Mises Wire

Wanjiru Njoya

Socialists have always tried to hide the true nature of socialism, presenting it as a mechanism to advance freedom when, in fact, it destroys liberty. Socialism needs to be unmasked.

Alex Younger

Austrian economists agree that ending the Federal Reserve System would be a major step forward in reclaiming sanity in government spending and bolstering the US economy. Here is one plan to make ending the Fed a reality.

David Gordon

The philosopher Karl Popper was a strong critic of Marx, his system, and especially his reliance on historicism. Unfortunately, as David Gordon points out, Popper supported economic interventionism as a viable “third way” for social organization.

Lipton Matthews

Contrary to many historical narratives, pre-colonial African countries did have sophisticated diplomatic traditions. The Igbo people of what is now southeastern Nigeria are well-known for their highly-developed system.

Joshua Mawhorter

President Trump has suggested that the government eliminate the personal income tax and replace it with tariffs. While some may champion that proposal, the truth is that it is much easier to add a new tax than it is to eliminate it.

Alex J. Pollock

According to an outmoded  US law, the American government must account for the more than 8,100 tons of gold it owns at the now completely irrelevant price of $42.22 per ounce.

Douglas French

Although tariffs and other issues are getting the most news coverage, a harbinger of recession is looming: the slow collapse of commercial real estate values. This is the result of reckless policies at the Federal Reserve and the Fed cannot fix it.

Justin Madura

President Andrew Johnson, who is best known for being the first president to be impeached, vetoed protectionist legislation that looked to raise tariffs on imported copper. Congress overrode his veto, but his free-trade message is just as relevant today as it was in 1869.