Mises Wire

Anti-poverty programs pushed by social democrats have enabled ever higher levels of corruption as bigger government programs mean the ultra-rich can skim more off the top.

Federal judges have served as loyal foot soldiers for police who enthusiastically use every trick in the book to violate and nullify the Bill of Rights.

Shelton has been condemned by "experts" from both sides, but anybody who would liken the Fed to the Soviet central planners is an independent thinker worth considering.

Economic valuation, as such, is only meaningful when related to the possible employments of an economic good, and such employment can only be carried out by acting human beings.

So how has the modern Democrat party built on its proud legacy of such Ponzi schemes like Social Security? By adding new ones.

The greatest single contribution we could make to ending killing and violence is to end America's foreign wars.

A return to such conditions could mean only the eradication of the bulk of today's population and complete impoverishment for those remaining.

By just glancing at Latin America’s current gun policies, we see a region that is in desperate need of more pro-gun laws. Countries like Brazil, Mexico, and Venezuela offer lurid accounts of what happens when most of the population is effectively disarmed when facing real criminal threats.

While much of the media remains focused on Trump and trade, the greatest threat to the Chinese economy may be reckoning with a massive financial bubble from within.

The establishment media are still wrong-footed on Brexit. Johnson's hardball approach could be a big win for the UK.