Mises Institute

• Our Oligarchs Can Thank James Madison
  Recent research has shown that the United States government functions to benefit wealthy interests while ignoring the average citizen. James Madison and the Federalists thought that forcing the independent states into a larger union would prevent this. They were wrong. […]
• Killing the Maximum-Wage Myth
  It’s unclear how Congress is qualified to set the “correct” wage for business owners and executives. […]
• With Government Roads, the Customer Is Always Wrong
  The state has no motivation to accommodate users’ needs, but to crack down on anyone who does not conform to its timeworn model of road usage. […]
• War and Time Preference: The American Army in Australia
  War and militarization increase time preference, and social ills soon follow. […]
• The Logical Progression of “Public Accomodation”
  One implication of a positive right to service from a business is the derivative positive right to quality service. […]