Mises Wire

Ilana Mercer
John McCain's hatred of Donald Trump has driven America's most ardent warmonger to question the American intervention in Niger. And that's a good thing.
John Chapman

The two-percent inflation goal is now being modified to allow for even higher inflation goals in the short term.

Douglas French
No drug czar is needed, and the DEA can go home as well. People will self-medicate one way or another, with the government's blessing or without.
Frank Shostak
The best criteria for selecting a, economic model is not how well it worked in the past — but whether it is theoretically sound.
James Bovard

The FBI’s vast power and pervasive secrecy guarantee that more FBI scandals are just around the bend.

Is it possible to write a constitution that truly limits the powers of the state?

Ron Paul
President Trump’s embrace of status quo monetary policy could prove fatal to both his presidency and the American economy.
Chris Calton
Sometimes, group psychology among government agents can set the stage for abuse.
Carmen Elena Dorobăț
It is not sweeping globalization that has kept these cities behind, but government policies.