Mises Wire

Those who oppose "consumerism" contend it is wrong to give consumers what they want if they want the wrong things.

Senator Warren's plan to crush companies and entrepreneurs for the sake of "the workers" is straight out of the darkest imaginings of Ayn Rand.

Gerard Casey paints a promising but realistic picture of what individualists of all stripes are up against.

Demanding that Facebook publish everyone's views isn't really all that different from demanding that business owners serve anyone who walks in the door.

Sen. Warren's proposed "Accountable Capitalism Act" would make large corporations dependent on federal permission to exist, essentially turning them into arms of the federal government.

The rot that Hugo Chávez spread throughout Venezuela had been put into place decades earlier by the creation of a seemingly benign welfare state.

Few customers put much thought into just how much work the capitalist risks to bring products to market — without any guarantee the customer will buy anything at all.

Is it possible that the bubble-bursting in the corporate debt markets could precede — rather than coincide with — a bear market in equities? Yes, if history is any guide.

Whether racially motivated or not, land expropriation in South Africa is just another episode of state-forced wealth redistribution — with disastrous effects.

The acceptance of money is dictated by its previous purchasing power.