Mises Wire

Matthew McCaffrey

The bias in favor of "education" is a bias in favor of the opinions of the intellectual classes: it is a devotion to the status quo.

Mises Institute

Of all the great articles we published this year, here are the Top Ten most read on Mises.org.

David Gordon

In his new book, central banker Mervyn King sometimes sounds like Murray Rothbard. But in the end he continues the problem of central banking control.

Ludwig von Mises

This doctrine and the policies of individualism and of capitalism do not need any apologists or propagandists. The achievements speak for themselves.

Frank Shostak

A general increase in price inflation, resulting from increasing money supply and a fall in real wealth, will lead to a general rise in interest rates.

Carmen Elena Dorobăț

The Economist gets it right. In a new review of Marx they argue that "the myth is more impressive than the reality."

Per Bylund

What hurts workers — and keeps them poor — is government regulation, which restricts competition.

Douglas French

Donald Trump has some troubles with labor unions. Fortunately for him, the NLRB may soon look very different.

Christopher Westley

The cartelized economy foisted on us since 9/11 has been a disaster for businesses and taxpayers. Will Trump return us to "normalcy"?

John V. Denson

If we are to fight the scourge of war, we need to think about war and the state differently, much like the soldiers of WWI's Christmas Truce.