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When Cardinal Robert Prevost was named Pope, he took the name of Pope Leo XIV. Leo XIII authored Rerum Novarum, which is the basis for Catholic social teaching and is friendlier to private property and free markets than anything the Vatican has produced since then.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/leo-xiv-and-rerum-novarum
The British complained of unfair competition from goods supplied by the American colonists. So the state intervened to manage trade and make it “fair.” But the American revolutionaries saw protectionism for the scam it was, and still is.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/american-revolution-was-free-trade-revolution
When the American Revolution broke out, the American colonies were perhaps the least-taxed place on earth. How did this country move from that position to the colossus it has become today? Joshua Mawhorter provides some sobering July 4 reading to find the answer.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/american-independence-and-seeds-big-government
The Declaration of Independence is about radical opposition to state power. The Declaration takes a stand against political vices like unity, loyalty, and centralized power.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/spirit-declaration-independence-secession-division-disloyalty
Regardless of Oval Office revisionism, Americans should never forget that their nation was forged in resistance to political slavery and claims by distant masters to unlimited power.
Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/1775-two-step-led-american-independence
June's job growth was hailed in the media as proof of a strong economy. Except there's a problem: fully half of these new jobs were government jobs.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/half-junes-job-growth-was-government-manufacturing-jobs-fall