Mises Wire

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

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

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."

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.

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

Today the world's oldest central bank turns 350. In a just world, this anniversary would instead be an opportunity to end this monstrous experiment.

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.