Rent seeking is a popular term used in economics to describe the behavior of firms trying to gain something from the government. Time to expand the definition.

George Ford Smith

Our political and cultural elites have gaslighted us on inflation for years. To learn the truth, read the Austrians.

Dave Albin

The government's latest "weapon" against carbon dioxide emissions is a pipeline that will carry the emissions across states and deep underground. In other words, another Washington boondoggle.

Daniel Lacalle

It's all in spite of enormous social spending, more than two trillion euros of stimulus, and the increase in population. Resorting to the old “it could have been worse” argument makes no sense.

David Gordon

Patrick Deneen not only misunderstands John Stuart Mill, but he also misunderstands libertarians, claiming they are elitists who believe the world should be ruled by experts.

Michael Matulef

As long as scarcity exists, there will be greed. Thank goodness free markets enable greedy people to serve others.

Ryan McMaken

With growth now falling near or below negative 10 percent for the second month in a row, money-supply contraction is the largest we've seen since the Great Depression. 

Lipton Matthews

Leftists claim that developing nations are poor because Western nations once practiced colonialism. The truth is that empires do not foster economic growth.

Gary Galles

The Federal Trade Commission is heavily scrutinizing the proposed merger between Microsoft and Activision. Why? Because Sony is against it.