Mises Wire

US general elections are not "the great equalizer." They are designed in such a way that some voters have more influence than others.

Government spending — not the size of the deficit — is the real problem with government intervention in the economy.

With legalization in California now underway, one in five Americans can legally buy and use marijuana in their home states.

Thanks to the rise of decentralized, internet-based journalism, and general public dissatisfaction with "establishment" media, the opinion-molding class is losing its power to mold opinion.

America's success stems from its limitation of state power. Unfortunately, it's not clear that Donald Trump realizes this.

Trump's upset win provides no mandate and does not translate into any general approval for the candidate's agenda.

We are confident claiming that, true to his character, Mises would firmly defend free trade and peace against all their opponents on the left and right.

Close elections are decided not by counting votes but by lawsuits and judges. But, we'll then be told it's the will of "the people."

We must resist those who are preaching "interventionism-lite" and calling it a real alternative.

The states control over deciding who drives and how becomes a lot less relevant in a world of autonomous cars.