In a Paranoid Nation, “Treason” Is Everywhere
FBI agents across the nation are tracking down and arresting Trump supporters who walked into the US Capitol during the January 6 protest that turned into a brawl. Scores of protestors have already been charged with unlawful entry—“knowingly entering or remaining
Trump’s Potential Legacy: 50 Million+ Enemies of the State
Should skepticism of the 2020 election, fueled by a new administration's actions, finally convince 50+ million Trump supporters that the barbarians in the Beltway do not represent him, then Trump’s presidency will be—despite his own actions—the disruption that America’s elites
With Biden, Get Ready For More “Regime Change”
While the saccharine continues to ooze from the mainstream media for the incoming Biden administration, the real iron fist of what will be the Biden foreign policy is starting to materialize. As if on cue, major bombings in Baghdad—by ISIS…remember them?—have opened
The FDA Botched Covid Testing in 2020. Nothing Has Changed Since Then.
Ah, the covid-19 test results—much maligned by some and worshipped by others! As part of the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, the results of covid-19 tests are repeatedly blasted at us from many places, often with analysis. It is easy to understand why
Jeff Riggenbach, RIP
Jeff Riggenbach, one of the pioneer libertarians from the 1970s, died today at the age of seventy-four. The dominant theme of his work was opposition to war, and he was a great champion of Randolph Bourne, who famously said that
Biden Nominee Rachel Levine Was a Disaster in Pennsylvania. Now She’s Headed to Washington.
On January 19 it was announced that Joe Biden planned to nominate Rachel Levine, the Pennsylvania (PA) secretary of health, for the position of assistant secretary of health in the Department of Health and Human Services. This is potentially good news
VIRAL MUTATIONS THAT CAN CAUSE A GRAVE NEW WAVE OF COVID-19
It has been more than a year since we continue to face and fight this human catastrophe, a declared pandemic due to the spread of Corona Virus. It is a humanitarian, public health, and developmental emergency. The whole world is facing
Why Governments Want More Centralization—and Less Federalism
America’s founders did not envision the federal government as the domineering senior partner in almost everything. What was once best described as “sovereign States, united solely for specified joint purposes” has been largely eviscerated. Original Article: "Why Governments Want More Centralization—and
Time Preference, Interest Rates, and Stagflation
As a result of past reckless fiscal and monetary policies the pool of real wealth could be declining. If so, stagflation will result. Original Article: "Time Preference, Interest Rates, and Stagflation" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. Narrated
Small States, Global Economy: Is Empire Necessary?
[This talk was delivered on October 27, 2006, at Imperialism: Enemy of Freedom, the 2006 Mises Institute Supporter's Summit. The audio is available in MP3 from Mises Media.] Deepak Lal, a prominent, pro-market, development economist wrote the following words in his