Mises Wire

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Private policing isn't some fantasy, and it isn't just a luxury enjoyed by the rich.

Many encounters will police escalate to the point of violence because the list of criminal offenses is so long, and the penalties are so draconian.

Minimum wage laws increase joblessness, so French and German workers use minimum wages to drive Eastern European workers out of the market.

Our monetary system favors those who are already-wealthy at the expense of those who are only beginning the wealth-building process.