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February 19, 2021

Mises Institute

By Antonis Giannakopoulos

The Problem with the "Robber Barron" Narrative

We're now hearing many calls for more antitrust legislation applied to Big Tech because these firms are allegedly monopolies. But old-fashioned antitrust was a disaster, as will be new efforts against tech companies.

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By Martin Jones

The High Cost of Using the Minimum Wage as a Form of Welfare

Social activists now regard the minimum wage as another welfare program that can reduce the costs of programs like Medicaid and food stamps, and can reduce inequality. But the minimum wage is very poorly targeted for these purposes.

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By Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

Prohibition's Repeal: What Made FDR Popular

As Mark Thornton has shown, the big legislative change that FDR made at the start of his presidency, the decision that affected every single American citizen from one coast to the other, was the repeal of the thirteen-year hell of Prohibition.

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