Mises Wire

Malinformation is information which may be true, but causes the receiver, the recipient of that malinformation, to become more distrustful of the government.

The historical facts tell us that socialism's greatest political victory—the creation of the Soviet Union—was neither inevitable nor a response to the demands of the majority. 

Shortly before going down to an ignominious defeat to the Labor Party, the British Conservative Party proposed "national service," or what is known as conscription. It didn't sway British voters, but it was an ominous political development.

 Like it or not, every day is State Appreciation Day. Perhaps the regime establishment should set aside a day on which we celebrate how the state dominates our lives, confiscates our wealth, and threatens to imprison us if our appreciation isn't genuine.

Most Fed watchers think the Fed will cut rates in September. That's a good guess because the Fed is acting like rate cuts are coming soon. 

Can the "right person" take office and then "fix" our economic, social, and political problems? In a word, no. People have come to believe that all we need is a technocrat who has all the answers. The reality is that technocrats don't know more than the rest of us.

With its focus on dismantling the administrative state, Project 2025 represents a refreshingly serious turn for the American right. However, its policy prescriptions remain frustratingly moderate.

US sanctions against Venezuela are barbaric and immoral. But, they are not responsible for the economic collapse that has transpired in Venezuela over the past twenty years.

Even if we were to agree with the MMT advocates that MMT allows the economy to easily shift from privately-produced to government-produced goods and services, we still ask why people should be forced to purchase inferior goods.

Thanks to state propagandists in our education systems, people have been told that free markets create poverty while state control of economic exchange produces abundant wealth and effectively distributes it. The truth is that free markets reduce poverty and liberate humanity.