Mises Wire

Jonathan Newman

National income statistics are becoming meaningless, not because of globalization, tax avoidance, or technology, but by their exultation by economists.

Tho Bishop

Villainous Team Rocket may not have been able to stop Pikachu, but they are mere amateurs compared to the State.

Mises Institute

Government policing is, after all, a government program. It should be treated accordingly.

Ryan McMaken

It is time to admit that the Broken Windows theory has failed and the answer lies in limiting police powers, not in expanding them.

Michel Accad, MD

In a free-market healthcare system, doctors would join together to form large firms to offer the benefits of specialization and economies of scale.

David Stockman

Helicopter money is not some kind of new wrinkle in monetary policy. It is an old-as-the-hills way to monetize the public debt.

Ryan McMaken

Because policing is heavily subsidized by taxpayers, people call the police far more than they would otherwise.

Brendan Brown

The Paris-Berlin axis faces a new banking crisis and a weakening Southern Europe while Brexit inflames EU opposition across Europe.

Matthew McCaffrey

An "I voted" sticker is no substitute for a simple receipt.

Joseph T. Salerno

Italy is on the brink of a full-blown banking crisis.