Mises Wire
The Bad Deal That Was the New Deal: FDR’s Assault on Individual Rights
No president receives a free pass for tyrannical conduct more than does Franklin D. Roosevelt. Historian David Beito looks behind the curtain.
When Medical Authorities Went Totalitarian: Understanding Covid Policies and Protocols
The response to the covid-19 outbreak is better understood as a tool of the national security state rather than as a public health measure.
A Message from Tom DiLorenzo: Help Us in Our Fight to Save Freedom in America
The Mises Institute is essentially an ammunition factory in service of the intellectual war for freedom.
The Problems with Post-Trump Populism
As both progressives and conservatives turn authoritarian, libertarian populism inspired by Murray Rothbard provides an alternative to the statist nonsense that dominates political discourse.
Why Secession Offers a Path to Wealth and Self-Determination
The empirical data supports the idea that a world of a multitude of states offers more options and more avenues of escape to those who face political oppression.
From Bastiat’s Defense of Exchange to Ideal Government
Frédéric Bastiat died before he could finish Economic Harmonies, but what he did write is an important promotion of liberty.
Mises Explains the Santa Claus Principle
The regime would have you believe there is an inexhaustible fund somewhere which we can live off of indefinitely, and which can be squeezed forever. This attitude leads only to inflation, impoverishment, and a decline in the standard of living.
A Free and Open Internet Is a Threat to the Establishment
Using the rhetoric of “protecting democracy,” American ruling elites have tried to censor the internet because they don’t like the results of democracy when information no longer is filtered by the political classes.
Modern Portfolio Theory Is Mistaken: Diversification Is Not Investment
While the creator of modern portfolio theory was awarded a Nobel Prize, that doesn't mean the theory isn’t flawed. In fact, it explains very little about investments.