Mises Wire

Steve H. Hanke

Forget the IMF’s forecasts of Venezuela’s hyperinflation. They are a prime example of junk science. 

Daniel Lacalle

The Turkish lira collapse should have surprised no one. Yet, in this bubble-justifying market, it did.

Jacob G. Hornberger

The US deep state’s hatred of the Iranian people goes back a long way, at least as far back as 1953.

Nicholas DeSimone

American tariffs are just taxes on Americans, and its the American consumer who will suffer most.

Douglas French

Trump has certainly changed his tune on low interest rates since he was elected.

Michael Malin

When people are directly responsible for something — and rely on that thing for current and future sustenance — they will manage it better.

Jeff Deist

The state and its cronyist friends have built a world that seeks to silence our perspectives. 

Ryan McMaken

Although they're not stylish places according to wealthy coastal elites, many metro areas in the United States still contain a lot of affordable housing.

George Pickering

The Bank of England apparently wants to incorporate blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies into the central bankers’ tool kit.

Walter Block

Gentrification gets bad press. It would appear that the gentrifier (he who engages in gentrification) is a malign exploiter, a bully, someone who takes advantage of the weak and the poor. And these are the nice things said about him.