Mises Wire

William L. Anderson

With an election year soon upon us, many politicians are talking about cracking down on "greed" in the business and corporate worlds. Fortunately for politicians, federal law is flexible enough to prosecute nearly anyone, and the chilling effect on entrepreneurs will be real.

Ryan McMaken

Four-time summer fellow at the Mises Institute, Jakub Bozydar Wisniewski, emails: “Over the last two years I wrote over 600 liberty-themed ap

Mises Institute

The Mises Institute has uploaded a recording of "The Economics of the Middle-of-the-Road Policy"—delivered by Ludwig von Mises on April 25, 1962.

Mises Institute

Prof. Salerno delivered a lecture on money and banking last Wednesday in Nassau, Bahamas.

Nicolás Cachanosky

The United Nations recently passed a resolution in which those who lend money to governments are denounced as "vultures" while the governments themselves are portrayed as hapless victims. This isn't exactly a complete and accurate picture of the situation.

Bettina Bien Greaves

Never published before, this short essay about Ludwig von Mises by his personal assistant, Bettina Bien Greaves, outlines what it was about Mises's creativity and scholarship that made him truly unique.

Ryan McMaken

Nobody follows the Billboard charts anymore. In an age of music downloads, the “Top 40” ranking is pretty meaningless.

Ryan McMaken

September 29 marks the 134th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig von Mises, the tallest giant of the "Austrian School" of economics. Although Mises is not a household name, Nobel laureate Friedrich Hayek once referred to him as "the master of us all."

Bettina Bien Greaves

Never published before, this short essay about Ludwig von Mises by his personal assistant, Bettina Bien Greaves, outlines what it was about Mises's creativity and scholarship that made him truly unique.