Mises Wire

Ryan McMaken

Never constitutional, the FBI was formed to compete against more effective private agencies. It now functions to wage political war against its enemies and protect its own interests.

Jason Morgan

Central planning relies on successfully predicting the future. Unfortunately for central planners, this is an impossible task.

Ryan McMaken

When a pundit refers to "gun violence" when the discussion is about homicide, they're usually trying to hide something.

Frank Shostak

The success or failure of investment in stocks depends ultimately on the same factors that determine success or failure of any business.

David Gordon

If Social Darwinism is all about selfish competition ... then Darwin was not a Social Darwinist.

Tate Fegley

Not surprisingly, the Supreme Court — part of the US government — recently decided to expand the powers and privileges of the US government.

Mises Institute Per Bylund

Writing for Entrepreneur, Per Bylund offers three arguments for why innovation skeptics are wrong.

Ryan McMaken

Why wasn't Hillary Clinton indicted? It certainly wasn't because federal prosecutors have a towering respect for the rights of defendants.

Paweł Nowakowski

Mises maintained that humans act out of self interest. But that doesn't mean others can't benefit from those actions, regardless of intent.

Murray N. Rothbard

Since the Revolution was a people's war, the extent of mass participation in the militia and committees led necessarily to a democratizing of suffrage in the new governments.