Mises Wire

Ryan McMaken

One can only imagine how flimsy will be the limits imposed on the FBI and other agencies should the current attacks on the Fourth Amendment succeed.

Ryan McMaken
If Trump feels Haiti is a mess, he might consider departing from the US's long record of failure there with a new policy of total non-intervention.
Many forms of protection stem not from geopolitical concerns but from parochial attempts at limiting local competition.
Allan Stevo
To find more organ donors, we don't need a government ad campaign. We only need to free the markets.
Daniel Fernández Méndez
The data suggests that as capitalism advances, so does the quality of the physical environment.
George Pickering
The price system conveys the relevant information about the supply and demand for different goods on the market to help consumers better economize.
Ryan McMaken
Governments continue to place obstacles in the way of the private-sector people who are inclined to help.
Ron Paul
In the wake of QE, it will be no easy task to correct for all the mal-investments, and excessive debt, and provide for all the unfunded liabilities.
Peter Diekmeyer
The “Krugman con” is like a “sword of Damocles,” which — while not always visible — hangs over the actions of all states, businesses and individuals.
Omar López-Arce

It no longer seems to be the case that a few countries can control oil prices. In other words, cartels are being even less influential in oil markets.