Mises Wire

The bummer about the euroskeptics in Italy is that their primary interest is making Italy's bloated public sector ever bigger. 

In the post-recession world, the ECB has fired multiple rounds in its arsenal of Keynesian weapons. But now it's out of ammo.

For Hayek, "The fools are those who believe they know more than they do."

A war for independence and a civil war can be two very different things. 

Even the hard sciences are now expected to adjust reality itself to suit the demands of politicized university departments.

The tremendous advances, which have made it possible for women to achieve recognition as persons are undoubtedly due in large part to capitalistic contributions.

With a near monopoly of school shootings, public schools nevertheless continue to escape any scrutiny.

Socialism has long led to pitting one group against another. But many younger taxpayers have yet to see the downside to this. 

Government loves to set up "public-private partnerships"  for the benefit of both government and certain favored businesses.

Americans must beware of Trojan-horse definitions of freedom — definitions that, once accepted, allow bureaucrats to take over everyone’s life.