Mises Wire

Douglas French

Economic disasters often lead to a rise in the number of people willing to work in the sex trades — which are staffed mainly by desperate people.

Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

The current war against freedom of speech by the "experts" and state-sanctioned intellectuals ought to alarm everyone who values peace and freedom.

Ryan McMaken

"Economic development" schemes, like those used to attract big corporate headquarters to one's city, are really just a type of governmental central planning.

Ryan McMaken

CNN apparently imagines a First Amendment that grants special privileges only to wealthy and powerful media personalities working in Washington, DC.

Jon Aldekoa

The future of Venezuela is grim. International reserves will be depleted, monetary expansion will not pay the deficit, and inflation will continue.

José Niño

Big social media companies enjoy government protections while leveraging their privileges to push political agendas.

Frank Chodorov

The laws of nature are expressions of the will of God. You cannot monkey with them without suffering the consequences.

William L. Anderson

Ever since winning the Nobel Memorial Prize in “Economic Science” in 2001, Joseph Stiglitz has been a one-man advocacy band for growth of the state.

Joakim Book

Whether dealing in coffee or loans, failed entrepreneurs can cost a lot of people a lot of money. But that's not a reason to bail out any of them.

Jörg Guido Hülsmann

In Nation, State, and Economy, Ludwig von Mises offered a radical alternative to the prevalent models for solving national conflicts.