Mises Wire

The same people who imposed covid tyranny on us now want us to risk war with Russia. Let’s stop them before it’s too late.

Trade war means increasing the debt, eroding the public confidence, raising prices, and burdening the economy with interventions. All of it done in the name of the "public good."

People often react to sudden price changes by demanding that government "do something" to bring prices down. It is important to understand the mentality behind such beliefs.

A socialist management would be like a man forced to spend his life blindfolded.

Although social media says otherwise, neutrality in the Ukraine-Russia conflict is a good thing.

The Democrats—since they are assumed to be “in power”—will need some sort of scapegoat for inflation, since it is increasingly eating into Americans’ earnings. So now they're blaming the Russians for what the central bank has done. 

Modern portfolio theory, while popular with many economists, runs into serious problems when examined through the lens of Austrian economics

By declaring information in the public domain to be a "state secret," the US Supreme Court has proven that logic is no object when one twists the law like a pretzel.

Gun control advocates are using lawsuits to try to destroy private gun manufacturers. Despite legal protections for the gun industry, this strategy may well succeed.

From the Volga Germans to the Armenians of the Ottoman Empire to the Spaniards and the Mennonites, choosing emigration as a means of avoiding military conscription has a long history.