Why Decentralized Economic Planning Is So Important
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault shows how listening to the local experts outside the central bureaucracy is an essential part of economic planning.
Mises Wire
Government Workers Don’t Magically Become Altruists
Why should one assume that those in control of the state would act in a way more in accord with justice than would actors on the private market?
For a New Libertarian
We don't need a new twist on libertarianism to "modernize it." But, we do need a new breed of libertarians who recognize the practical realities of human nature.
Foreign Investment Is Not a Problem for the Domestic Economy
We don't have to worry about paying for foreign capital any more than we must worry about paying for foreign oil. Both trades benefit the domestic economy.
The Hidden Costs of “National Security”
Ten ways your tax dollars pay for war — past, present, and future
The Fed Remains on Course – to Trouble
If the Fed really intends to turn away from its easy-money policies, it has three options for doing it. All of them are risky.
Why Some People Are Poorer than Others
The only permanent way to cure poverty is to increase their earning power and productivity.
Jeff Sessions’s Drug-War Fanaticism Shows a Growing Gap Between DC and the States
As states increasingly resist federal mandates on guns, drugs, and immigration, Jeff Sessions in DC has announced it's full speed ahead.
Seattle’s Minimum Wage Supporters Ignore the Facts
Early data showed the Seattle minimum wage experiment is hurting those its supposed to help. So, the city fudged the data.
The Origins of the Crack-Baby Myth
Like much of the propaganda surrounding the Drug War, the media-invented crack-baby stories generally ignored the scientific facts.
