Mises Wire

The "distributist" theorists Chesterton and Belloc imagined that economic interventionism could make life easier and more free. Yet their proposed system is neither moral nor practical. 

Jamaica is on the road to becoming a republic, but will that lead to economic freedom or to the statism that has held back that country since independence from Great Britain?

The recent declaration of the G7 sounds more like "we want to rule the world" than "we want peace." Other nations are tired of the West's phony Rules Based Order.

Help another group of students discover what you have always known: that freedom makes the great and good possible.

The fiat US dollar, while still the world's "reserve" currency, is being imperiled by reckless actions by monetary authorities. Other countries are taking notice—and action.

How do we view government ownership of natural resources? Can a homesteading case be made for it? Usually not.

If my repeated insistence that I do not consent is insufficient to indicate my lack of consent, then what kind of crazy moral system is this?

Rental prices are falling as the markets adjust to new realities. The Austrian business cycle theory explains why this is happening.

The Keynesian prescription for an economic downturn is for government to increase spending to improve so-called aggregate demand. In reality, this is a recipe for worsening the recession.

Some conservatives are upset because the new best-selling beer is owned by the same company that owns the beleaguered Bud Lite. Actually, they should have no problem with that.