Mises Wire

George Pickering
In our world of ultra-easy money, you can now take out a loan to buy a pair of sneakers. What could possibly go wrong?
Friedrich A. Hayek
What individualism teaches us is that society is greater than the individual only in so far as it is free.
Ryan McMaken
By the standards of the protectionists' economic arguments against immigration, state-to-state migrants in the US are a very big problem.
Thorsten Polleit
France's new president Macron will face some major challenges at home, both economically and politically.
Ron Paul
Many pundits complain that Trump spends too much time golfing. I'd rather he spend more time golfing and less time making deals with dictators.
Robert Taylor
As a myth, the concept of the rule of law is both powerful and dangerous. Its power derives from its great emotive appeal.
Matthew McCaffrey
Baumol leaves behind an influential body of research on numerous topics relating to entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic growth.
Chris Rossini
Trying to reform America's health care Frankenstein with either Obamacare or Trumpcare will solve nothing.
Mises Institute
Donald Trump had a good week in Washington. Unfortunately, good news for politicians is often bad news for Americans.
C.Jay Engel

Friday featured a handful of Fed member speeches. Here is a summary of what they spoke about.