Mises Wire

As always in an election year, the public clamors for more jobs. But really, they are clamoring for more, newer, and better stuff.

Protectionism is about giving consumers and ordinary people fewer choices while making them pay more for goods and services.

This is the moment liberty-minded people have been waiting for — the biggest political and social upheaval since the 1960s.

Candidates rarely win votes from more than a small fraction of the population, and yet this meager performance is said to be a "mandate."

Ending the taxpayer-funded gravy train for colleges will force them to cater to students instead of to the special interests that now control them.

Libertarians must never compromise, even if it means accepting partial victories.

The polling booths of the market are ubiquitous, many are open 24 hours a day, and offer a daily plebiscite in which consumers express their values.

Both political corruption and trade barriers lead to economic impoverishment. The current election has brought both issues to the fore.

If want a reprieve from endless campaign coverage this weekend, on Saturday we will be streaming live from our Dallas-Ft. Worth Mises Circle.

Nearly 70 years ago, Ludwig von Mises explained the seemingly irrational hunger among capitalists for long-term government bonds.