Mises Wire

Not realizing that markets merely reflect the values of consumers, theologian Harvey Cox imagines that markets somehow force consumers to shop.

Regardless of what is actually happening in the world, one thing is certain: in the long run, the Pentagon budget will not go down.

In a move that surprised exactly no one, the Fed's Federal Open Market Committee yesterday announced it would take no action.

The whistleblower is not a "noble law-breaker" — he is not a law-breaker at all.

Decentralization, not political influence, should be the goal — a strategy that is more "Brexit" and less "Reagan Revolution."

Nevada's troubled pension plan provides ample evidence of why governments can not handle the task of running retirement funds.

Salaried jobs provide opportunities and flexibility. Government regulators want to take those options away.

In pursuit of further restricting the property rights of gun owners, gun-control advocates often employ these rhetorical tricks.

Why the huge price increases associated with the ACA? Obamacare has too much risk and too little population of healthy individuals to bear the cost.

Central bankers keep suggesting the economy is weak because there is too much saving. The real reason for the weak economy is too much money production.