Mises Wire

James Bovard
Should we trust the US government's accusations about foreign atrocities? History is not reassuring on that score.
Patrick Barron
Free trade is not an obstacle to either economic prosperity or military defense.
Butler Shaffer
Claims about the Constitution's "limited" power sound reassuring — except to those who have read the Constitution or the cases decided under it.
John Tamny
Trump seems to be stuck in the 1980s when it comes to his obsession with sticking it to our "competitors" in Asia.
Douglas French
With blood on their hands from the 2008 crash, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have now created another bubble, this time in the multifamily rental market.
Thorsten Polleit
The ECB is likely to relent on negative rates. But it will then turn to buying bonds and monetizing the debt to keep the easy money flowing.
Mises Institute
Now in mailboxes, the March-April issue of The Austrian is also now online.
Tho Bishop
Trump campaigned on cutting taxes, but Steve Mnuchin and Gary Cohn desire "revenue neutral" reform, including a possible VAT.
Ryan McMaken
No one knows what the Pentagon does with your money — including the Pentagon.
Brendan Brown
Los planes monetarios y fiscales de Trump no hacen más que cambiar la carga impositiva y subsidiar las ganancias corporativas.