The US Constitution as originally written and understood no longer exists. The first wave of “progressives” reinterpreted it to their liking before later generations of progressives finished the job. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/how-progressives-broke-constitution-and-praised-themselves-it
Popular views of capitalism and free markets are not shaped by the facts, but rather by anti-capitalist intellectuals and the media. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/popular-media-romanticism-and-statist-insinuation
The yearning for a state-controlled system is not born of compassion for others but rather of infantile selfishness. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/economics-and-infantilization-culture
“Science” is now indistinguishable from politics. As the “acid rain” hysteria showed back in the 1970s and 1980s, “follow the science” is just a political slogan, unrelated to actual science. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/acid-rain-scare-and-science-industrial-complex
Once upon a time, American firms built with the long term in view, and the government did not try to hinder them. Today, thanks to reckless federal government spending, we are living hand-to-mouth, accumulating massive debts, and soon enough will be broke. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/going-broke
“The Civil War was really the watershed,” he wrote Meyer. “Lincoln was America’s first dictator, and almost all the Republican Acts were monstrous.” Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/letters-frank-meyer-reveal-rothbards-views-lincoln-slavery-and-popular-sovereignty
The recent assassination of Charlie Kirk has focused attention on political violence. Ludwig von Mises, not surprisingly, understood that tying morality to politicized state helps create the climate where political violence is prevalent. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/mises-separating-morality-and-state
During the Middle Ages, taxation was considered to be appropriate only as an extreme measure in times of emergency, and as a last resort. Kings were expected to subsist on revenues from their own private property. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-taxes-were-so-hated-middle-ages
Leftists seek to create a new society that supposedly is peaceable. However, they also celebrate violence done against political opponents, something that Murray Rothbard understood as undermining every supposed peaceful goal they claim to be pursuing. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/individualism-and-violence-identitarian-left
According to mainstream economists, inflation aids economic growth while deflation impairs growth. Austrian economists, however, point out that in much of US history, economic growth was accompanied by deflation. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/inflation-and-economic-growth
Advocates for US military intervention have invoked the war against the Barbary pirates as justification. Yet, an examination of that conflict shows that President Jefferson’s actions were limited and followed the direction of Congress. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/jeffersons-war-barbary-pirates-unjustified-password-military-intervention
Was Jackson’s victory over the Second Bank of the United States a triumph for liberty, or did it merely expand federal authority under the guise of constraining it? His legacy is complicated, but there is much we can learn from it. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/complicated-legacy-andrew-jacksons-bank-war
The Renaissance period is seen as mostly positive by historians, but the sinister development of absolutism and the imperial state complicates the legacy of that time. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/absolutism-and-reason-state-rothbard-growth-statism
Although the political establishment claims the Comey indictment represents an unprecedented moment in our history, the truth is much different. Federal prosecutors have a long history of bringing unjustified, politically-motivated prosecutions. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/james-comey-not-innocent-victim-lawfare-he-helped-create
By trying to protect dairy farmers and raise their incomes, the government created a massive cheese surplus, then gave it away, thus harming the farmers they were trying to support. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/wheels-government-cheese
Created to assure that newly-freed slaves would receive equal legal protection, the Fourteenth Amendment has come to dominate federal jurisprudence. This is not a good thing. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/how-fourteenth-amendment-empowers-judicial-activism
Individual voters have little reason to become informed. Politicians have strong incentives to pander rather than persuade. Partisans are rewarded for tribal loyalty rather than epistemic integrity. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/when-political-violence-becomes-signal
President Trump’s latest anti-broadcast media actions are portrayed in legacy media as being unprecedented. While they definitely are outrageous, they hardly are the first time presidents have used federal agencies to go after broadcast opposition. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/presidents-have-long-history-using-fcc-silence-their-critics
Men can be trained to regard their exploiters as the virtuous architects of safety and prosperity, as so many so-called "citizens" in America are so relentlessly trained to do. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-government-so-loved-so-many
The irony of the Jimmy Kimmel controversy is that he owed his spot at ABC precisely because his work was non-political. Unfortunately in modern America, professional clowns feel they must become political tools. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/jimmy-kimmel-american-tragedy
“Hate speech” does not exist. At all. That’s a concept the Left invented to justify state-enforced censorship of speech the Left doesn't like. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/hate-speech-isnt-real-and-pam-bondi-enemy-freedom
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. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/charlie-kirk-and-sacred-totem-civil-rights
Since the French Revolution, leftism has served as the impetus for many of the state’s worst massacres and totalitarian impulses. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/unique-evil-left
Modern political life in the U.S. 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. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/dehumanization-charlie-kirk-came-establishment
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. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/911-attacks-exposed-major-government-failure-americans-learned-wrong-lessons
According to the neo-conservative war hawks, every so-called enemy is the Next Hitler and every year is 1939. The failure to seek new conflicts abroad is equated to the failure of Great Britain and France to stand up to Hitler before World War II broke out. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/every-year-1939-war-hawks
The US and its Western allies may scoff at this challenge, but it only became possible due to high-handedness (to use the kindest word imaginable) and outright illegality of US actions. Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/more-thoughts-brics-and-gold-versus-us-and-dollar
The hackneyed argument for government regulation of speech -- yelling "FIRE" in a crowded theater -- has always been a red herring. As Murray Rothbard wrote, private property rights should be front-and-center when dealing with free speech issues. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/you-cant-yell-chicken-jockey-crowded-theater-except-when-you-can
The media is spinning President Trump‘s “trade deals” as a “victory” for the White House. Yet, when we break down these “deals” into their particulars, we find that American producers and consumers will be worse off than before. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/tariffs-wont-spawn-good-trade-deals
In both cases, the use of nationalism and patriotism by Brazilian governments reveals a recurring strategy: appealing to national pride to divert attention from self-inflicted crises. Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/ambiguous-nationalism-patriotism-brazilian-politics
