Mises Wire

The Trump admin keeps claiming that tariff revenues will bring deficits under control. That’s not going to happen. Trump spending is going up, and tariffs won’t fix this.

One of the reasons Charlie Kirk was considered "divisive" was that he spoke out against the civil rights laws, which was interpreted as his supporting Jim Crow segregation. Yet, these laws did not increase liberty but rather imposed a new progressive vision on Americans.

Anarcho-capitalism isn’t a dystopian version of every man for himself. It is rooted in community, private institutions, and families.

Since the French Revolution, leftism has served as the impetus for many of the state’s worst massacres and totalitarian impulses.

From September 12, 2001—armed with a simple knowledge of the publicly-available foreign policy history of the 1990s—9/11 was a tragedy, and a terrible crime that demands justice, but it should not have been a surprise.

Political elites insisted that the 9/11 attacks occurred because the US Government lacked power and authority. Unfortunately, the elites got their wish and Americans received war, economic calamity, and massive government debt in return.

Modern political life in the US is increasingly defined by violence and toleration of violence against one’s perceived enemies. The murder of Charlie Kirk has exposed the left’s endorsement of deadly violence as a political tool.

In his 2024 campaign, Donald Trump sought libertarian support by promising to protect cryptocurrency and its users. His Department of Justice, however, is looking to criminalize crypto.

Historian Ralph Raico, who is well-known in Austrian circles, wrote that Lord Acton believed that principles of liberty came from religious roots, and especially the Catholic faith.

The Trump administration’s recent moves to take equity positions in Intel and MP Materials undermines the free market system and will create economic harm.