Mises Wire

There is a future of capitalism with higher living standards for all. Then there is the alternative: state-directed economic stagnation and runaway inflation.

Just like the USA, Mexico is being hit with high inflation. This should surprise no one, given the Mexican government's recent economic policies.

While politicized evangelical Christianity is usually associated with the political right, it began as a hard-left movement that tried to equate the Christian faith with socialism. Ronald Sider, who recently passed away, was the one who was responsible for the politicization.

Academic finance makes a lot of use of the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), but is it compatible with Austrian economics? Indeed, Austrians do have something to say, thanks to Mises and Rothbard and Austrian capital theory.

How can people deal with conflicts in a peaceful and mutually agreeable way? Mises, Hoppe, and Robinson Crusoe himself point the way.

Sen. Joe Manchin has agreed to support a "Build Back Better" lite that proponents claim will reduce inflation, give us better weather, and "pay for itself" through price controls and taxes. Perhaps we should be wary of such political "victories" for the political elites.

Fresh off destroying the agricultural economy of Sri Lanka, the Great Reset crowd now is urging people to eat insects in order to combat the food shortages that the self-appointed elites have caused.

All too often, libertarians have equated liberty with atomistic behavior while treating private institutions with scorn. This just in: private institutions are cohesive, not destructive.

The news that Starbucks is closing sixteen stores due to customer safety concerns exposes the lack of police protection in cities and the problems with allowing noncustomers to remain in stores.

The government of the United Kingdom is using coercive means to promote its dubious goals of "diversity and inclusion." In the end, freedom recedes while state power increases.