Mises Wire

Pakistan, like so many other countries, is seeing inflation close to spiraling out of control. As for finding causes, monetary authorities should look in the mirror.

When communism fell with the USSR, Murray Rothbard realized that the greater threat to liberty was social democracy. Events of the past few years have proven him correct.

After praising Mises for his work on socialism, Tyler Cowen goes on to claim Human Action is "cranky and dogmatic." "Brilliant and insightful" would have been more truthful.

Government programs like Medicare are called insurance, yet they are anything but. There is a difference between public and private plans.

Last year, Powell was full of confidence. Now what we have from the Fed and FOMC are increasingly vague statements about "soft landings" and inflation. 

The Ponzi game known as selling US government debt is nearing its end. The seller is running out of suckers.

At a time when inflation once again ravages the dollar, we recall Murray Rothbard's wisdom in his article "The Case for a Genuine Gold Dollar."

Modern warfare is a product of the state, which engages in violence at home and abroad. Peace is possible, but only when the state loses power.

As the economy moves into recession, government and Fed officials will increase intervention. If they want an economic recovery, the best course is to permit free markets to work.

As inflation advances and the economy slowly implodes, we also learn valuable lessons.