22+ hour, 25+ min ago  (1807+ words) There are those who still think they are holding the pass against a revolution that may be coming up the road. But they are gazing in the wrong direction. The revolution is behind them. It went by in the Night…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (822+ words) Timothy Terrell is the T. B. Stackhouse Professor of Economics at Wofford College and Senior Fellow with the Mises Institute. He is the Senior Associate Editor of the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics. He received his Ph D in economics from Auburn…...

20+ hour, 49+ min ago  (168+ words) Under a system of private ownership, in which the government's only function is to protect property rights, it is immaterial where the frontiers of people's country are drawn. Original article: https: //mises. org/mises-daily/economic-causes-war Economic Causes of War Under…...

21+ hour, 25+ min ago  (143+ words) If we uphold voluntary exchange on the market as the standard of fairness, then the only neutral tax is one that is flattened to zero percent for everyone. While there is a public uproar about China having access to the…...

22+ hour, 34+ min ago  (143+ words) While there is a public uproar about China having access to the work of American scientists, there is a bigger issue at stake: Is science "owned" by "the public"? If not, why are we so worried about the Chinese? Original…...

16+ hour, 23+ min ago  (28+ words) The chart below was posted by economist Julia R. Cartwright. It shows that the top five percent of income earners paid about 60 percent of the total taxes...

11+ hour, 59+ min ago  (120+ words) Whether rates go up or down, neither outcome will be pleasant, leaving a bondholder caught between the Unthinkable and the Unimaginable. Original article: https: //mises. org/power-market/those-big-beautiful-bonds Those Big, Beautiful Bonds Whether rates go up or down, neither outcome…...

12+ hour, 43+ min ago  (163+ words) Had the United States pursued a policy of economic freedom with respect to energy production over the last thirty years, the conditions for OPEC's success as a cartel would never have been present in the first place. Original article (September…...

15+ hour, 39+ min ago  (114+ words) We are told that it takes "eternal vigilance" to protect our freedom. But what if the entity taking away our freedom has the weapons and the "law" on its side? Original article: https: //mises. org/mises-wire/problem-eternal-vigilance The Problem with…...

13+ hour, 20+ min ago  (714+ words) Supreme Court rulings are significant not only for their decision on who wins, but also for their reasoning. A victory for common sense may sometimes be pyrrhic if it benefits the party who wins the dispute but relies on reasoning…...