Mises Wire

When it comes to addressing the popularization of socialism, the radicalization of academia is the lynchpin issue. If we could succeed in reversing that tsunami, many dominoes would fall.

The history of poverty is almost the history of mankind. The ancient writers have left us few specific accounts of it because they took it for granted. It was the normal lot.

Cash prizes of $1,500, $1,000, and $500 will be awarded to the top three papers.

Some politicians are sure that even average Americans are working more grueling hours than ever. On average we have more leisure time than ever now, and working hours are down over the past 20 years.

While some governments have sought to wage war against cryptocurrencies, Switzerland is striving to become a "crypto-nation." 

From Oregon to Rhode Island, counties and municipalities have announced they will not enforce various state and federal gun laws.

Noah Smith's Bloomberg column praises Milton Friedman's "plucking model" of recessions, where the severity of a bust is connected to the strength of the following recovery. Does this refute Mises' BOOM-BUST theory?

Despite the IMF’s claims to the contrary, the case of Sweden actually shows that a political “solution” to climate change is ineffective.

As the government continues to pile up trillion dollar deficits, when interest rates return to a historical norm, interest payments on the national debt may exceed payments to Social Security recipients.

Middle-income households and workers haven't been disappearing. They've been moving into higher income levels, while the lowest-income groups have been getting smaller. But another recession could erase many of the gains made over 20 years.