Mises Wire

Per Bylund
Driving up costs for cocaine dealers has not led to a similar rise in street price. This is because prices are not based on the cost of production.
Walter Block
Instead of praising jobs for their own sake, we should ask why employment is so important.
Ron Paul
America’s 46-year experiment in fiat currency has gone exactly as predicted: a decline in the standard of living of middle- and working-class Americans
Ryan McMaken
The "Deep State" has now gone mainstream. And militarists like Bill Kristol openly defend it in its attempts to undermine any limits on its power.
Clint Siegner
Legislatures in Idaho and Arizona are working to lower barriers to use of precious metals as money.
Mises Institute
Based on page views, these are the most popular articles in February.
Christian Newman
The TV character Dwight Schrute provides some valuable insights into how speculators provide essential and praiseworthy services in the marketplace.
Brendan Brown
Sometimes, pouring more easy money into a late-stage economic boom can keep it going just a little longer. Can Yellen pull this off?
Hunter Lewis
But this time the Washington Post does not want the story told.
Patrick Barron
Any one of these steps — even partially implemented — would be a step in the right direction.