Mises Wire

Reagan's rhetoric on freedom and free markets was excellent. The policies he supported as president weren't nearly as great.

Given that socialism is based primarily on theft and envy, it seems odd to claim that Jesus is a big fan of a socialist state.

Rothbard: "if proponents of the higher minimum wage were simply wrongheaded people of good will, they would not stop at $3 or $4 an hour, but indeed would pursue their dimwit logic into the stratosphere."

Expansions in credit and investment are only a problem when they result from inflationary monetary policy, and not from real saving.

Not surprisingly, government regulations make it harder for small businesses to help their employees save for retirement.

While the Second Amendment is a formidable barrier, experience suggests a mixture of bureaucratic regulation and court rulings could significantly empower the gun-control lobby.

Between taxation, inflation, and the government's insatiable appetite for more spending, its increasingly difficult to avoid financial ruin.

Errors about profits, capitalists, and inequality continue to drive socialism's popularity.

We're clearly better off than our grandparents in many ways. But now we have to be sure not destroy the progress that's been made.

Thatcher's infamous yet magnificent "Bruges speech," which was far from being anti-EU, was a stark warning against Brussels' power-grabbing central government.