Mises Wire

James Bovard
If the feds can vilify Deadheads and Juggalos, it could be only a question of time before Washington also tars bluegrass fans or Phish followers.
Ryan McMaken
The federal government could elect to leave migrants alone, while also not offering citizenship. In other words, it could do nothing at all.
Karl-Friedrich Israel
Economists usually sneak in their own value judgments when claiming they are for objectively "optimal" monetary policy.
Chris Calton
At first privately funded, the federal government — bloated after the Civil War — stepped in to finish the Washington Monument with federal funds.
Douglas French
Today's central-bank induced low, low interest rates are making massive debt look much more attractive than it should.
Murray N. Rothbard

All this could and should be done in one day.

Ryan McMaken

High-quality security is apparently still not a priority for many parents whose demonstrated preferences show otherwise.

Jacob G. Hornberger
There's a reason why, after 8 years as commander-in-chief, Obama never closed the Guantanamo prison as he promised.
James Bovard
If the guards had found my little notebook of observations on environmental debacles, my stay in the East Bloc might have been extended indefinitely.
Frank Shostak
The numerical probability is only relevant in the sphere of non- economics where homogeneous cases are observed.