Mises Wire

Statistics, so vital to statism, its namesake, is also the State's Achilles' heel.

People are not supposed to notice that every terrorist attack represents a major government failure and that rewarding failure with more of the same policies only invites more failure.

California is on the verge of increasing the statewide minimum wage to $15, from $10. According to one pro-minimum wage policy advisor, "It would mean a raise for one of every three workers in the state."

Terrorism gripped the headlines again as terrorists struck Brussels, but this latest colossal security failure for Europe and the West is not likely to lead to an evaluation of the value of state security.

In an unhampered economy, we would measure economic progress by a need for fewer work hours and fewer jobs. In our mixed economy, it's impossible to say whether more jobs reflect an improving or a worsening economy.

Tibor Machan, a leading libertarian philosopher, has died.

Whenever government wants to raise taxes, it immediately threatens to cut the most popular government programs first, if it doesn't get its way. Thus, the governor of Louisiana says he'll cut LSU's football program.

Created by Paul Pope, a libertarian comic book writer also responsible for the critically acclaimed Batman: Year 100, Berlin Batman was an Elseworld tale published in 1998's The Batman Chronicles #11. The story involves young Baruch Wane, a wealthy socialite, who is tipped off that the police have just confiscated the library and works of Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises.

Should the government impose its own standards for certification for physicians? The short answer is "no."

The nullification of federal drug laws by Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska has for years been flipping the usual narrative on political parties in the United States.