Mises Wire

Brendan Brown

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.

Ryan McMaken

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

Antony P. Mueller

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.

Douglas French

In a world of rampant central bank intervention and endless government regulation, some are still claiming we live in a world of "hypercapitalism."

Frank Shostak

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

Matthew McCaffrey

Gaming faces threats from fear-mongering politicians, but also from developers eager to stifle competition in the industry.

Ryan McMaken

The Second Amendment is much more than a guarantee of private gun ownership. It was designed to decentralize and weaken the military establishment in the United States.

William Hongsong Wang

The Communist Party's big plans for a globally-competititve soccer league have come to naught.

Alasdair Macleod

Emerging-market currencies often suffer a as a result of their government's own profligacy. But the US is also actively trying to destabilize some currencies, and setting up a conflict that the US could ultimately lose.

Ron Paul

Both at home and abroad, the government causes the problems it says we need more government to solve.