https://mises.org/ en Wed, 15 Apr 26 12:02:16 -0500 https://mises.org/podcasts/guns-and-butter/american-people-should-not-be-forced-fund-israels-atrocities This Tax Day, as the American public reflects on what our government is using our money for, there is growing opposition to the behavior of the Israeli government. Yet we’re all still forced to send it some of our hard-earned tax dollars. Enough. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:40:31 CDT Connor O'Keeffe https://mises.org/podcasts/guns-and-butter/american-people-should-not-be-forced-fund-israels-atrocities https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/tax-freedom-day-underestimates-how-long-you-work-government While Tax Freedom Day is mid-April, Rothbard’s measure of the government's fiscal burden reveals that Americans don’t truly start working for themselves until June 5, over seven weeks later. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:26:40 CDT Jonathan Newman https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/tax-freedom-day-underestimates-how-long-you-work-government https://mises.org/notes-margin/sabrin-abolish-income-tax-root-all-evil A new golden age would begin with the elimination of the worst tax. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:15:00 CDT Murray Sabrin https://mises.org/notes-margin/sabrin-abolish-income-tax-root-all-evil https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/taxation-robbery It took centuries to end the idea that taxes kept the privileged class in comfort and financed their wars. But now we're told taxes = civilization. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:12:50 CDT Frank Chodorov https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/taxation-robbery https://mises.org/notes-margin/its-been-weird-24-hours-fed "As much as Senate Republicans seek an off-ramp that would smooth the path for Kevin Warsh's confirmation as Fed chair, the legal stalemate holding things up has escalated." Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/its-been-weird-24-hours-fed https://mises.org/mises-wire/trump-will-need-plenty-inflation-finance-his-new-war Through it all, we will likely hear the regime come up with every reason under the sun to explain rising prices in terms other that the real cause: monetary inflation. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:00:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/mises-wire/trump-will-need-plenty-inflation-finance-his-new-war https://mises.org/mises-wire/there-nothing-new-about-trumps-economic-populism President Trump’s so-called populism really is a mish-mash of protectionism, increased government spending, price controls, and some deregulation. Don’t expect good results. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:02:19 CDT Lorenzo Cianti https://mises.org/mises-wire/there-nothing-new-about-trumps-economic-populism https://mises.org/power-market/tax-freedom-day-underestimates-how-long-you-work-government While Tax Freedom Day is mid-April, Rothbard’s measure of the government's fiscal burden reveals that Americans don’t truly start working for themselves until June 5, over seven weeks later. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:00:00 CDT Jonathan Newman https://mises.org/power-market/tax-freedom-day-underestimates-how-long-you-work-government https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/artificial-liquidity-brings-inflation-shocks There is no shortfall of liquidity in financial markets. In fact, there is so much that inflation has become a way of life for market participants. This is not a good thing. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:29:53 CDT Thorsten Polleit https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/artificial-liquidity-brings-inflation-shocks https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/precious-metals-work In this time of war and uncertainty, we should expect to see the prices of precious metals rise and fall and the only certainty will be uncertainty. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:11:01 CDT Mark Thornton https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/precious-metals-work https://mises.org/mises-wire/ai-managed-renewable-energy-shell-game Some economists are claiming that applying AI in energy markets helps to solve the Hayekian knowledge problem. They fail to take into consideration that many of the “cheaper” energy choices are heavily subsidized, thus hiding their real costs. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:02:18 CDT Bill Peacock https://mises.org/mises-wire/ai-managed-renewable-energy-shell-game https://mises.org/power-market/rand-pauls-six-penny-plan-balance-federal-budget-five-years US Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky has introduced a federal spending restraint bill, called the “Six Penny Plan” that may actually work. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:02:15 CDT Patrick Barron https://mises.org/power-market/rand-pauls-six-penny-plan-balance-federal-budget-five-years https://mises.org/mises-wire/american-people-should-not-be-forced-fund-israels-atrocities This Tax Day, as the American public reflects on what our government is using our money for, there is growing opposition to the behavior of the Israeli government. Yet we’re all still forced to send it some of our hard-earned tax dollars. Enough. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:02:16 CDT Connor O'Keeffe https://mises.org/mises-wire/american-people-should-not-be-forced-fund-israels-atrocities https://mises.org/power-market/how-do-ceos-make-strategy Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:00:00 CDT Nicolai J. Foss https://mises.org/power-market/how-do-ceos-make-strategy https://mises.org/notes-margin/poll-jd-vance-most-unpopular-vice-president-history "... new polling data indicating a 21-point swing in the wrong direction within months, placing him at the bottom of modern vice-presidential rankings" Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/poll-jd-vance-most-unpopular-vice-president-history https://mises.org/power-market/mileis-monetary-mistake Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:00:00 CDT Manuel García Gojon https://mises.org/power-market/mileis-monetary-mistake https://mises.org/notes-margin/ford-ceo-wants-us-regime-protect-us-automakers-competition Ford's plutocrat CEO says the US regime should make sure that US consumers aren't allowed to buy Chinese cares. Many ersatz "capitalists" like him oppose market competition. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/ford-ceo-wants-us-regime-protect-us-automakers-competition https://mises.org/power-market/blockading-blockade Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:00:00 CDT Ron Paul https://mises.org/power-market/blockading-blockade https://mises.org/mises-wire/precious-metals-work In this time of war and uncertainty, we should expect to see the prices of precious metals rise and fall and the only certainty will be uncertainty. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:02:25 CDT Mark Thornton https://mises.org/mises-wire/precious-metals-work https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/danger-allowing-good-intentions-override-constitution All too often, judges allow sentiment to override the Constitution. While they might refer to a “living Constitution,” what they really mean is that they don’t permit the law to get in the way of their worldviews. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:42:10 CDT Wanjiru Njoya https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/danger-allowing-good-intentions-override-constitution https://mises.org/notes-margin/thanks-obstructionist-government-rebuilding-after-la-fires-2025-almost-nonexistent https://nypost.com/2026/04/13/us-news/humiliating-report-reveals-la-wildfire-victims-trapped-in-a-rebuild-nightmare/?utm_campaign=capost&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=capost&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:07:24 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/thanks-obstructionist-government-rebuilding-after-la-fires-2025-almost-nonexistent https://mises.org/notes-margin/italys-meloni-suspends-defense-cooperation-deal-israel The policy change is partly in response to Israels aggression against Lebanese women and children, including Christians, in recent days. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/italys-meloni-suspends-defense-cooperation-deal-israel https://mises.org/mises-wire/artificial-liquidity-brings-inflation-shocks There is no shortfall of liquidity in financial markets. In fact, there is so much that inflation has become a way of life for market participants. This is not a good thing. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:02:27 CDT Thorsten Polleit https://mises.org/mises-wire/artificial-liquidity-brings-inflation-shocks https://mises.org/mises-wire/danger-allowing-good-intentions-override-constitution All too often, judges allow sentiment to override the Constitution. While they might refer to a “living Constitution,” what they really mean is that they don’t permit the law to get in the way of their worldviews. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:02:35 CDT Wanjiru Njoya https://mises.org/mises-wire/danger-allowing-good-intentions-override-constitution https://mises.org/mises-wire/federal-spending-rises-post-covid-high-wake-doge-failure Nearly one in five US tax dollars now go to paying interest on the federal debt. Debt and spending are set to surge even more as war costs mount and interest rates rise. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:00:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/mises-wire/federal-spending-rises-post-covid-high-wake-doge-failure https://mises.org/power-market/critical-issue-not-dependence-oil-destruction-caused-states It’s not about fighting over what little there is, but about serving and cooperating voluntarily to create abundance, which is what characterizes the free market. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:02:36 CDT Alejandro A. Tagliavini https://mises.org/power-market/critical-issue-not-dependence-oil-destruction-caused-states https://mises.org/mises-wire/chainsaw-revolution-javier-mileis-rothbardian-assault-argentine-collectivism Javier Milei, whatever one thinks of his time in office, is surely the only national leader in the world who claims Murray Rothbard has inspired many of his actions to stem the economic and social decline in Argentina. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:02:32 CDT Lorenzo Cianti https://mises.org/mises-wire/chainsaw-revolution-javier-mileis-rothbardian-assault-argentine-collectivism https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/ex-nihilo-no-more Mises described the problem, Hayek proposed the direction, Kirzner explains why the market will not stop. And the market, as so many times before, has already found the first step. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:11:41 CDT Mateo Orlando https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/ex-nihilo-no-more https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/memory-creator-washington-consensus John Williamson, who passed away five years ago, is known for creating what was called the “Washington Consensus,” which was an attempt to bring a liberal economic order to poor countries looking to transition from socialism to capitalism. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:42:21 CDT Farzin Rahimi Zonouz https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/memory-creator-washington-consensus https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/marxism-vs-majority As the Marxians do not admit that differences of opinion can be settled by discussion and persuasion or decided by majority vote, no solution is open but civil war. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:16:57 CDT Ludwig von Mises https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/marxism-vs-majority https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/germany-restricts-emigration-prevent-young-men-escaping-military-draft Late last year, German lawmakers passed new legislation paving the way for military conscription. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:09:12 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/germany-restricts-emigration-prevent-young-men-escaping-military-draft https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/why-i-side-ludwig-von-mises People readily line up on one side or another of great economic debates. How do they choose which side to take? Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:57 CDT Hunter Lewis https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/why-i-side-ludwig-von-mises https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/state-wars-bleed-nation-death President Trump’s current war with Iran not only is creating economic havoc around the world, but it is also bleeding US taxpayers. There are no good outcomes here. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:01:11 CDT George Ford Smith https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/state-wars-bleed-nation-death https://mises.org/mises-wire/will-higher-interest-rates-counter-inflation When inflation heats up because central banks hold interest rates to artificially low levels, the standard approach is for central banks to increase interest rates. The better policy is not to artificially manipulate interest rates at all. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:02:25 CDT Frank Shostak https://mises.org/mises-wire/will-higher-interest-rates-counter-inflation https://mises.org/notes-margin/hungarys-viktor-orban-loses-huge-after-trump-campaigned-him "Trump told a Hungarian crowd that Orbán had done “a fantastic job.” The president repeatedly urged Hungarians to back Orbán in his social posts." Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/hungarys-viktor-orban-loses-huge-after-trump-campaigned-him https://mises.org/notes-margin/coffee-houses-costs-are-rising-everywhere "Americans continue to reel from prices that soared during the pandemic, never came back to earth, and keep ticking higher." Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/coffee-houses-costs-are-rising-everywhere https://mises.org/notes-margin/automatic-military-draft-registration-american-men-takes-effect-december The automatic registration will apply to male US citizens and “every other male person” in the country between the ages of 18 and 26. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 03:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/automatic-military-draft-registration-american-men-takes-effect-december https://mises.org/power-market/why-libertarians-and-everyone-else-should-not-support-us-war-iran The American strikes on Iran are not this noble crusade that the state wants you to think they are. It is the imperialism of the past, with countless victims. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:02:25 CDT Sem Lorkeers https://mises.org/power-market/why-libertarians-and-everyone-else-should-not-support-us-war-iran https://mises.org/mises-wire/state-wars-bleed-nation-death President Trump’s current war with Iran not only is creating economic havoc around the world, but it is also bleeding US taxpayers. There are no good outcomes here. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:02:32 CDT George Ford Smith https://mises.org/mises-wire/state-wars-bleed-nation-death https://mises.org/mises-wire/memory-creator-washington-consensus John Williamson, who passed away five years ago, is known for creating what was called the “Washington Consensus,” which was an attempt to bring a liberal economic order to poor countries looking to transition from socialism to capitalism. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:02:22 CDT Farzin Rahimi Zonouz https://mises.org/mises-wire/memory-creator-washington-consensus https://mises.org/podcasts/minor-issues/why-war-pushing-gold-down-and-oil War should be good for gold, so why is it falling while oil climbs? Mark Thornton explains. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:02:34 CDT Mark Thornton https://mises.org/podcasts/minor-issues/why-war-pushing-gold-down-and-oil https://mises.org/mises-wire/rothbardian-reconstruction-libertarian-political-theory Murray Rothbard’s For a New Liberty is a classic at bringing together the foundations of Austrian Economics and libertarian thinking. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:02:15 CDT Gabriel Rodriguez https://mises.org/mises-wire/rothbardian-reconstruction-libertarian-political-theory https://mises.org/mises-wire/rothbardian-property-rights-dangerous-digital-world Murray Rothbard based much of his work on property rights, and in this piece, Ludovico Lumicisi applies Rothbardian thinking to the technology of our digital age. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:02:19 CDT Ludovico Lumicisi https://mises.org/mises-wire/rothbardian-property-rights-dangerous-digital-world https://mises.org/misesian/causes-and-cures-gen-zs-economic-illness How does one act counterculturally and rebel against the systems of dependency? How do young people learn to act wisely without examples? Knowing how to see through the smoke and mirrors of the inflation culture is a necessary skill for a freer and more peaceful tomorrow. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:00:00 CDT Jeffery L. Degner https://mises.org/misesian/causes-and-cures-gen-zs-economic-illness https://mises.org/podcasts/radio-rothbard/libertarian-theory-parental-obligations Parental obligations can't be reduced to a contractual or property-based relationship. Jake Desyllas joins Ryan McMaken to talk about why parents are responsible for the well-being of their children. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:45:00 CDT Ryan McMaken, Jake Desyllas https://mises.org/podcasts/radio-rothbard/libertarian-theory-parental-obligations https://mises.org/power-market/alex-pollock-future-fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac Mises Institute Senior Fellow Alex J. Pollock was featured last month at the AEI's symposium on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:00:00 CDT Mises Institute https://mises.org/power-market/alex-pollock-future-fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/bob-responds-randall-wray-sectoral-balances After his recent Zero Hedge debate with MMT co-founder Randall Wray, Bob takes a deep dive into the sectoral balance approach. He explains why the MMT argument is technically a tautology, how it's deeply misleading, and why the private sector doesn't need government deficits to save, invest, and accumulate real wealth. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:32:28 CDT Robert P. Murphy https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/bob-responds-randall-wray-sectoral-balances https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/note-currency-colonial-america In studying history, it is key to avoid definitional anachronism—failing to note how a word has changed over time and assuming the present meaning was the same in the past. This is often the case with the word currency as used in colonial America. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:50:12 CDT Joshua Mawhorter https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/note-currency-colonial-america https://mises.org/mises-wire/ex-nihilo-no-more Mises described the problem, Hayek proposed the direction, Kirzner explains why the market will not stop. And the market, as so many times before, has already found the first step. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:02:36 CDT Mateo Orlando https://mises.org/mises-wire/ex-nihilo-no-more https://mises.org/notes-margin/japans-10-year-yield-just-hit-highest-level-27-years Inflation pressure, plus uncertainty means Japan, like the US, faces upward pressure in bond yields. This will bring down a lot of overleveraged households and businesses. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/japans-10-year-yield-just-hit-highest-level-27-years https://mises.org/mises-wire/skids Modern moral philosophers often come up with immoral ways to undermine free markets. In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon examines the book How Much Is Enough? by Robert and Edward Skidelsky and questions the authors’ conclusions. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:02:22 CDT David Gordon https://mises.org/mises-wire/skids https://mises.org/notes-margin/melania-trump-claims-unconvincingly-she-had-no-relationship-epstein-and-maxwell But why did she bring it up? It could be the Iran war is going so badly that the White House would rather we talk about Epstein instead. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/melania-trump-claims-unconvincingly-she-had-no-relationship-epstein-and-maxwell https://mises.org/notes-margin/trumps-total-2027-national-security-spending-will-exceed-25-trillion The true total of US national security spending in 2027 will be far beyond the already record-shattering $1.5 trillion military budget President Trump has requested. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/trumps-total-2027-national-security-spending-will-exceed-25-trillion https://mises.org/power-market/fear-time-preference-and-distortion-human-action Periods of crisis reveal something unsettling about human behavior—fear leads to the acceptance of what would have been unthinkable. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:02:22 CDT Marcos Giansante https://mises.org/power-market/fear-time-preference-and-distortion-human-action https://mises.org/mises-wire/note-currency-colonial-america In studying history, it is key to avoid definitional anachronism—failing to note how a word has changed over time and assuming the present meaning was the same in the past. This is often the case with the word currency as used in colonial America. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:02:30 CDT Joshua Mawhorter https://mises.org/mises-wire/note-currency-colonial-america https://mises.org/podcasts/power-and-market/ceasefire-happening-should-christians-be-socialist On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho look at the updates on the Iran war front, including whether or not a ceasefire will last and recent reporting on Israel's influence on Trump's war decision. Plus, discussion about a recent Tucker Carlson Show guest and his view that Christianity is inherently socialist. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:20:01 CDT Connor O'Keeffe, Ryan McMaken, Tho Bishop https://mises.org/podcasts/power-and-market/ceasefire-happening-should-christians-be-socialist https://mises.org/notes-margin/more-federal-reserve-officials-see-possible-rate-hikes-year-minutes-show "The number of Fed policymakers willing to consider an interest rate hike rose ... as higher gas prices stemming from the Iran war threatened to worsen inflation in the coming months." Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/more-federal-reserve-officials-see-possible-rate-hikes-year-minutes-show https://mises.org/power-market/30-year-debate-over-state-minimum-wage-rates-will-never-settle-issue Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:00:00 CDT D.W. MacKenzie https://mises.org/power-market/30-year-debate-over-state-minimum-wage-rates-will-never-settle-issue https://mises.org/notes-margin/iran-allow-no-more-15-vessels-day-through-hormuz "This new regulatory framework ... has been officially communicated to regional parties. There will be no return to the pre-war status quo." Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/iran-allow-no-more-15-vessels-day-through-hormuz https://mises.org/power-market/when-kennedy-bucked-us-national-security-state-cuba Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:00:00 CDT Jacob G. Hornberger https://mises.org/power-market/when-kennedy-bucked-us-national-security-state-cuba https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/turns-out-elites-administrative-state-better-democracy-0 The New York Times claims that the "administrative state"—that is, governance by unelected bureaucrats—protects our country and enhances democracy. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:10:55 CDT William L. Anderson https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/turns-out-elites-administrative-state-better-democracy-0 https://mises.org/mises-wire/theft-your-good-deflation Mainstream economists, not to mention most financial journalists, claim that deflation is as bad or worse than inflation. The Austrians know better. We need deflation and we need it now. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:01:57 CDT John McKearn https://mises.org/mises-wire/theft-your-good-deflation https://mises.org/power-market/why-rent-control-fails-lessons-new-york-portland The question is not whether a politician’s intention is good. The market does not care about intentions. It responds to incentives. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:03:05 CDT Tom Wilson https://mises.org/power-market/why-rent-control-fails-lessons-new-york-portland https://mises.org/mises-wire/turns-out-elites-administrative-state-better-democracy The New York Times claims that the “administrative state”—that is, governance by unelected bureaucrats—protects our country and enhances democracy. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:02:21 CDT William L. Anderson https://mises.org/mises-wire/turns-out-elites-administrative-state-better-democracy https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/rothbard-mises-institute-and-battle-ideas Over the centuries, many academic institutions and publications have played their role in the good work of defending freedom. The Mises Institute does this today. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:27:15 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/rothbard-mises-institute-and-battle-ideas https://mises.org/power-market/why-i-side-ludwig-von-mises Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:00:00 CDT Hunter Lewis https://mises.org/power-market/why-i-side-ludwig-von-mises https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/donald-trump-another-bismarck The US finds itself once again in an undeclared overseas war. Republicans in Congress, however, are unwilling to hold Trump to the Constitution. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:29:57 CDT Gregory Bresiger https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/donald-trump-another-bismarck https://mises.org/podcasts/guns-and-butter/economic-destruction-trumps-war-goes-far-beyond-high-gas-prices This war is not just making energy more expensive, it’s knocking out the higher order goods the global structure of production depends on. This has already locked in dangerous shortages in critical industries like healthcare, food production, and much more. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:06:31 CDT Connor O'Keeffe https://mises.org/podcasts/guns-and-butter/economic-destruction-trumps-war-goes-far-beyond-high-gas-prices https://mises.org/power-market/germany-restricts-emigration-prevent-young-men-escaping-military-draft Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:00:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/power-market/germany-restricts-emigration-prevent-young-men-escaping-military-draft https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/money-laundering-and-oliver-bulloughs-new-pearl-clutching-book The old saw that when one has a hammer, everything else is a nail certainly applies to a new book by Oliver Bullough on so-called money laundering. Joakim Book sets the readers straight. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:22:11 CDT Joakim Book https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/money-laundering-and-oliver-bulloughs-new-pearl-clutching-book https://mises.org/mises-wire/money-laundering-and-oliver-bulloughs-new-pearl-clutching-book The old saw that when one has a hammer, everything else is a nail certainly applies to a new book by Oliver Bullough on so-called money laundering. Joakim Book sets the readers straight. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:02:50 CDT Joakim Book https://mises.org/mises-wire/money-laundering-and-oliver-bulloughs-new-pearl-clutching-book https://mises.org/notes-margin/chiles-president-begins-building-border-barrier-less-week-term Chilean President Kast said Chile had been "violated by illegal immigration, drug trafficking and organized crime." Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/chiles-president-begins-building-border-barrier-less-week-term https://mises.org/power-market/what-strategy-took-ucla-and-what-it-missed The tradition of Alchian, Demsetz, and colleagues has continuing relevance for strategy scholars. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:00:00 CDT Peter G. Klein https://mises.org/power-market/what-strategy-took-ucla-and-what-it-missed https://mises.org/mises-wire/rothbard-mises-institute-and-battle-ideas Over the centuries, many academic institutions and publications have played their role in the good work of defending freedom. The Mises Institute does this today. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:00:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/mises-wire/rothbard-mises-institute-and-battle-ideas https://mises.org/notes-margin/trumps-ceasefire-already-collapsing-israel-attacks-lebanese-civilians-again The Straight of Hormuz is closed again. Israel will not abide by any ceasefire, so Trump can only succeed by ignoring Netanyahu. Which Trump will not do. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/trumps-ceasefire-already-collapsing-israel-attacks-lebanese-civilians-again https://mises.org/power-market/parasitic-kenyan-state-murray-rothbards-anatomy-power-and-decade-economic-scandals-2014-2024 The Kenyan government from 2014 to 2024 perfectly illustrates Rothbard’s thesis: a parasitic caste that siphons public funds while cloaking predation in the rhetoric of development, security, and public service. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:02:21 CDT George Omondi Ojwang’ https://mises.org/power-market/parasitic-kenyan-state-murray-rothbards-anatomy-power-and-decade-economic-scandals-2014-2024 https://mises.org/mises-wire/economic-destruction-trumps-war-goes-far-beyond-high-gas-prices This war is not just making energy more expensive, it’s knocking out the higher order goods the global structure of production depends on. This has already locked in dangerous shortages in critical industries like healthcare, food production, and much more. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:02:34 CDT Connor O'Keeffe https://mises.org/mises-wire/economic-destruction-trumps-war-goes-far-beyond-high-gas-prices https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/irresistible-promise-john-law Before J. M. Keynes and Stephanie Kelton, there was John Law. The promise of free money never seems to die. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:53:27 CDT C.J. Maloney https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/irresistible-promise-john-law https://mises.org/misesian/remembering-roger-w-garrison-who-led-way Garrison developed over the course of his career what has come to be called capital-based macroeconomics, a full-blown Austrian alternative to mainstream macroeconomics that he laid out in his great work, Time and Money: The Macroeconomics of the Capital Structure. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 CDT Mises Institute https://mises.org/misesian/remembering-roger-w-garrison-who-led-way https://mises.org/misesian/editor-marchapril-2026 In this issue of The Misesian, Patrick Newman explores the many ways that Rothbard remains relevant to current economic and political controversies. And other articles, all of which are in the Rothbardian tradition of advancing the scholarship of freedom and sound economics. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/misesian/editor-marchapril-2026 https://mises.org/misesian/mises-spotlight-brandan-buck I think any study of history or even the present ought to rely on the belief in contingency, that human action is what drives history, not broad deterministic sweeps of things that human beings are not in control of. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 CDT Brandan P. Buck https://mises.org/misesian/mises-spotlight-brandan-buck https://mises.org/misesian/entrepreneurship-beyond-politics In contrast to the pessimistic political atmosphere, our message in Oklahoma City was hopeful. Entrepreneurs are building alternatives, undermining institutionalized corruption, and tangibly improving people’s lives. Politicians may promise prosperity, but it’s entrepreneurs who create it. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 CDT Mises Institute https://mises.org/misesian/entrepreneurship-beyond-politics https://mises.org/misesian/sortition-god-will-fail Landemore wishes to be a radical democrat, but she is not radical enough. Why do people need to be ruled at all? In a free-market social order along Rothbardian lines, people are at liberty to deal with others as they wish, so long as they do not violate rights. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 CDT David Gordon https://mises.org/misesian/sortition-god-will-fail https://mises.org/misesian/natural-entrepreneurship Conflict over the natural world often originates in people’s different conceptions of how the natural world can and should be used. Entrepreneurship in a free market helps settle these conflicts peacefully, without one group using the power of the state to force its preferences on others. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:00:00 CDT Timothy D. Terrell https://mises.org/misesian/natural-entrepreneurship https://mises.org/misesian/why-rothbard-relevant-ever Murray Rothbard is one of the all-time greats in Austrian economics and libertarianism. When studying his achievements, we immediately see that Rothbard is a giant whose shoulders free-market scholars should aspire to stand on. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:00:00 CDT Patrick Newman https://mises.org/misesian/why-rothbard-relevant-ever https://mises.org/misesian/how-change-world-entrepreneurship-versus-politics Entrepreneurship is a voluntary undertaking that causes change by providing value. No force, no threats, and no coercion are involved. It is market action fully in line with our libertarian ideals. And it provides alternatives, and produces variety. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:00:00 CDT Per Bylund https://mises.org/misesian/how-change-world-entrepreneurship-versus-politics https://mises.org/library/periodical/misesian-vol-3-no-2-2026 In this issue of The Misesian, Patrick Newman explores the many ways that Rothbard remains relevant to current economic and political controversies. And other articles, all of which are in the Rothbardian tradition of advancing the scholarship of freedom and sound economics. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/library/periodical/misesian-vol-3-no-2-2026 https://mises.org/mises-wire/donald-trump-another-bismarck The US finds itself once again in an undeclared overseas war. Republicans in Congress, however, are unwilling to hold Trump to the Constitution. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:02:24 CDT Gregory Bresiger https://mises.org/mises-wire/donald-trump-another-bismarck https://mises.org/power-market/worse-john-mccain Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:00:00 CDT Ron Paul https://mises.org/power-market/worse-john-mccain https://mises.org/mises-wire/irresistible-promise-john-law Before J. M. Keynes and Stephanie Kelton, there was John Law. The promise of free money never seems to die. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:02:29 CDT C.J. Maloney https://mises.org/mises-wire/irresistible-promise-john-law https://mises.org/articles-interest/war-peace-and-state "It is legitimate to use violence against criminals in defense of one's rights of person and property; it is completely impermissible to violate the rights of other innocent people." Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:00:00 CDT Murray N. Rothbard https://mises.org/articles-interest/war-peace-and-state https://mises.org/notes-margin/brief-history-israeli-nuclear-program-open-secret-heart-iran-war Israel’s nuclear weapons program, estimated at over 90 warheads, was secretly developed with financial and diplomatic support from the West. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/brief-history-israeli-nuclear-program-open-secret-heart-iran-war https://mises.org/power-market/immigration-right Claiming immigration as a right conflicts with the property rights of others. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:02:22 CDT Daniel Sutter https://mises.org/power-market/immigration-right https://mises.org/mises-wire/constitutional-government-and-tenth-amendment The Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution was supposed to affirm the sovereignty of individual states. However, after years of centralization, that amendment has been reduced to what Murray Rothbard called a “meaningless tautology.” Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:02:18 CDT Wanjiru Njoya https://mises.org/mises-wire/constitutional-government-and-tenth-amendment https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/when-corporations-resist-state-ethics-ai-and-limits-government-power What happens when a corporation resists a government edict because company leaders believe the policy to be morally wrong? The ordeal of Anthropic is a current case in point. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:28:10 CDT Lipton Matthews https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/when-corporations-resist-state-ethics-ai-and-limits-government-power https://mises.org/events/ethics-liberty-seminar Join us for a special seminar on Murray Rothbard's The Ethics of Liberty. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:49:37 CDT https://mises.org/events/ethics-liberty-seminar https://mises.org/podcasts/individual-interview/gold-fiat-and-fed On the Investing News Network with Charlotte McLeod, Dr. Jonathan Newman presents a primer on Austrian economics. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:43:41 CDT Jonathan Newman https://mises.org/podcasts/individual-interview/gold-fiat-and-fed https://mises.org/power-market/entrepreneurship-agreement-under-uncertainty Under Knightian uncertainty, how do entrepreneurs persuade others to join their projects? Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:00:00 CDT Peter G. Klein https://mises.org/power-market/entrepreneurship-agreement-under-uncertainty https://mises.org/mises-wire/price-inflation-and-price-oil Are rising oil prices responsible for inflation? While some economists and many in the media make that connection, the reality is much different. Inflation occurs because of expansion of the money supply. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:02:18 CDT Frank Shostak https://mises.org/mises-wire/price-inflation-and-price-oil https://mises.org/notes-margin/trump-begs-ceasefire-iran-rejects-it The country that is losing generally does not reject ceasefire proposals. Meanwhile, Iran demands an end to the Israeli war on civilians in Lebanon, etc. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/trump-begs-ceasefire-iran-rejects-it