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When the Massachusetts colony issued its own unredeemable paper money in 1690, it was with the promise that it would soon be redeemable in specie. Like all paper money issued by government, it lost value and the confidence of the people. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/massachusetts-1690-first-western-fiat-experiment

We are told that the Bill of Rights is the bedrock of our freedom, yet this same Bill of Rights ultimately has been used as a weapon against state sovereignty and against our individual rights. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/bill-rights-against-states

The current outburst of protests against President Trump’s enforcement of immigration laws is overshadowing a question that is not being asked: Can we defend having national borders in the first place? Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/defense-national-borders

Human action involves people engaging in unique events in which outcomes often are uncertain, when expertise and planning often do not give us the results we anticipate. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/we-act-world-uncertainty-not-probabilities

In a truly free market, there is no class conflict. In the presence of the state, however, things are different because various groups jockey with each other to gain the favor of state agents. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/class-conflict-jacksonians-and-exploitation

The rise of the grooming gangs in Great Britain and the refusal of Britain’s Labor government to intervene speaks volumes about the contempt that British political elites have for their laws and the people who must live under a regime of anarcho-tyranny. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/anarcho-tyranny-and-uk-grooming-gangs-scandal

Governments at all levels abuse their “privilege” of eminent domain, the taking of private property for government use. Murray Rothbard understood that government was not justified to seize property for such use in the first place. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/rothbard-and-eminent-domain-confused-history-and-legal-sleight-hand

Before Murray Rothbard, there was Albert Jay Nock laying intellectual broadsides against the tyranny of the state. While Nock (unlike Rothbard) never called for total abolishment of the state, he did want as minimal a state as could be had. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/nocks-war-state

AI is not the killer—it is the coroner. Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/end-artificial-employment

Unfortunately, slavery was not just propped up by policy in the slave states, but federally. It is often overlooked that the federal government—not just slave states—had implemented legal protections of slavery by policy for decades. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/antebellum-federal-protections-slavery

Few Americans today realize that until the passage of the 17th Amendment in 1913, US senators were appointed by their state legislatures, not by popular vote. This development had an unfortunate effect upon US politics, further damaging the original federalist governing arrangement. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/senate-and-loss-mixed-government

Even though Cuba poses no threat to the U.S., the Trump administration continues its criminal policies of sanctions and other restrictions in an attempt to foist "regime change" on the country. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/us-actions-toward-cuba-are-criminal

The story of Anil Ambani destroys the belief that capitalism automatically favors the rich and excludes the poor. Once a billionaire, he made a series of bad business choices and the market punished those choices. Capitalism favors good choices. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/surviving-capitalism-scarcity-advantage

The American empire—with its global military footprint and permanent war economy—cannot be financed through honest taxation without provoking revolt. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/monetary-decay-and-imperial-survival

Ludwig von Mises’s first major work was The Theory of Money and Credit in which he explained the role of money in the economy and also pointed out what causes the boom-bust cycle. It remains an important classic in Austrian economics. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-misess-theory-money-and-credit-still-important-today

The Civil Rights Act, first passed in 1964, is falsely connected with freedom. In reality, this law severely restricts individual liberty and replaces it with coercive government acts. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-we-should-repeal-civil-rights-act

From the Jacksonians to the Marxists, political theorists have understood that there is something unique about "small industry" between big business and propertyless workers.  Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/brief-history-petite-bourgeoisie

If one man may legally own another, then he should likewise have the right to disown this property. To deny this right by law involves simultaneously affirming the right of one human to own another as his property but not the right to stop owning another human. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/olaudah-equianos-manumission-regulatory-barriers-freedom

Pundits are claiming that the demise of the Washington Post will weaken democracy and provide a boost for government corruption. As usual, the pundits are badly mistaken. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/turmoil-washington-post-does-not-threaten-democracy

The similarities between the EU and the USSR are striking, and they are not just a coincidence.  Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/european-union-now-resembles-soviet-union

Statists love to claim that government services would be better if only they were “fully funded.” However, given their nature, government services always will be seen as “underfunded” no matter how much money politicians throw at them. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/are-government-services-underfunded

Is it illegal to carry a gun to a demonstration against ICE? According to the Trump Administration, it is.  Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/trumps-assault-our-right-keep-and-bear-arms

What happens when historical fiction becomes a more accurate portrayal than the version of history given by mainstream historians? Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/challenge-distinguishing-history-fiction

In the United States, since no state is allowed to ever leave, or to even control its own borders. This will lead to more centralized political power in every way. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/calls-unity-help-federal-government-seize-more-power

Understanding history is not about understanding formulas or narratives. Instead, we must understand the people who made history, their motives, and their goals. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/history-not-mathematical-calculation