Mises Wire

Ryan McMaken

Part of what made the Great Depression last so long was increased uncertainty about what regulation or tax the government might impose next. Today's looming threat of ongoing "shutdowns" creates a very similar situation.

Brendan Brown

Regardless of government actions, many consumers, workers, and producers may seek changes that reduce exposure to disease in the workplace. The best way to do this is through markets.

David Gordon

Some argue that praxeology's deductions should be formalized using mathematical logic, but such an approach would be inappropriate for human action, whose axioms are known.

Christopher E. Baecker

Business owners and entrepreneurs are our "meal ticket," our "golden goose." The sort of thinking that shuts them down on the whims of politicians poses grave economic threats to us all.

Thorsten Polleit

Central banks are at the heart of government mega–bailout packages. Their ongoing expansion of the money supply won't end well.

Daniel Lacalle

When governments and central banks announce massive stimulus packages at the very beginning of a crisis, they bet on a speedy recovery and a return to normal as if nothing had happened. This is far from the case.

Nick Hankoff

Governments are set to make mask wearing mandatory in many places. Yet some companies are committed to limiting supply and charging monopoly prices thanks to government-created patents.

William L. Anderson

When it comes to diseases, Anthony Fauci has a well established pattern of skipping the science phase, and going directly to press conferences and political posturing.

Andrew Moran

Wouldn’t you feel great knowing that your stock picking is fully insured by the Fed? Billionaires and wealthy hedge fund managers know the feeling.

Douglas French

The COVID-19 depression will expose the Las Vegas convention center bubble for what it is: a massive malinvestment.