https://mises.org/ en Fri, 05 Jun 26 11:00:00 -0500 noAustrian,Economics,Austrian,Biography,Mises,Rothbard,Research,in,Austrian,Economics,Free,Market,Theory,Libertarianism,Auburn,classical,liberalism,capitalismAll our conferences on such diverse topics as welfare, bureaucracy, war, and monetary reform, as well as our weekly seminars, are available online. In addition, you will find Mises media at the Institute Youtube channel and on Google video.All our conferences on such diverse topics as welfare, bureaucracy, war, and monetary reform, as well as our weekly seminars, are available online. In addition, you will find Mises media at the Institute Youtube channel and on Google video. https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/rothbard-scientism Murray Rothbard, like other Austrian Economists, believed that the heavy use of mathematics in economic analysis damaged economic understanding instead of enhancing it. This wasn't science, he said; it was "scientism." Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:00:00 CDT David Gordon https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/rothbard-scientism https://mises.org/mises-wire/charles-lee-alternative-george-washington-youve-probably-never-heard This key decision of the Continental Congress matters because the way a war is fought affects the outcomes; the choice to fight like a state means either losing or winning like a state. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:00 CDT Joshua Mawhorter https://mises.org/mises-wire/charles-lee-alternative-george-washington-youve-probably-never-heard https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/federal-reserve-why-people-are-unhappy According to the University of Michigan’s latest Index of Consumer Sentiment, a record number of Americans have negative views of the economy. This is yet more evidence that the American people are dissatisfied with their economic condition. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:28:02 CDT Ron Paul https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/federal-reserve-why-people-are-unhappy https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/subjective-nature-time-bergson-mises Time is a unique resource in economics because we cannot create more of it and are subject to its limitations. Ludwig von Mises and the Austrians understand the role of time in economic better than most other mainstream economists. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:23:11 CDT Ulrich Fromy https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/subjective-nature-time-bergson-mises https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/great-disconnect-when-wealth-and-productive-ability-diverge Thanks to the Fed’s creation of asset bubbles, the US economy is producing many billionaires. However, the savvy entrepreneur is becoming increasingly scarce. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:18:49 CDT Artis Shepherd https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/great-disconnect-when-wealth-and-productive-ability-diverge https://mises.org/mises-wire/great-disconnect-when-wealth-and-productive-ability-diverge Thanks to the Fed’s creation of asset bubbles, the US economy is producing many billionaires. However, the savvy entrepreneur is becoming increasingly scarce. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:00:00 CDT Artis Shepherd https://mises.org/mises-wire/great-disconnect-when-wealth-and-productive-ability-diverge https://mises.org/power-market/five-objections-libertarians-have-answered Pundits of the "New Right" are radically opposed to libertarianism. Yet the facts of history, and libertarian arguments, already addressed these anti-libertarian views long ago. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:00:00 CDT Ryan Turnipseed https://mises.org/power-market/five-objections-libertarians-have-answered https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/economic-calculation-and-southern-california-beach-girl Can a communist system flourish under a liberal government? Bernie Sanders says yes, but Melanie Armstrong, author of Chicken in a Strange Way, gives a resounding no. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:54:52 CDT William L. Anderson https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/economic-calculation-and-southern-california-beach-girl https://mises.org/power-market/us-bares-its-fangs-against-us-citizens Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:00:00 CDT Jacob G. Hornberger https://mises.org/power-market/us-bares-its-fangs-against-us-citizens https://mises.org/power-market/edmund-phelps-and-dynamic-capitalism Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 CDT Peter G. Klein https://mises.org/power-market/edmund-phelps-and-dynamic-capitalism https://mises.org/notes-margin/napolitano-gitmo-and-torture-revisited A reminder that GW Bush and the "war on terror" made a mockery of the Bill of Rights. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:00:00 CDT Judge Andrew P. Napolitano https://mises.org/notes-margin/napolitano-gitmo-and-torture-revisited https://mises.org/power-market/federal-reserve-why-people-are-unhappy According to the University of Michigan’s latest Index of Consumer Sentiment, a record number of Americans have negative views of the economy. This is yet more evidence that the American people are dissatisfied with their economic condition. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:00:00 CDT Ron Paul https://mises.org/power-market/federal-reserve-why-people-are-unhappy https://mises.org/notes-margin/8000-federal-workers-face-chop-under-sweeping-trump-order The order reclassified thousands of federal workers as at-will employees, meaning the government can now terminate them without offering a reason. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/8000-federal-workers-face-chop-under-sweeping-trump-order https://mises.org/notes-margin/powell-making-significant-mistake-staying-fed-says-senator Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., on Tuesday criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s decision to stay on the central bank’s board. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/powell-making-significant-mistake-staying-fed-says-senator https://mises.org/mises-wire/economic-calculation-and-southern-california-beach-girl Can a communist system flourish under a liberal government? Bernie Sanders says yes, but Melanie Armstrong, author of Chicken in a Strange Way, gives a resounding no. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:00:00 CDT William L. Anderson https://mises.org/mises-wire/economic-calculation-and-southern-california-beach-girl https://mises.org/notes-margin/can-military-industrial-beast-be-tamed "...we are witnessing an unprecedented shift of resources from domestic investments in the United States to the military-industrial complex" Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:00:00 CDT William D. Hartung https://mises.org/notes-margin/can-military-industrial-beast-be-tamed https://mises.org/power-market/libertarian-position-war-and-imperialism-us-state Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:00:00 CDT Amirhossein Eshtiaghi https://mises.org/power-market/libertarian-position-war-and-imperialism-us-state https://mises.org/notes-margin/tikkun-olam-fixing-world-what-whom "I had surmised, that benevolence is meant to improve society, not the State; and to do so through personal, not political, acts in the community." Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:00:00 CDT Ilana Mercer https://mises.org/notes-margin/tikkun-olam-fixing-world-what-whom https://mises.org/podcasts/guns-and-butter/warshs-concerning-interest-redefining-inflation Although it's true that many government-driven price hikes in recent years aren’t “inflation” in the strict sense, the pain they cause is just as real. Warsh’s push to narrow what the Fed counts as inflation—so it can justify even more inflation—is alarming. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:31:01 CDT Connor O'Keeffe https://mises.org/podcasts/guns-and-butter/warshs-concerning-interest-redefining-inflation https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/praxeology-antidote-hyperreality Government economic policies reflect abstract ideas of what agents wish reality were like. Praxeology is not beholden to abstract economic fantasies. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:24:02 CDT Philippe Lemieux https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/praxeology-antidote-hyperreality https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/remembering-mogambo-guru The financial analyst Richard Daughty, whose pen name was Mogambo Guru, passed away four years ago, but while he was alive, he produced spot-on criticisms of the US government and its inflation rocket fuel booster, the Federal Reserve System. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:58:02 CDT George Ford Smith https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/remembering-mogambo-guru https://mises.org/mises-wire/praxeology-antidote-hyperreality Government economic policies reflect abstract ideas of what agents wish reality were like. Praxeology is not beholden to abstract economic fantasies. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:02:31 CDT Philippe Lemieux https://mises.org/mises-wire/praxeology-antidote-hyperreality https://mises.org/mises-wire/warshs-concerning-interest-redefining-inflation Although it’s true that many government-driven price hikes in recent years aren’t “inflation” in the strict sense, the pain they cause is just as real. Warsh’s push to narrow what the Fed counts as inflation—so it can justify even more inflation—is alarming. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:02:23 CDT Connor O'Keeffe https://mises.org/mises-wire/warshs-concerning-interest-redefining-inflation https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/crazy-wealth-tax-proposals-california-and-new-york-city As socialists gain power in American cities and states, they look to destroy the creation of wealth and to tax the wealth-creators into oblivion. We know how these scenarios end. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:21:35 CDT Vincent Cook https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/crazy-wealth-tax-proposals-california-and-new-york-city https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/beware-neo-primes The latest rage among defense contractors is the rise of the high-tech “neo-primes,” firms which supposedly will apply “smart” militarization. History and reality tell us, however, that these companies soon enough will be as bloated and corrupt as their contemporaries. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 01:01:50 CDT Joseph Solis-Mullen https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/beware-neo-primes https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/justice-clarence-thomas-harry-jaffa-and-declaration-independence Did the Declaration of Independence carry a hidden message of abolition of slavery? Justice Clarence Thomas and historian Harry Jaffa believe that, but legal scholar Wanjiru Njoya holds that such an interpretation pushes the envelope too far. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:09:10 CDT Wanjiru Njoya https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/justice-clarence-thomas-harry-jaffa-and-declaration-independence https://mises.org/mises-wire/crazy-wealth-tax-proposals-california-and-new-york-city As socialists gain power in American cities and states, they look to destroy the creation of wealth and to tax the wealth-creators into oblivion. We know how these scenarios end. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:02:18 CDT Vincent Cook https://mises.org/mises-wire/crazy-wealth-tax-proposals-california-and-new-york-city https://mises.org/mises-wire/beware-neo-primes The latest rage among defense contractors is the rise of the high-tech “neo-primes,” firms which supposedly will apply “smart” militarization. History and reality tell us, however, that these companies soon enough will be as bloated and corrupt as their contemporaries. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:02:31 CDT Joseph Solis-Mullen https://mises.org/mises-wire/beware-neo-primes https://mises.org/mises-wire/justice-clarence-thomas-harry-jaffa-and-declaration-independence Did the Declaration of Independence carry a hidden message of abolition of slavery? Justice Clarence Thomas and historian Harry Jaffa believe that, but legal scholar Wanjiru Njoya holds that such an interpretation pushes the envelope too far. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:02:26 CDT Wanjiru Njoya https://mises.org/mises-wire/justice-clarence-thomas-harry-jaffa-and-declaration-independence https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/sedation-appalachia The Appalachian region, while always relatively poor, had strong families and institutions that held things together. In the aftermath of the expansion of the welfare state and the shrinking of the iron, steel, and coal industries, we have seen social breakdowns and increasing drug addiction. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 01:50:13 CDT Sako Garabedian https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/sedation-appalachia https://mises.org/mises-wire/get-your-free-june-rothbard-giveaway-keynes-man To celebrate The Year of Rothbard, we're giving away some of his most radicalizing and influential books. Get your copy of our June offering, Keynes the Man, before June 30. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:15 CDT Mises Institute https://mises.org/mises-wire/get-your-free-june-rothbard-giveaway-keynes-man https://mises.org/mises-wire/theory-explains-data-not-other-way-around The doctrine of positive economics tells us that data will provide an appropriate theory. As usual Austrian economists understand that mainstream economists have the entire thing backwards. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:02:22 CDT Frank Shostak https://mises.org/mises-wire/theory-explains-data-not-other-way-around https://mises.org/mises-wire/remembering-mogambo-guru The financial analyst Richard Daughty, whose pen name was Mogambo Guru, passed away four years ago, but while he was alive, he produced spot-on criticisms of the US government and its inflation rocket fuel booster, the Federal Reserve System. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:02:36 CDT George Ford Smith https://mises.org/mises-wire/remembering-mogambo-guru https://mises.org/podcasts/minor-issues/what-adam-smith-left-out-pin-factory Mark Thornton shows why every system that ignored the entrepreneur—from socialism to fascism to modern industrial policy—failed for the same reason. Sat, 30 May 2026 06:02:30 CDT Mark Thornton https://mises.org/podcasts/minor-issues/what-adam-smith-left-out-pin-factory https://mises.org/mises-wire/sedation-appalachia The Appalachian region, while always relatively poor, had strong families and institutions that held things together. In the aftermath of the expansion of the welfare state and the shrinking of the iron, steel, and coal industries, we have seen social breakdowns and increasing drug addiction. Sat, 30 May 2026 12:01:51 CDT Sako Garabedian https://mises.org/mises-wire/sedation-appalachia https://mises.org/mises-wire/subjective-nature-time-bergson-mises Time is a unique resource in economics because we cannot create more of it and are subject to its limitations. Ludwig von Mises and the Austrians understand the role of time in economic better than most other mainstream economists. Sat, 30 May 2026 12:01:44 CDT Ulrich Fromy https://mises.org/mises-wire/subjective-nature-time-bergson-mises https://mises.org/podcasts/radio-rothbard/rothbard-explains-anatomy-state In this discussion of Rothbard's seminal essay on the nature of the state, "The Anatomy of the State," Ryan McMaken takes a look at the state as a unique organization with a monopoly on the means of coercion. Fri, 29 May 2026 05:05:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/radio-rothbard/rothbard-explains-anatomy-state https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/defeat-thomas-massie-where-go-here The recent primary defeat of Thomas Massie will deprive this country of a free-market and anti-war voice. How should libertarians respond? Fri, 29 May 2026 09:39:15 CDT Dale Steinreich https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/defeat-thomas-massie-where-go-here https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/creating-nation-declaration-independence-and-nation-anachronism Viewing the Declaration of Independence as the act that created one consolidated American nation is a common historical anachronism, which projects a later nationalist understanding backward onto the founding era. Fri, 29 May 2026 09:02:01 CDT Joshua Mawhorter https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/creating-nation-declaration-independence-and-nation-anachronism https://mises.org/mises-wire/patents-damage-coerced-intellectual-monopoly Government policy regarding patents is based upon the belief that no one would invent anything without some monopoly privileges. There is good reason to question that belief and the resulting policies. Fri, 29 May 2026 09:02:38 CDT Jorge Besada https://mises.org/mises-wire/patents-damage-coerced-intellectual-monopoly https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/willmoore-kendall-lincoln-equality-and-south In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon revisits Wilmoore Kendall’s The Conservative Affirmation, which takes issue with Abraham Lincoln and his views on equality. Fri, 29 May 2026 06:02:46 CDT David Gordon https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/willmoore-kendall-lincoln-equality-and-south https://mises.org/mises-wire/creating-nation-declaration-independence-and-nation-anachronism Viewing the Declaration of Independence as the act that created one consolidated American nation is a common historical anachronism, which projects a later nationalist understanding backward onto the founding era. Fri, 29 May 2026 12:02:17 CDT Joshua Mawhorter https://mises.org/mises-wire/creating-nation-declaration-independence-and-nation-anachronism https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/mises-and-role-economist-public-policy In contemplating the life and career of Ludwig von Mises, one is struck by the nobility and grandeur, the high courage, of his lonely and lifelong struggle on behalf of truth and laissez-faire. But what led Mises to pursue his lonely and seemingly doomed struggle until the very end? Thu, 28 May 2026 02:08:06 CDT Murray N. Rothbard https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/mises-and-role-economist-public-policy https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/there-no-reprieve-feds-war-savings The Federal Reserve continues to destroy the economy’s savings base through a combination of artificially low interest rates and inflation. This war on savings will not end anytime soon. Thu, 28 May 2026 12:01:38 CDT Attila Rebak https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/there-no-reprieve-feds-war-savings https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/heart-fighter What inspires us about the life of Mises, writes Lew Rockwell, is not his victimhood but his triumph over evil. Thu, 28 May 2026 10:08:07 CDT Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/heart-fighter https://mises.org/mises-wire/defeat-thomas-massie-where-go-here The recent primary defeat of Thomas Massie will deprive this country of a free-market and anti-war voice. How should libertarians respond? Thu, 28 May 2026 09:02:15 CDT Dale Steinreich https://mises.org/mises-wire/defeat-thomas-massie-where-go-here https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/justice-clarence-thomas-right-about-progressivism In attacking progressivism in a recent speech, Clarence Thomas has been pilloried in the media and by politicians and academics. However, Thomas was correct: progressivism has brought one disaster after another, all the while empowering the worst of state actors. Thu, 28 May 2026 08:47:02 CDT William L. Anderson https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/justice-clarence-thomas-right-about-progressivism https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/who-owns-airwaves-and-sea For too long, people have thought of the airwaves and waterways as “public” property that is best controlled by government. However, Murray Rothbard and others held that one could apply the institution of private property to both. Thu, 28 May 2026 08:05:22 CDT Thiago V. S. Coelho https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/who-owns-airwaves-and-sea https://mises.org/mises-wire/there-no-reprieve-feds-war-savings The Federal Reserve continues to destroy the economy’s savings base through a combination of artificially low interest rates and inflation. This war on savings will not end anytime soon. Thu, 28 May 2026 06:02:28 CDT Attila Rebak https://mises.org/mises-wire/there-no-reprieve-feds-war-savings https://mises.org/podcasts/loot-and-lobby/americas-old-republic-disappeared-long-time-ago Ryan McMaken points out that the American "great experiment" failed many decades ago. In fact, the current republic we call "the United States" is clearly a completely different republic than the one founded back in the late eighteenth century. The founding fathers wouldn't recognize it at all. Thu, 28 May 2026 02:27:16 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/loot-and-lobby/americas-old-republic-disappeared-long-time-ago https://mises.org/events/research-fellowship-residence-2027 Research Fellowships at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, are available to graduate students and post-docs interested in scientific research in the Austrian school and libertarian political economy. Thu, 28 May 2026 01:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/events/research-fellowship-residence-2027 https://mises.org/mises-wire/justice-clarence-thomas-right-about-progressivism In attacking progressivism in a recent speech, Clarence Thomas has been pilloried in the media and by politicians and academics. However, Thomas was correct: progressivism has brought one disaster after another, all the while empowering the worst of state actors. Thu, 28 May 2026 12:02:26 CDT William L. Anderson https://mises.org/mises-wire/justice-clarence-thomas-right-about-progressivism https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/two-economies As I see it now, there are really two economies—two distinct systems of producing and exchanging wealth. Or rather, two systems that purport to do these things. Wed, 27 May 2026 01:11:04 CDT Joseph Sobran https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/two-economies https://mises.org/power-market/ron-paul-wins-hayek-medal-2026-message-moderate-classical-liberals-and-hardcore-libertarians Dr. Ron Paul has received the Hayek Medal 2026, the highest honor awarded by the German Hayek Society at its annual conference that took place in Münster from May 22 to 23. Wed, 27 May 2026 01:00:00 CDT Karl-Friedrich Israel https://mises.org/power-market/ron-paul-wins-hayek-medal-2026-message-moderate-classical-liberals-and-hardcore-libertarians https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/public-goods-circular-argument Public goods theory often assumes what it seeks to establish, namely, that the state is the indispensable precondition of production, even though the state itself depends upon prior production for every resource it possesses. Wed, 27 May 2026 11:26:02 CDT Joshua Mawhorter https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/public-goods-circular-argument https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/when-our-word-no-longer-good The White House leaks that a deal is almost done. Markets surge. Insiders profit. The deal collapses. Repeat. Now the markets barely move. Nobody believes it anymore. A government that cries wolf this many times eventually finds itself alone. Wed, 27 May 2026 08:45:57 CDT Ron Paul https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/when-our-word-no-longer-good https://mises.org/power-market/kraken-financial-more-bank-bank Kraken Financial creates a 100% full-reserve warehouse model. But this poses a direct threat to the fractional-reserve system. Wed, 27 May 2026 07:49:24 CDT Robert Aro https://mises.org/power-market/kraken-financial-more-bank-bank https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/democracys-road-tyranny The popular pastime of modern democracies of punishing the diligent and thrifty, while rewarding the lazy, improvident, and unthrifty, is cultivated via the State, fulfilling a demo-egalitarian program based on a demo-totalitarian ideology. Wed, 27 May 2026 07:31:12 CDT Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/democracys-road-tyranny https://mises.org/mises-wire/who-owns-airwaves-and-sea For too long, people have thought of the airwaves and waterways as “public” property that is best controlled by government. However, Murray Rothbard and others held that one could apply the institution of private property to both. Wed, 27 May 2026 06:02:21 CDT Thiago V. S. Coelho https://mises.org/mises-wire/who-owns-airwaves-and-sea https://mises.org/mises-wire/public-goods-circular-argument Public goods theory often assumes what it seeks to establish, namely, that the state is the indispensable precondition of production, even though the state itself depends upon prior production for every resource it possesses. Wed, 27 May 2026 12:02:17 CDT Joshua Mawhorter https://mises.org/mises-wire/public-goods-circular-argument https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/big-apples-woes-are-not-just-result-one-election Mamdani’s election is not the cause of economic decline. Instead, New York City’s slide into chaos has been ongoing for many years, and Mamdani promises to make things even worse. Tue, 26 May 2026 02:22:35 CDT Gregory Bresiger https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/big-apples-woes-are-not-just-result-one-election https://mises.org/notes-margin/ryan-mcmaken-and-ron-paul-featured-john-stossels-america-250 Tue, 26 May 2026 01:30:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/ryan-mcmaken-and-ron-paul-featured-john-stossels-america-250 https://mises.org/power-market/rip-antony-mueller Over the weekend, Mises Institute Associated Scholar Antony Mueller passed away. Tue, 26 May 2026 11:00:00 CDT Tho Bishop https://mises.org/power-market/rip-antony-mueller https://mises.org/mises-wire/big-apples-woes-are-not-just-result-one-election Mamdani’s election is not the cause of economic decline. Instead, New York City’s slide into chaos has been ongoing for many years, and Mamdani promises to make things even worse. Tue, 26 May 2026 09:02:16 CDT Gregory Bresiger https://mises.org/mises-wire/big-apples-woes-are-not-just-result-one-election https://mises.org/notes-margin/rip-antony-muller-longtime-austrian-school-economist-passes-away Antony was a longtime friend of the Mises Institute and always a solid contributor to Mises.org. Tue, 26 May 2026 09:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/rip-antony-muller-longtime-austrian-school-economist-passes-away https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/murray-rothbard-war-and-isolationism Remembering Murray Rothbard on our imperialistic wars: "The true principle of isolationism is that the government should be isolated and people who trade, interchange, and engage in voluntary travel, migration, and so forth should be allowed to peacefully do so." Tue, 26 May 2026 08:17:57 CDT Murray N. Rothbard https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/murray-rothbard-war-and-isolationism https://mises.org/mises-wire/would-oil-bring-resource-curse-jamaica The possibility that there may be offshore oil deposits in Jamaica has brought some to say that finding oil would actually be harmful to the nation’s economy and social fabric. Jamaican Lipton Matthews takes issue with that claim. Tue, 26 May 2026 06:02:27 CDT Lipton Matthews https://mises.org/mises-wire/would-oil-bring-resource-curse-jamaica https://mises.org/power-market/when-our-word-no-longer-good Tue, 26 May 2026 06:00:00 CDT Ron Paul https://mises.org/power-market/when-our-word-no-longer-good https://mises.org/notes-margin/jd-vance-considering-abandoning-2028-presidential-run He now basically supports the opposite of every position he campaigned on. So it would be interesting to see him now campaign on the claim that "THIS time I'm not lying." Tue, 26 May 2026 03:20:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/jd-vance-considering-abandoning-2028-presidential-run https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-egalitarianism-persists Murray Rothbard knew that egalitarianism always resulted in policy disaster. Egalitarians, he said, should be forced to justify their egalitarian demands. Tue, 26 May 2026 12:02:32 CDT Wanjiru Njoya https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-egalitarianism-persists https://mises.org/mises-wire/does-demand-create-supply Mainstream economists believe that if government increases spending and injects new money into the economy, then productive wealth will follow. Austrian economists would like to differ. Mon, 25 May 2026 09:03:37 CDT Frank Shostak https://mises.org/mises-wire/does-demand-create-supply https://mises.org/mises-wire/murray-rothbard-war-and-isolationism Remembering Murray Rothbard on our imperialistic wars: "The true principle of isolationism is that the government should be isolated and people who trade, interchange, and engage in voluntary travel, migration, and so forth should be allowed to peacefully do so." Mon, 25 May 2026 06:02:19 CDT Murray N. Rothbard https://mises.org/mises-wire/murray-rothbard-war-and-isolationism https://mises.org/mises-wire/wicked-witch-eccles-hates-sound-money The Federal Reserve might be experiencing a change of leadership, but the process of currency debasement that began more than a century ago continues. Mon, 25 May 2026 12:02:18 CDT George Ford Smith https://mises.org/mises-wire/wicked-witch-eccles-hates-sound-money https://mises.org/podcasts/loot-and-lobby/price-inflation-getting-worse Even the federal government's official data shows that price growth is well above the Federal Reserve's two-percent target. In fact, price inflation is now at multi-year highs, and there is good reason to think this will continue. Sat, 23 May 2026 12:14:22 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/loot-and-lobby/price-inflation-getting-worse https://mises.org/podcasts/minor-issues/war-easy-money-and-working-class-squeeze Record-low consumer confidence and record-strong corporate earnings aren’t a paradox: they’re the Cantillon effect in real time. Mark Thornton explains who inflation rewards, who it crushes, and what comes next. Sat, 23 May 2026 06:02:11 CDT Mark Thornton https://mises.org/podcasts/minor-issues/war-easy-money-and-working-class-squeeze https://mises.org/mises-wire/schumpeterian-analysis-eurobond-scandal-through-rothbards-cui-bono Murray Rothbard famously asked Cui bono? to help unearth government scandals. Kenya’s politicians certainly benefitted from the Eurobond affair. Sat, 23 May 2026 12:02:17 CDT George Omondi Ojwang’ https://mises.org/mises-wire/schumpeterian-analysis-eurobond-scandal-through-rothbards-cui-bono https://mises.org/mises-wire/misess-theory-nations-applied-immigration-and-borders Ludwig von Mises had many insights about immigration. As one might expect, he foresaw problems with open borders, but also believed immigration could benefit a nation. Sat, 23 May 2026 12:02:16 CDT Rhesa Browning https://mises.org/mises-wire/misess-theory-nations-applied-immigration-and-borders https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/us-constitution-now-suicide-pact Historically, many sovereign states have granted separatist cultural and ideological groups political autonomy as a means of avoiding full secession. The US legal system prevents this. Fri, 22 May 2026 05:33:31 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/us-constitution-now-suicide-pact https://mises.org/mises-wire/us-constitution-now-suicide-pact Historically, many sovereign states have granted separatist cultural and ideological groups political autonomy as a means of avoiding full secession. The US legal system prevents this. Fri, 22 May 2026 04:30:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/mises-wire/us-constitution-now-suicide-pact https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/how-future-supply-moves-todays-prices This week, Bob walks through three thought experiments to show how expectations of future supply changes ripple into present prices and production decisions in ways that purely mechanical monetary frameworks like MV=PQ can't capture. Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:28 CDT Robert P. Murphy https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/how-future-supply-moves-todays-prices https://mises.org/mises-wire/beware-alternatives-capitalism-and-socialism With Trump’s crony capitalism, the government taking equity positions in US businesses, and socialists making real inroads in the Democratic Party, it is hard to find defenders of free markets. Fri, 22 May 2026 02:00:00 CDT Vincent Cook https://mises.org/mises-wire/beware-alternatives-capitalism-and-socialism https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/economic-problem-behind-zohran-mamdanis-government-grocery-plan Zohran Mamdani’s proposal reflects a growing belief that economic problems can be solved through public ownership and political management. But a grocery store is still a business governed by costs, and economic reality regardless of who owns it. Fri, 22 May 2026 10:14:57 CDT Tom Wilson https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/economic-problem-behind-zohran-mamdanis-government-grocery-plan https://mises.org/power-market/rmp-not-qe RMP is not QE, nor is it QT. It is an unprecedented, interventionist, unsound policy. The Fed is no longer backstopping the long end, forcing twenty years of interest rate suppression to finally unravel. Welcome to the Austrian nightmare. Fri, 22 May 2026 09:48:14 CDT Robert Aro https://mises.org/power-market/rmp-not-qe https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/great-reversal-how-social-contract-theory-became-state-apologetics Social contract theory was used to critique a form of the state, but was also used to legitimize the modern nation-state. Fri, 22 May 2026 08:10:44 CDT Joshua Mawhorter https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/great-reversal-how-social-contract-theory-became-state-apologetics https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/after-75-years-human-action-still-standard-understanding-economics In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon reviews The Influence and Significance of Human Action After 75 Years edited by Joseph T. Salerno. He gives his thoughts and questions on some of the points made and recommends it and Human Action. Fri, 22 May 2026 06:02:18 CDT David Gordon https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/after-75-years-human-action-still-standard-understanding-economics https://mises.org/mises-wire/how-social-contract-theory-became-state-apologetics Social contract theory was used to critique a form of the state, but was also used to legitimize the modern nation-state. Fri, 22 May 2026 12:02:27 CDT Joshua Mawhorter https://mises.org/mises-wire/how-social-contract-theory-became-state-apologetics https://mises.org/podcasts/power-and-market/post-massie-america On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss the results of the most expensive Congressional race in American history. What does the defeat of Thomas Massie tell us? What does this mean for libertarian strategy? Should we blackpill? Tune in for this and more. Thu, 21 May 2026 04:10:00 CDT Tho Bishop, Ryan McMaken, Connor O'Keeffe https://mises.org/podcasts/power-and-market/post-massie-america https://mises.org/notes-margin/sabrin-wsj-independence-wont-save-federal-reserve Thu, 21 May 2026 12:55:00 CDT Murray Sabrin https://mises.org/notes-margin/sabrin-wsj-independence-wont-save-federal-reserve https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/buc-ees-free-market-triumph-or-simply-capitalist-oppression Buc-ee’s—the roadside travel phenomenon—seems to cater to the extremes in our society. Either customers love shopping at the place or it is yet another symbol of capitalist oppression. Thu, 21 May 2026 08:41:56 CDT William L. Anderson https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/buc-ees-free-market-triumph-or-simply-capitalist-oppression https://mises.org/mises-wire/economics-value One of the prevailing myths today is the belief that AI can help to “automate” the economy. That is impossible, given that only humans can determine the value of something. Thu, 21 May 2026 06:02:30 CDT Carlos Boix https://mises.org/mises-wire/economics-value https://mises.org/mises-wire/buc-ees-free-market-triumph-or-simply-capitalist-oppression Buc-ee’s—the roadside travel phenomenon—seems to cater to the extremes in our society. Either customers love shopping at the place or it is yet another symbol of capitalist oppression. Thu, 21 May 2026 12:02:53 CDT William L. Anderson https://mises.org/mises-wire/buc-ees-free-market-triumph-or-simply-capitalist-oppression https://mises.org/podcasts/guns-and-butter/rothbardian-case-against-bad-data-center-policy AI has created enormous demand for new data centers, and many communities do not want them nearby. The Rothbardian answer is not blanket permission or blanket prohibition, but a property-rights framework and the return of market forces that government policy has largely displaced. Wed, 20 May 2026 05:15:38 CDT Connor O'Keeffe https://mises.org/podcasts/guns-and-butter/rothbardian-case-against-bad-data-center-policy https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/murray-n-rothbard-legacy-liberty While upholding the radical ideal, Rothbard combined idealism with realism, scholarship with accessibility, and boundless curiosity with commitment to truth. Wed, 20 May 2026 03:33:07 CDT Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/murray-n-rothbard-legacy-liberty https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/economics-sociological-foundation-civilization Economics is far more than what people see as “the economy.” It is the central organizing factor for civilized society. Wed, 20 May 2026 01:43:57 CDT Joe Chavez https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/economics-sociological-foundation-civilization https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/minerals-consortium-will-result-malinvestment Washington is pursuing industrial policy again, this time being an attempt to form a minerals consortium with other countries to secure minerals vital to US manufacturing. No doubt, this initiative will end up on the ash heap of bad policy. Wed, 20 May 2026 07:42:18 CDT Joseph Solis-Mullen https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/minerals-consortium-will-result-malinvestment https://mises.org/power-market/beyond-balance-sheet-how-bad-are-things-fed “Everything is fine.” That’s the official narrative, but a nation cannot print its way to prosperity; if it did, we'd all be rich by now. Wed, 20 May 2026 07:31:06 CDT Robert Aro https://mises.org/power-market/beyond-balance-sheet-how-bad-are-things-fed https://mises.org/mises-wire/economics-sociological-foundation-civilization Economics is far more than what people see as “the economy.” It is the central organizing factor for civilized society. Wed, 20 May 2026 06:02:25 CDT Joe Chavez https://mises.org/mises-wire/economics-sociological-foundation-civilization https://mises.org/notes-margin/new-us-report-says-42-aircraft-lost-iran-war The aircraft losses and damages include four F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets, one F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft, one A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack aircraft, seven KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refuelling aircraft... Wed, 20 May 2026 03:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/new-us-report-says-42-aircraft-lost-iran-war https://mises.org/power-market/economic-problem-behind-zohran-mamdanis-government-grocery-plan Zohran Mamdani’s proposal reflects a growing belief that economic problems can be solved through public ownership and political management. But a grocery store is still a business governed by costs, and economic reality regardless of who owns it. Wed, 20 May 2026 02:02:17 CDT Tom Wilson https://mises.org/power-market/economic-problem-behind-zohran-mamdanis-government-grocery-plan https://mises.org/mises-wire/rothbardian-case-against-bad-data-center-policy AI has created enormous demand for new data centers, and many communities do not want them nearby. The Rothbardian answer is not blanket permission or blanket prohibition, but a property-rights framework and the return of market forces that government policy has largely displaced. Wed, 20 May 2026 12:02:13 CDT Connor O'Keeffe https://mises.org/mises-wire/rothbardian-case-against-bad-data-center-policy