Cops shoot and paralyze man who told police he feared being "swatted."US only has 43-day emergency buffer of crude oil left in 45-year lowThe US is spending billions to prop up the Japanese yen.Italy suspends its Schengen free movement agreement with Spain after 60,000 migrants reach Spanish territoryCommerce Department quietly announces 7 new equity stakes in private companies
The Declaration and Dinesh D’Souza’s “Revisionist History”
Dinesh D’Souza—a self-proclaimed opponent of “revisionist history”—reinterprets the Declaration of Independence through anachronism and equivocation, reading modern concepts of nationhood and equality back into 1776.
Why Don’t We Keep Buying? (And Buying)
In 1871, Carl Menger gave what still is the best explanation of diminishing marginal utility. What was true in 1871 is true today.
When Death Is Cheaper Than Care: Mutual Aid for the Developing World
Mutual aid societies once were an important part of the US social landscape. Africans can benefit from the same movements—provided their governments get out of the way.
Trump’s Commerce Department as Venture Capitalist: Political Investment at its Worst
By convincing Congress to permit the government to take equity positions in private firms, Donald Trump has completed the transition of the economy from free markets to political capitalism.
The US Supports the Mass Migration of Moroccans into Spanish Territory
In spite of the GOP’s feigned dismay over Morocco’s weaponization of migrants against Spanish exclaves in North Africa, US policy supports Moroccan expansionism in the region.
The Property Rights Duality and the Defense of Freedom
It is not enough to treat property as a default state of nature that will eventually assert itself and merely needs to be intellectually explained. We must continually be ready to defend private property.
Cronyism: The Rise of the Corporatist State, 1849–1929
In his new book, Patrick Newman shows how America’s corporatist state was built: not by free markets run amok, but by big business, bankers, and politicians using regulation to cartelize the economy.
Republican Party Displacement
Mark Thornton explains how ideology can break the uniparty, why blocked realignment risks revolution, and why Austrian economics helps young Americans see through the crisis.
Myths of American Healthcare
Much of the discussion around American healthcare ignores the fact that most of the American healthcare system is already a government healthcare system.
The Burritoflation Debate
On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss the social debate this week focused on Gen Z economic anxiety.
Why Mises Thought Fractional Reserve Banking Caused the Boom-Bust Cycle
Bob returns to the fractional reserve banking debate to clarify a point the critics keep missing: in the Mises-Hayek-Rothbard framework, it's fractional reserve banking itself that sets the boom-bu
Gold and Silver: Prospecting for Liberty: Mises Circle in New Mexico
What should people think about the renewed interest in precious metals? Join us for a discussion you won't find in traditional financial media.
Roger and Karen Garrison Celebration of Life
Gather to share stories, pictures, and memories of Roger and Karen.
Ethics of Liberty Seminar: Mises Academy Course
Join us for a special seminar based on Murray Rothbard's The Ethics of Liberty.
Fall 2026 Virtual Mises Book Club
In September 2026, the Mises Institute will hold its next Mises Book Clubs, a program that promotes deep reading in Austrian economics.
