Category: Politics

A recurring myth among progressives is that the state can enforce “fairness.” However, given that government cannot even effectively define fairness, one doubts that the state can “enforce” what it…

With the US government engaged in out-of-control spending, we are looking at tax increases in the coming years. And even if Congress does not pass official tax hikes, we will…

Taxing “the rich” won’t make life more affordable for ordinary people. The true cause of the affordability crisis is inflation caused by central banks.

Politicians say “greedflation,” and profits are what fuels rising prices, but the real culprit is fiat money creation fueled by the central bank.

The recent “housing” plan from the Kamala Harris campaign is being touted in the media as a “solution” for this nation’s housing problems. However, the plan, if implemented, will be…

It may not have been manufactured in the lab of a mad scientist, but the euro is still a manufactured, cobbled-together currency made from a number of national monetary units.…

What does this new coalition mean for broader realignment between parties?

A few years ago, the leftist publication The Intercept claimed that inflation only hurts the “one percent,” but is “good” for everyone else. The truth is much different, as the…

Join the Mises Institute for its fifth year in a row in Tampa for an exciting discussion on the future of academia and alternatives to state-controlled education.

The flurry of post-Watergate “reforms” supposedly were passed to counteract government abuse of citizens. Not surprisingly, the FISA program, which was aimed at reducing internal government spying became the means…