https://mises.org/ en Tue, 23 Jun 26 11:00:00 -0500 https://mises.org/mises-daily/greenspans-empty-talk To help mark the passing of former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, we run this 2001 piece from Dr. Joseph Salerno, who understood the Greenspan fraud long before "The Maestro" tanked the US economy by setting off the Housing Bubble. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 02:00:00 CDT Joseph T. Salerno https://mises.org/mises-daily/greenspans-empty-talk https://mises.org/notes-margin/factory-job-cuts-june-near-worst-2008-financial-crisis-and-covid-levels Manufacturers have indicated job cuts for three of the past four months as they seek to reduce head count over costs and demand concerns. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/factory-job-cuts-june-near-worst-2008-financial-crisis-and-covid-levels https://mises.org/mises-wire/public-choice-problem-ai-rights As AI develops, some people are getting the wrong idea and want to assign moral rights to chatbots and other AI products. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:00:00 CDT Jimmy Alfonso Licon https://mises.org/mises-wire/public-choice-problem-ai-rights https://mises.org/notes-margin/japanese-bond-yields-are-highest-40-years Tokyo also wants more spending, and it will be hard to keep control of yields while further increasing Japanese deficits. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/japanese-bond-yields-are-highest-40-years https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/scholasticism-enlightenment-liberalism The intellectual path from Ancient Greece to modernity is littered with the path of numerous philosophers, movements, and events, both peaceful and violent that have shaped thinking throughout the ages. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:31:13 CDT Vincent Cook https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/scholasticism-enlightenment-liberalism https://mises.org/podcasts/radio-rothbard/medieval-constitution-liberty Ryan McMaken reviews a new book on the political institutions of the Middle Ages, 'The Medieval Constitution of Liberty: Political Foundations of Liberalism in the West.' Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:30:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/radio-rothbard/medieval-constitution-liberty https://mises.org/notes-margin/napolitano-republic-or-empire The Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776, embraces two value sets. The first is natural rights, and the second is limited government. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/napolitano-republic-or-empire https://mises.org/power-market/trumps-attempt-end-iran-war-infuriates-uniparty Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:00:00 CDT Ron Paul https://mises.org/power-market/trumps-attempt-end-iran-war-infuriates-uniparty https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/lies-damn-lies-and-history-capitalism Modern historians rarely have told the truth about the history of capitalism, and especially in the early days of the Industrial Revolution. It is time to set the record straight. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:42:57 CDT Wanjiru Njoya https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/lies-damn-lies-and-history-capitalism https://mises.org/power-market/remembering-philip-g-duffy-1935-2026 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:00:00 CDT Kevin Duffy https://mises.org/power-market/remembering-philip-g-duffy-1935-2026 https://mises.org/notes-margin/iran-war-dismantling-american-empire "The war of aggression against Iran was ' a bridge too far' for the U.S. empire." Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/iran-war-dismantling-american-empire https://mises.org/notes-margin/what-would-happen-if-us-actually-cut-military-aid-israel Its ability to wage war and occupy more territory in Lebanon — and for how long — certainly comes into question. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:03:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/what-would-happen-if-us-actually-cut-military-aid-israel https://mises.org/mises-wire/lies-damn-lies-and-history-capitalism Modern historians rarely have told the truth about the history of capitalism, and especially in the early days of the Industrial Revolution. It is time to set the record straight. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:00 CDT Wanjiru Njoya https://mises.org/mises-wire/lies-damn-lies-and-history-capitalism https://mises.org/notes-margin/oracle-laid-21000-employees-over-past-year Oracle cut thousands of jobs in order to have more readily available cash it can use for its AI data center buildouts. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/oracle-laid-21000-employees-over-past-year https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/greenspans-empty-talk On the day Greenspan died, this 2001 essay by Joseph T. Salerno deserves a second life. It documented what the mainstream refused to see. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:55:05 CDT Joseph T. Salerno https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/greenspans-empty-talk https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/alan-greenspan-dies-100 Greenspan served as an especially important cog in this machine by increasing the Fed’s prerogatives within the global economy. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:12:02 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/alan-greenspan-dies-100 https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/sixth-republic As Ryan McMaken recently pointed out, the original constitutional republic created in 1787 no longer exists. Joseph Solis-Mullen asked if the US is now in its Sixth Republic. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 03:48:38 CDT Joseph Solis-Mullen https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/sixth-republic https://mises.org/mises-wire/sixth-republic As Ryan McMaken recently pointed out, the original constitutional republic created in 1787 no longer exists. Joseph Solis-Mullen asked if the US is now in its Sixth Republic. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:00:00 CDT Joseph Solis-Mullen https://mises.org/mises-wire/sixth-republic https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/why-you-shouldnt-trust-bureaucrats Progressive elites insist that we “trust our government” when they are in control, but why should we? In fact, we should no more trust government than Charlie Brown should have trusted Lucy to hold the football. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 01:28:13 CDT George Ford Smith https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/why-you-shouldnt-trust-bureaucrats https://mises.org/mises-wire/magic-money-velocity The velocity of money doesn’t have a life of its own. It is not an independent entity and, hence, it can’t cause anything. Contrary to popular thinking, money does not circulate. Money always belongs to somebody. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:00:00 CDT Frank Shostak https://mises.org/mises-wire/magic-money-velocity https://mises.org/podcasts/loot-and-lobby/feds-inflation-problem Mises Editor-in-Chief Ryan McMaken explains how the new Fed chairman faces a political problem with rising prices and the fact the Fed keeps fueling the inflation fire. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:26:16 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/loot-and-lobby/feds-inflation-problem https://mises.org/power-market/alan-greenspan-dies-100 Greenspan served as an especially important cog in this machine by increasing the Fed’s prerogatives within the global economy. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:00:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/power-market/alan-greenspan-dies-100 https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-you-shouldnt-trust-bureaucrats Progressive elites insist that we “trust our government” when they are in control, but why should we? In fact, we should no more trust government than Charlie Brown should have trusted Lucy to hold the football. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:00 CDT George Ford Smith https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-you-shouldnt-trust-bureaucrats https://mises.org/podcasts/minor-issues/feds-new-face-same-old-game Kevin Warsh may talk tough, but Mark Thornton argues the Fed’s real mandate hasn’t changed: finance Washington, protect Wall Street, and let inflation grind down everyone else. Sat, 20 Jun 2026 06:00:00 CDT Mark Thornton https://mises.org/podcasts/minor-issues/feds-new-face-same-old-game https://mises.org/mises-wire/scholasticism-enlightenment-liberalism The intellectual path from Ancient Greece to modernity is littered with the path of numerous philosophers, movements, and events, both peaceful and violent that have shaped thinking throughout the ages. Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 CDT Vincent Cook https://mises.org/mises-wire/scholasticism-enlightenment-liberalism https://mises.org/mises-wire/how-much-inequality-there-depends-how-its-measured For many years, some economists and politicians have painted income equality as a major threat to our economy and well-being. As usual, they understand neither inequality nor economics. Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 CDT Conner McEleney https://mises.org/mises-wire/how-much-inequality-there-depends-how-its-measured https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/why-stable-systems-fail-illusion-institutional-control Systems do not collapse when they finally become unstable; they appear stable until the moment their failure can no longer be ignored. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 04:30:02 CDT Luc Lelièvre https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/why-stable-systems-fail-illusion-institutional-control https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/institutional-closure-why-managed-directivism-breeds-its-own-collapse As technology advances, progressives believe that this time, all of their social engineering and attempts to establish socialism will finally come to fruition. They are in for a rude surprise. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 04:00:02 CDT Luc Lelièvre https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/institutional-closure-why-managed-directivism-breeds-its-own-collapse https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/harvard-economist-tests-austrian-capital-theory Bob sits down with Harvard Economics Professor Pol Antras to discuss his new paper applying Böhm-Bawerk's average period of production to international trade. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:31:00 CDT Robert P. Murphy, Pol Antràs https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/harvard-economist-tests-austrian-capital-theory https://mises.org/mises-wire/ruling-class-wants-you-think-central-planning-inevitable What elites call “historical inevitability” is merely a bureaucratic narrative meant to paralyze action and shield power from its own failures. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:00:00 CDT Luc Lelièvre https://mises.org/mises-wire/ruling-class-wants-you-think-central-planning-inevitable https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-essays/marxism-and-manipulation-man The question is not plan or no plan. Everyone plans. The question is whose plan—and what happens to yours when it conflicts with the planner's. Mises traces the path from Marx to Comte to the social engineers, and shows why the destination is always the same. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 01:16:03 CDT Ludwig von Mises https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-essays/marxism-and-manipulation-man https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/why-us-president-loves-inflation The president has declared that he loves inflation. What economic fallacies is he likely adopting that leads to this conclusion? Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:35:56 CDT Frank Shostak https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/why-us-president-loves-inflation https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/calhoun-constitutional-government In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon reviews John C. Calhoun’s A Disquisition on Government, published in 1850. Like Murray Rothbard before him, Dr. Gordon finds plenty to like in this book. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:00:00 CDT David Gordon https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/calhoun-constitutional-government https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/chinas-industrial-policy-ambition-inefficiency-and-cautionary-tale-america While China’s economy has boomed, many people wrongly associate that success with the Chinese government’s industrial policies. Intervention has created many problems there—just as it has done elsewhere. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:10:26 CDT Lipton Matthews https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/chinas-industrial-policy-ambition-inefficiency-and-cautionary-tale-america https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/american-revolution-and-danger-standing-armies Among the key men involved in the American Revolution and the following periods, we find an oft-repeated concern that may seem foreign to us today—the threat of standing armies. This reality became concrete in the Newburgh conspiracy in 1783. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:07:13 CDT Joshua Mawhorter https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/american-revolution-and-danger-standing-armies https://mises.org/power-market/what-firm-anyway The "theory of the firm" doesn't have a consistent answer. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:00:00 CDT Peter G. Klein https://mises.org/power-market/what-firm-anyway https://mises.org/mises-wire/american-revolution-and-danger-standing-armies Among the key men involved in the American Revolution and the following periods, we find an oft-repeated concern that may seem foreign to us today—the threat of standing armies. This reality became concrete in the Newburgh conspiracy in 1783. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:00:00 CDT Joshua Mawhorter https://mises.org/mises-wire/american-revolution-and-danger-standing-armies https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/oppose-graham-platner-his-socialism-not-just-his-outrageous-behavior While Graham Platner has become controversial because of his reckless past and violent behavior, the real objection to his being elected a US Senator should be to his reckless socialist proposals that would have disastrous consequences. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 05:16:46 CDT William L. Anderson https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/oppose-graham-platner-his-socialism-not-just-his-outrageous-behavior https://mises.org/podcasts/power-and-market/warsh-era-begins On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss the first FOMC meeting under new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. Out? Forward Guidance. In? Task forces! What should we take away from Warsh's first time addressing the financial press, and will his tenure be an improvement from the past, or present new dangers to the public? Thu, 18 Jun 2026 05:10:00 CDT Tho Bishop, Ryan McMaken, Connor O'Keeffe https://mises.org/podcasts/power-and-market/warsh-era-begins https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/middle-ages-enlightenment-and-propaganda Names for historical periods like "Renaissance" and "Enlightenment" did not descend to us out of the heavens. Historians and propagandists of centuries past created these names, often for political purposes. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:01:09 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/middle-ages-enlightenment-and-propaganda https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/bond-market-sell-welcome-titanic-effect Because government monetary authorities have been interfering with interest rates for decades, investors have no more confidence in the bond markets, as they expect more interference and more unpredictability. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:51:10 CDT Thorsten Polleit https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/bond-market-sell-welcome-titanic-effect https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/fed-holds-interest-rate-steady-and-warsh-buys-time-new-task-force-scheme Once we look beyond a small shift in rhetoric and emphasis, there is, so far, no reason to believe that the Fed is headed toward anything other than business as usual. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:22:22 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/fed-holds-interest-rate-steady-and-warsh-buys-time-new-task-force-scheme https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/real-wages-fell-second-month-price-inflation-surged Sure, the earnings average was up year over year, but prices increased more than earnings did. In fact, price inflation hit a 38-month high in May. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:32:11 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/real-wages-fell-second-month-price-inflation-surged https://mises.org/mises-wire/chinas-industrial-policy-ambition-inefficiency-and-cautionary-tale-america While China’s economy has boomed, many people wrongly associate that success with the Chinese government’s industrial policies. Intervention has created many problems there—just as it has done elsewhere. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:00:00 CDT Lipton Matthews https://mises.org/mises-wire/chinas-industrial-policy-ambition-inefficiency-and-cautionary-tale-america https://mises.org/library/periodical/misesian-vol-3-no-3-2026 In this issue of The Misesian, we continue our Year of Rothbard with a new essay from Joseph Salerno on what made Rothbard’s work in Austrian economics so notable. Rothbard took the inimitable work of Mises, as set down in his groundbreaking treatise Human Action, and expanded it further. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/library/periodical/misesian-vol-3-no-3-2026 https://mises.org/mises-wire/middle-ages-enlightenment-and-propaganda Names for historical periods like "Renaissance" and "Enlightenment" did not descend to us out of the heavens. Historians and propagandists of centuries past created these names, often for political purposes. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 05:00:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/mises-wire/middle-ages-enlightenment-and-propaganda https://mises.org/mises-wire/oppose-graham-platner-his-socialism-not-just-his-outrageous-behavior While Graham Platner has become controversial because of his reckless past and violent behavior, the real objection to his being elected a US Senator should be to his reckless socialist proposals that would have disastrous consequences. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 05:00:00 CDT William L. Anderson https://mises.org/mises-wire/oppose-graham-platner-his-socialism-not-just-his-outrageous-behavior https://mises.org/power-market/multiple-homesteading-theory-and-metaphysics-ideas-and-information Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:00:00 CDT Andrea Togni https://mises.org/power-market/multiple-homesteading-theory-and-metaphysics-ideas-and-information https://mises.org/notes-margin/gop-mutiny-against-trump-pro-israel-warmongers-mad-trump President Trump's Iran deal has opened an explosive second front in MAGA's civil war, waged by hawkish allies who view U.S. concessions as an existential betrayal of Israel. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/gop-mutiny-against-trump-pro-israel-warmongers-mad-trump https://mises.org/power-market/real-fiscal-culprit-spending-not-taxes Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:00:00 CDT Murray Sabrin https://mises.org/power-market/real-fiscal-culprit-spending-not-taxes https://mises.org/podcasts/guns-and-butter/musk-trillionaire-panic-distraction Elon Musk becoming the world’s first trillionaire has triggered a familiar round of progressive outrage. But the imprecise focus on wealth distribution obscures the real issue: how much of modern wealth is acquired through politics rather than production. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:40:01 CDT Connor O'Keeffe https://mises.org/podcasts/guns-and-butter/musk-trillionaire-panic-distraction https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-us-president-loves-inflation The president has declared that he loves inflation. What economic fallacies is he likely adopting that leads to this conclusion? Wed, 17 Jun 2026 02:00:00 CDT Frank Shostak https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-us-president-loves-inflation https://mises.org/power-market/fed-holds-interest-rate-steady-and-warsh-buys-time-new-task-force-scheme Once we look beyond a small shift in rhetoric and emphasis, there is, so far, no reason to believe that the Fed is headed toward anything other than business as usual. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 01:00:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/power-market/fed-holds-interest-rate-steady-and-warsh-buys-time-new-task-force-scheme https://mises.org/mises-wire/bond-market-sell-welcome-titanic-effect Because government monetary authorities have been interfering with interest rates for decades, investors have no more confidence in the bond markets, as they expect more interference and more unpredictability. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 CDT Thorsten Polleit https://mises.org/mises-wire/bond-market-sell-welcome-titanic-effect https://mises.org/misesian/murray-n-rothbard-toward-science-liberty Murray N. Rothbard was a system builder in the mode of Ludwig von Mises, Frank H. Knight, and F. A. Hayek. Social, economic, and political problems are intertwined and complex and require a grand theory to address them. For Rothbard, the unifying theme of social theory was liberty. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 CDT Joseph T. Salerno https://mises.org/misesian/murray-n-rothbard-toward-science-liberty https://mises.org/misesian/how-state-makes-wildfires-bigger-and-deadlier Humans have a tremendous amount of agency in how dangerous natural disasters end up being. Unfortunately, most politicians and government officials have become a major part of the problem. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 CDT Connor O'Keeffe https://mises.org/misesian/how-state-makes-wildfires-bigger-and-deadlier https://mises.org/misesian/californias-decline-warning-america For much of its history, California stood out, not only as a land of remarkable natural beauty and extensive natural resources, but as a place with institutions that fueled extraordinary wealth creation. What happened? Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 CDT Mises Institute https://mises.org/misesian/californias-decline-warning-america https://mises.org/misesian/how-democratic-socialism-created-californias-housing-crisis The democratization of urban planning, the politicization of the environmental movement, and the no-growth movement came together to erect enormous barriers to housing construction in California. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 CDT Chris Calton https://mises.org/misesian/how-democratic-socialism-created-californias-housing-crisis https://mises.org/misesian/mises-spotlight-associated-scholars The Mises Institute announces 11 new Associated Scholars rooted in the Misesian tradition. They are a vital part of our network, growing the Austrian intellectual tradition through writing, teaching, and speaking in their professional careers and at their academic institutions. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 CDT Mises Institute https://mises.org/misesian/mises-spotlight-associated-scholars https://mises.org/misesian/rothbard-university-2026 The Mises Institute held a brand-new program developed in honor of Murray Rothbard’s 100th birthday: Rothbard University. The objective was simple: to recreate the magic of our summer student program Mises University in a format specifically for professionals. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 CDT Mises Institute https://mises.org/misesian/rothbard-university-2026 https://mises.org/misesian/sledgehammer-attack-war Reading this book confirms Charles Tansill’s emendation of a familiar saying: “The paths of military glory lead but to the grave.” When one considers the horrors of war for the combatants, Rothbard’s argument that the costs of war are virtually never worth paying is strengthened. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 CDT David Gordon https://mises.org/misesian/sledgehammer-attack-war https://mises.org/power-market/kevin-warsh-its-showtime This is it. Will a "better man" finally succeed where all other central planners have failed? Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:50:47 CDT Robert Aro https://mises.org/power-market/kevin-warsh-its-showtime https://mises.org/notes-margin/federal-reserve-holds-target-policy-interest-rate-375-percent Still no sign of market freedom at the Fed. The Fed will use its powers to buy and sell assets to manipulate interest rates. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/federal-reserve-holds-target-policy-interest-rate-375-percent https://mises.org/mises-wire/musk-trillionaire-panic-distraction Elon Musk becoming the world’s first trillionaire has triggered a familiar round of progressive outrage. But the imprecise focus on wealth distribution obscures the real issue: how much of modern wealth is acquired through politics rather than production. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:00:00 CDT Connor O'Keeffe https://mises.org/mises-wire/musk-trillionaire-panic-distraction https://mises.org/mises-wire/real-wages-fell-second-month-price-inflation-surged Sure, the earnings average was up year over year, but prices increased more than earnings did. In fact, price inflation hit a 38-month high in May. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:00:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/mises-wire/real-wages-fell-second-month-price-inflation-surged https://mises.org/mises-wire/my-40-year-war-psychiatry Hooking people on bogus labels and antidepressants has already ruined too many American lives. Passing out millions more psychiatric Purple Hearts will not make this nation happier or more sane. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:00:00 CDT James Bovard https://mises.org/mises-wire/my-40-year-war-psychiatry https://mises.org/library/book/against-state Tue, 16 Jun 2026 01:00:00 CDT Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. https://mises.org/library/book/against-state https://mises.org/power-market/media-says-was-blowout-jobs-report-closer-look-suggests-otherwise For many ordinary workers—many of which are stuck with part-time work and falling real wages—it's hard to see how this is a "blowout" jobs report. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 01:00:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/power-market/media-says-was-blowout-jobs-report-closer-look-suggests-otherwise https://mises.org/mises-wire/are-all-billionaires-thieves-or-can-one-legitimately-earn-wealth According to AOC and Bernie Sanders, it is impossible for someone to obtain a billion dollars of income by any means beyond theft. How much of a mega-income is due to entrepreneurial profit and how much is a wealth transfer? Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:00:00 CDT Clifford F. Thies https://mises.org/mises-wire/are-all-billionaires-thieves-or-can-one-legitimately-earn-wealth https://mises.org/power-market/congresss-failure-libertys-gain Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:30:00 CDT Ron Paul https://mises.org/power-market/congresss-failure-libertys-gain https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/why-justice-mattered-rothbard Economists like Harold Demsetz and Ronald Coase based their property rights views on utilitarianism. Murray Rothbard based his on justice. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:55:22 CDT Wanjiru Njoya https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/why-justice-mattered-rothbard https://mises.org/power-market/rockwells-against-state-now-available-free-online Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:00:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/power-market/rockwells-against-state-now-available-free-online https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/raising-interest-rates-does-not-counter-inflation When inflation surges, the first thing on the government's agenda is for the Federal Reserve to try to force up interest rates. However, as Frank Shostak writes, that might not be the best strategy. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:25:47 CDT Frank Shostak https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/raising-interest-rates-does-not-counter-inflation https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-justice-mattered-rothbard Economists like Harold Demsetz and Ronald Coase based their property rights views on utilitarianism. Murray Rothbard based his on justice. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 05:00:00 CDT Wanjiru Njoya https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-justice-mattered-rothbard https://mises.org/notes-margin/bank-japan-raises-rates-31-year-high-flags-more-come BOJ says it may "tighten further as it focuses on taming price pressures from the Iran-war-induced energy shock". Tue, 16 Jun 2026 03:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/bank-japan-raises-rates-31-year-high-flags-more-come https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/fear-signal-why-state-urgently-wants-bind-prediction-markets Prediction markets, while obviously imperfect, still work well because people voluntarily put their money where their beliefs are. Naturally, the government wants to shut them down. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 02:35:57 CDT Angelo Monaco https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/fear-signal-why-state-urgently-wants-bind-prediction-markets https://mises.org/mises-wire/ignoramus-chief-declares-i-love-inflation That wasn’t a misquote; Trump actually said I love the inflation—do take a moment to let that sink in. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 02:00:00 CDT Vincent Cook https://mises.org/mises-wire/ignoramus-chief-declares-i-love-inflation https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/sound-money-artificial-intelligence-and-pope Unfortunately, the Pope does not understand the role that monetary inflation plays in fueling AI's excesses. If he did, he might lead a necessary anti-AI spiritual alliance for sound money. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 01:04:12 CDT Brendan Brown https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/sound-money-artificial-intelligence-and-pope https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/april-money-supply-growth-hit-49-month-high-and-prices-soared In spite of repeated claims from the Federal Reserve that monetary policy is at least moderately restrictive, there is no sign of any slowing in money-supply growth. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:12:46 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/april-money-supply-growth-hit-49-month-high-and-prices-soared https://mises.org/mises-wire/raising-interest-rates-does-not-counter-inflation When inflation surges, the first thing on the government's agenda is for the Federal Reserve to try to force up interest rates. However, as Frank Shostak writes, that might not be the best strategy. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:00:00 CDT Frank Shostak https://mises.org/mises-wire/raising-interest-rates-does-not-counter-inflation https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/moloch-regulatory-state Regulatory systems are infamous for creating “traps” in seem to be impervious to reform. Regulators seek to “drain the swamp,” but, instead, find themselves up to their necks in alligators. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:25:13 CDT Thiago V. S. Coelho https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/moloch-regulatory-state https://mises.org/power-market/nothing-should-be-nationalized Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:00:00 CDT Laurence M. Vance https://mises.org/power-market/nothing-should-be-nationalized https://mises.org/power-market/crucial-goal-environmental-activists-reject The very term “environmental activist” tells us that Greta and her ilk care not a whit for the betterment of mankind, except in the most theoretical and secondary way. It is the “environment” that is the end goal. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:00:00 CDT Patrick Barron https://mises.org/power-market/crucial-goal-environmental-activists-reject https://mises.org/notes-margin/oil-execs-sound-alarm-over-dwindling-stockpiles For more than 15 weeks, the world has had to dip into oil tanks and strategic reserves to make up for the millions of barrels of oil trapped behind the strait. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/oil-execs-sound-alarm-over-dwindling-stockpiles https://mises.org/notes-margin/federal-reserve-surveys-warn-rising-inflation-and-food-costs-2026 It turns out printing $6 trillion during the Covid Panic has some longer term effects. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/federal-reserve-surveys-warn-rising-inflation-and-food-costs-2026 https://mises.org/mises-wire/moloch-regulatory-state Regulatory systems are infamous for creating “traps” that seem to be impervious to reform. Regulators seek to “drain the swamp,” but, instead, find themselves up to their necks in alligators. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:00:00 CDT Thiago V. S. Coelho https://mises.org/mises-wire/moloch-regulatory-state https://mises.org/notes-margin/swiss-voters-reject-proposal-population-cap Switzerland’s population has grown far faster than that of surrounding EU states, rising by 23% since the free movement agreement came into effect in 2002. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/swiss-voters-reject-proposal-population-cap https://mises.org/notes-margin/natanyahu-has-failed-iran-so-far US-Israel's plan to make Iran a failed state like Syria has failed. The US didn't even get Iran's enriched uranium. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/natanyahu-has-failed-iran-so-far https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/feds-real-job-propping-dollar-reserve-currency-status Alexander Salter and Joshua Hendrickson argue that the Fed's actual institutional role is to backstop U.S. dollar hegemony. Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:31:00 CDT Robert P. Murphy, Joshua Hendrickson, Alexander Salter https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/feds-real-job-propping-dollar-reserve-currency-status https://mises.org/podcasts/minor-issues/why-politicians-lie-and-how-easy-money-keeps-boom-alive Mark Thornton reviews John Mearsheimer’s Why Do Politicians Lie? and connects political deception abroad to the Fed-driven distortions now warping markets, money, and the working class. Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:00:00 CDT Mark Thornton https://mises.org/podcasts/minor-issues/why-politicians-lie-and-how-easy-money-keeps-boom-alive https://mises.org/mises-wire/sound-money-artificial-intelligence-and-pope Unfortunately, the Pope does not understand the role that monetary inflation plays in fueling AI’s excesses. If he did, he might lead a necessary anti-AI spiritual alliance for sound money. Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:00:00 CDT Brendan Brown https://mises.org/mises-wire/sound-money-artificial-intelligence-and-pope https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/abolitionist-movement-antebellum-south Before the Nat Turner Rebellion and the rise of militant abolitionism in the North, there were more anti-slavery societies in the South than in the northern states. Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:00:00 CDT Wanjiru Njoya https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/abolitionist-movement-antebellum-south https://mises.org/mises-wire/fear-signal-why-state-urgently-wants-bind-prediction-markets Prediction markets, while obviously imperfect, still work well because people voluntarily put their money where their beliefs are. Naturally, the government wants to shut them down. Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:00:00 CDT Angelo Monaco https://mises.org/mises-wire/fear-signal-why-state-urgently-wants-bind-prediction-markets https://mises.org/mises-wire/abolitionist-movement-antebellum-south Before the Nat Turner Rebellion and the rise of militant abolitionism in the North, there were more anti-slavery societies in the South than in the northern states. Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:00:00 CDT Wanjiru Njoya https://mises.org/mises-wire/abolitionist-movement-antebellum-south https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/rothbard-calculus-consent In today's Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon revisits The Calculus of Consent by James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock, considered a "classic" by mainstream economists. Murray Rothbard, however, dissented loudly. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:05:00 CDT David Gordon https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/rothbard-calculus-consent https://mises.org/mises-wire/april-money-supply-growth-hit-49-month-high-and-prices-soared In spite of repeated claims from the Federal Reserve that monetary policy is at least moderately restrictive, there is no sign of any slowing in money-supply growth. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:00:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/mises-wire/april-money-supply-growth-hit-49-month-high-and-prices-soared https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/declaration-independence-versus-egalitarianism Egalitarian interpreters of the Declaration not only empower the centralized state but promote a view of “equality” that shares a common ethical error with slavery itself—that legal castes of humans may be created and enforced against the liberty of others. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:02:02 CDT Joshua Mawhorter https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/declaration-independence-versus-egalitarianism https://mises.org/mises-wire/brazils-monetary-hangover-why-lulas-fiscal-push-keeps-interest-rates-high The US is not the only country with an out-of-control central bank. Brazilians are feeling the pain from decades of irresponsible central bank and government decisions. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:00:00 CDT Antonio Vladika https://mises.org/mises-wire/brazils-monetary-hangover-why-lulas-fiscal-push-keeps-interest-rates-high https://mises.org/power-market/crisis-fed-no-one-talks-about Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:00:00 CDT Alex J. Pollock https://mises.org/power-market/crisis-fed-no-one-talks-about https://mises.org/power-market/sabrin-naples-daily-news-why-property-taxes-should-be-abolished Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 CDT Murray Sabrin https://mises.org/power-market/sabrin-naples-daily-news-why-property-taxes-should-be-abolished