Mises Wire

Will entrepreneurship flourish in post-Fidel Cuba, and will it bring the same increases in the quality of life as elsewhere in the world?

As more states consider legalizing online gambling, Republican Senators look for a new Federal ban.

Central banks never recovered and "normalized" their balance sheets after the 2008 crisis. That means the current system is very fragile.

When inflation is seen as a general increase in prices, then anything that contributes to price increases is called inflationary.

The recent Italian vote helped to get rid of a pro-EU prime minister. Unfortunately, Italy is not much closer to the pro-market revolution it needs.

Federal regulators should no longer have any say over what happens on Tribal lands. The same should apply to the states as well.

Independent contractors such as Uber drivers may be legislated out of existence by European politicians.

Whales were rapidly on their way to extinction until the petroleum industry undermined the whaling industry.

In recent decades, American lawmakers have been increasing jail time and fines for what were once small-time misdemeanors.

Companies relocate in order to serve their customers better with less-expensive products. In the media, these unseen customers are usually ignored.