https://mises.org/ en Sat, 02 May 26 12:02:15 -0500 https://mises.org/podcasts/minor-issues/two-important-graphs-and-rick-rule The aggregate net worth of all Americans is $170 trillion. Total government liabilities (on and off the books) are $160 trillion. Rick Rule: "I just don't understand how that great big large number goes away." Neither does the Fed. Sat, 02 May 2026 06:02:16 CDT Mark Thornton https://mises.org/podcasts/minor-issues/two-important-graphs-and-rick-rule https://mises.org/mises-wire/government-regulations-create-monopolies-and-stifle-competition The regulatory state is also the entity that stifles competition, reduces economic cooperation, and impedes the production of wealth. Sat, 02 May 2026 12:02:14 CDT Jorge Besada https://mises.org/mises-wire/government-regulations-create-monopolies-and-stifle-competition https://mises.org/mises-wire/justice-department-indicts-ministry-love The recent DOJ indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center might be controversial, but what is not controversial is that the SPLC engaged in conduct that was more reminiscent of the Ministry of Love in 1984 than protecting someone’s civil rights. Sat, 02 May 2026 12:02:15 CDT Wanjiru Njoya https://mises.org/mises-wire/justice-department-indicts-ministry-love https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/freedom-upsets-patterns-deregulation-argument-westminster-will-not-have The UK does not have an energy problem, it has a freedom problem. Fri, 01 May 2026 02:49:02 CDT Elias Sánchez https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/freedom-upsets-patterns-deregulation-argument-westminster-will-not-have https://mises.org/mises-wire/uk-dire-need-deregulation The UK does not have an energy problem, it has a freedom problem. Fri, 01 May 2026 09:03:17 CDT Elias Sánchez https://mises.org/mises-wire/uk-dire-need-deregulation https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/luck-fallacy-and-luck-egalitarianism Luck egalitarians fallaciously declare property and wealth to be illegitimate or at least suspect due to a mysterious, unquantifiable force called luck. Their arguments fail even if what they claim about luck is true. Fri, 01 May 2026 08:03:59 CDT Joshua Mawhorter https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/luck-fallacy-and-luck-egalitarianism https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/burned-red-hot-stove The Australian philosopher David Stove, while not exactly a Rothbardian, still preferred the free market. In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon introduces readers to Stove’s many interesting viewpoints. Fri, 01 May 2026 06:02:29 CDT David Gordon https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/burned-red-hot-stove https://mises.org/notes-margin/top-ai-companies-agree-work-pentagon-secret-data The US regime can entice "cooperation" from tech companies with enough taxpayer money and threats of regulation. Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/top-ai-companies-agree-work-pentagon-secret-data https://mises.org/notes-margin/gop-congressmen-seek-extend-us-veterans-benefits-israeli-soldiers Once reserved to actual American servicemen, Republicans now seek taxpayer funded benefits for Americans who fight for Israel. Fri, 01 May 2026 03:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/gop-congressmen-seek-extend-us-veterans-benefits-israeli-soldiers https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-luck-doesnt-explain-wealth-and-success-marketplace Luck egalitarians fallaciously declare property and wealth to be illegitimate or at least suspect due to a mysterious, unquantifiable force called luck. Their arguments fail even if what they claim about luck is true. Fri, 01 May 2026 12:03:37 CDT Joshua Mawhorter https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-luck-doesnt-explain-wealth-and-success-marketplace https://mises.org/podcasts/power-and-market/stuff-fed-officials-say Ryan McMaken, Jonathan Newman, and Joshua Mawhorter of the Mises Institute take a look at the politics of "fedspeak" and what officials at the Federal Reserve really mean when they say they're going to fix the Fed. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:20:01 CDT Jonathan Newman, Ryan McMaken, Joshua Mawhorter https://mises.org/podcasts/power-and-market/stuff-fed-officials-say https://mises.org/power-market/shadow-chair A soft coup took place in D.C. last night, and Jerome Powell could stay in the bunker until 2028, if he so chooses. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:17:16 CDT Robert Aro https://mises.org/power-market/shadow-chair https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/we-are-living-fourth-american-republic The old republic is gone. The constitutional order of the Jeffersonian years—i.e., the so-called "American experiment"—was swept away long ago. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 02:53:16 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/we-are-living-fourth-american-republic https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/tragedy-socialized-fertility The dearth of child-bearing in western countries like the US is seen as a political crisis. Yet, if there is any place in our lives where government should stay out, it is in the area of childbirth. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:59:59 CDT Michael S. Milano https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/tragedy-socialized-fertility https://mises.org/mises-wire/we-are-living-fourth-american-republic The old republic is gone. The constitutional order of the Jeffersonian years—i.e., the so-called “American experiment”—was swept away long ago. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:30:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/mises-wire/we-are-living-fourth-american-republic https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/usaid-funded-aid-programs-abroad-mainly-was-jobs-program-progressives The Trump administration’s downsizing USAID has brought the usual claims: that without US aid, millions of poor people around the world will die of starvation and disease. Not surprisingly, the claims are exaggerated. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:45:13 CDT William L. Anderson https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/usaid-funded-aid-programs-abroad-mainly-was-jobs-program-progressives https://mises.org/podcasts/production-security/free-market-security In his concluding argument, Molinari envisions a society where security is provided by competing private firms chosen voluntarily by consumers. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:24:12 CDT Gustave de Molinari https://mises.org/podcasts/production-security/free-market-security https://mises.org/podcasts/production-security/preface-murray-n-rothbard Rothbard introduces Molinari's essay as a pioneering work that took free-market principles to their logical conclusion by questioning the state's monopoly on defense. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:24:01 CDT Murray N. Rothbard https://mises.org/podcasts/production-security/preface-murray-n-rothbard https://mises.org/podcasts/production-security/competition-security Molinari applies the general principle of free competition directly to the provision of security services. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:24:04 CDT Gustave de Molinari https://mises.org/podcasts/production-security/competition-security https://mises.org/podcasts/production-security/monopoly-and-communism Molinari draws a parallel between monopoly and communism, arguing that both represent departures from the principle of free competition. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:24:07 CDT Gustave de Molinari https://mises.org/podcasts/production-security/monopoly-and-communism https://mises.org/podcasts/production-security/divine-right-kings-and-majorities Molinari argues that majority rule is no more legitimate than royal absolutism when it violates individual rights. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:24:10 CDT Gustave de Molinari https://mises.org/podcasts/production-security/divine-right-kings-and-majorities https://mises.org/podcasts/production-security/production-security Molinari opens by establishing that humans have a fundamental need for security of their persons and property. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:24:02 CDT Gustave de Molinari https://mises.org/podcasts/production-security/production-security https://mises.org/podcasts/production-security/security-exception Molinari confronts the common objection that security is somehow different from other goods and must be exempted from market provision. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:24:05 CDT Gustave de Molinari https://mises.org/podcasts/production-security/security-exception https://mises.org/podcasts/production-security/monopolization-and-collectivization-security-industry Molinari describes how coercive control over defense led to the familiar abuses of taxation, war, and the suppression of individual liberty. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:24:08 CDT Gustave de Molinari https://mises.org/podcasts/production-security/monopolization-and-collectivization-security-industry https://mises.org/podcasts/production-security/regime-terror Molinari describes the inevitable consequences of monopolized security: rising costs, declining quality, and the use of force against the very citizens the government claims to protect. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:24:11 CDT Gustave de Molinari https://mises.org/podcasts/production-security/regime-terror https://mises.org/podcasts/production-security/natural-order-society Molinari argues that the division of labor and voluntary cooperation form the natural basis of social organization. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:24:03 CDT Gustave de Molinari https://mises.org/podcasts/production-security/natural-order-society https://mises.org/podcasts/production-security/alternatives Molinari frames this choice as the central political question that determines whether a society will be free or oppressed. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:24:06 CDT Gustave de Molinari https://mises.org/podcasts/production-security/alternatives https://mises.org/podcasts/production-security/government-and-society Molinari distinguishes between society, which arises naturally from voluntary human cooperation, and government, which imposes itself through force. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:24:09 CDT Gustave de Molinari https://mises.org/podcasts/production-security/government-and-society https://mises.org/mises-wire/tragedy-socialized-fertility The dearth of child-bearing in western countries like the US is seen as a political crisis. Yet, if there is any place in our lives where government should stay out, it is in the area of childbirth. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:01:11 CDT Michael S. Milano https://mises.org/mises-wire/tragedy-socialized-fertility https://mises.org/notes-margin/us-debt-tops-100-gdp The U.S. national debt now exceeds 100% of gross domestic product, crossing a once-unthinkable threshold, on the way toward breaking the record set in the wake of World War II. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/us-debt-tops-100-gdp https://mises.org/notes-margin/nyt-us-military-was-losing-its-edge-after-iran-everyone-knows-it " But the problem is bigger than any single commander in chief. The United States has left itself unprepared for modern war." Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/nyt-us-military-was-losing-its-edge-after-iran-everyone-knows-it https://mises.org/notes-margin/new-doj-report-details-how-bidens-fbi-targeted-christians Biden's FBI "diligently attempted to use its enforcement authority against parents who defended their children’s safety at local school board meetings." Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/new-doj-report-details-how-bidens-fbi-targeted-christians https://mises.org/power-market/somaliland-exits-somalia Thu, 30 Apr 2026 02:02:21 CDT Stephen Anderson https://mises.org/power-market/somaliland-exits-somalia https://mises.org/mises-wire/usaid-funded-aid-programs-abroad-mainly-was-jobs-program-progressives The Trump administration’s downsizing USAID has brought the usual claims: that without US aid, millions of poor people around the world will die of starvation and disease. Not surprisingly, the claims are exaggerated. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:02:48 CDT William L. Anderson https://mises.org/mises-wire/usaid-funded-aid-programs-abroad-mainly-was-jobs-program-progressives https://mises.org/podcasts/individual-interview/gold-could-rise-thousands-dollars Mark Thornton argues we’re on the on-ramp to hyperinflation, and that the “gold didn’t spike on war” story misses the real driver: Fed policy, oil-driven CPI optics, and the coming scramble for liquidity. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:21:06 CDT Mark Thornton https://mises.org/podcasts/individual-interview/gold-could-rise-thousands-dollars https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/fuel-protests-ireland-their-lights-and-shadows There are fuel protests in Ireland, which are not surprising given the havoc Trump’s Iran war has caused in oil markets. They also should be protesting against the government policies that make the situation worse. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:00:10 CDT Sergio Fernández Redondo https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/fuel-protests-ireland-their-lights-and-shadows https://mises.org/podcasts/individual-interview/dollar-collapse-has-begun A third of all dollars in existence were created since 2020. The money supply just hit a 44-month growth high. The Fed calls this "restrictive." Ryan McMaken calls it something else. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:22:41 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/individual-interview/dollar-collapse-has-begun https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/case-against-free-bankers Despite support from some economists in the free market camp, fractional reserve free banking is doomed for failure, as Murray Rothbard pointed out. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:47:11 CDT Joseph Solis-Mullen https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/case-against-free-bankers https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/revolution-was "There are those who still think they are holding the pass against a revolution that may be coming up the road. But they are gazing in the wrong direction. The revolution is behind them. It went by in the Night of Depression, singing songs to freedom." Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:12:57 CDT Garet Garrett https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/revolution-was https://mises.org/power-market/money-supply-iran-war-and-dollar I recently joined Lena Petrova on the World Affairs in Context podcast to discuss the Austrian Money Supply measure, and how easy money drives price increases. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:00:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/power-market/money-supply-iran-war-and-dollar https://mises.org/notes-margin/uae-leaving-opec-blow-saudi-arabia The latest rupture of the global energy map came Tuesday, when the United Arab Emirates said it would leave the Saudi-led OPEC. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/uae-leaving-opec-blow-saudi-arabia https://mises.org/mises-wire/fuel-protests-ireland-their-lights-and-shadows There are fuel protests in Ireland, which are not surprising given the havoc Trump’s Iran war has caused in oil markets. They also should be protesting against the government policies that make the situation worse. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:02:24 CDT Sergio Fernández Redondo https://mises.org/mises-wire/fuel-protests-ireland-their-lights-and-shadows https://mises.org/power-market/congratulations-mises-institutes-new-associated-scholars Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:00:00 CDT Mises Institute https://mises.org/power-market/congratulations-mises-institutes-new-associated-scholars https://mises.org/notes-margin/gas-prices-hit-423-gallon-new-high-year The milestone comes as oil prices have surged higher over the past week amid a dual blockade by the United States and Iran of the Strait of Hormuz. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/gas-prices-hit-423-gallon-new-high-year https://mises.org/notes-margin/supreme-court-rules-against-race-based-gerrymandering Alito wrote that “allowing race to play any part in government decisionmaking represents a departure from the constitutional rule that applies in almost every other context.” Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/supreme-court-rules-against-race-based-gerrymandering https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/right-self-determination The right of self-determination is the right of the inhabitants of every territory to decide on the state to which they wish to belong. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:22:35 CDT Ludwig von Mises https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/right-self-determination https://mises.org/power-market/ai-and-quasi-marxist-fears Here’s an existential fear regarding AI: companies in the economy will invest in AI to such an extent that the result will be massive layoffs of highly-skilled, high-wage technical employees and a severe reduction in demand for routine, repetitive jobs. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:02:28 CDT Jim Fedako https://mises.org/power-market/ai-and-quasi-marxist-fears https://mises.org/mises-wire/case-against-free-bankers Despite support from some economists in the free market camp, fractional reserve free banking is doomed for failure, as Murray Rothbard pointed out. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:02:23 CDT Joseph Solis-Mullen https://mises.org/mises-wire/case-against-free-bankers https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/economic-causes-war Under a system of private ownership, in which the government's only function is to protect property rights, it is immaterial where the frontiers of people's country are drawn. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:35:57 CDT Ludwig von Mises https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/economic-causes-war https://mises.org/mises-daily/revolution-was "There are those who still think they are holding the pass against a revolution that may be coming up the road. But they are gazing in the wrong direction. The revolution is behind them. It went by in the Night of Depression, singing songs to freedom." Tue, 28 Apr 2026 02:00:00 CDT Garet Garrett https://mises.org/mises-daily/revolution-was https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/if-science-public-good-let-china-pay-it While there is a public uproar about China having access to the work of American scientists, there is a bigger issue at stake: Is science “owned” by “the public”? If not, why are we so worried about the Chinese? Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:51:07 CDT Thiago V. S. Coelho https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/if-science-public-good-let-china-pay-it https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/those-big-beautiful-bonds Whether rates go up or down, neither outcome will be pleasant, leaving a bondholder caught between the Unthinkable and the Unimaginable. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:26:08 CDT Robert Aro https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/those-big-beautiful-bonds https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/problem-eternal-vigilance We are told that it takes “eternal vigilance” to protect our freedom. But what if the entity taking away our freedom has the weapons and the “law” on its side? Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:46:11 CDT George Ford Smith https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/problem-eternal-vigilance https://mises.org/power-market/do-rich-pay-their-fair-share-taxes If we uphold voluntary exchange on the market as the standard of fairness, then the only neutral tax is one that is flattened to zero percent for everyone. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:02:18 CDT Joseph T. Salerno https://mises.org/power-market/do-rich-pay-their-fair-share-taxes https://mises.org/mises-wire/if-science-public-good-let-china-pay-it While there is a public uproar about China having access to the work of American scientists, there is a bigger issue at stake: Is science “owned” by “the public”? If not, why are we so worried about the Chinese? Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:02:20 CDT Thiago V. S. Coelho https://mises.org/mises-wire/if-science-public-good-let-china-pay-it https://mises.org/mises-wire/free-speech-about-individual-liberty-not-viewpoint-discrimination Free speech isn’t about protecting one’s personal viewpoint. It is about promoting and protecting individual liberty. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:03:07 CDT Wanjiru Njoya https://mises.org/mises-wire/free-speech-about-individual-liberty-not-viewpoint-discrimination https://mises.org/notes-margin/nearly-half-iranians-killed-us-israeli-bombing-campaign-were-civilians According to Tehran Times ... 1,460 of the victims were identified as civilians. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/nearly-half-iranians-killed-us-israeli-bombing-campaign-were-civilians https://mises.org/power-market/ft-knox-full-impure-gold-unfit-international-transactions The bulk of the US gold reserves held in Fort Knox are made up of impure “non-standard” bars that don’t qualify for use in international settlements. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 02:02:16 CDT Michael Maharrey https://mises.org/power-market/ft-knox-full-impure-gold-unfit-international-transactions https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/robert-aro-feds-reverse-repo-trick Bob sits down with researcher Robert Aro to review his recent Mises.org article on why the widely anticipated post-QT crash never materialized. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 03:00:28 CDT Robert P. Murphy, Robert Aro https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/robert-aro-feds-reverse-repo-trick https://mises.org/power-market/those-big-beautiful-bonds Whether rates go up or down, neither outcome will be pleasant, leaving a bondholder caught between the Unthinkable and the Unimaginable. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:29:46 CDT Robert Aro https://mises.org/power-market/those-big-beautiful-bonds https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/when-chicken-isnt-just-chicken We are reminded time and again that prices emerge from subjective valuation, not objective criteria. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:37:09 CDT Patrick J. Lee https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/when-chicken-isnt-just-chicken https://mises.org/mises-wire/problem-eternal-vigilance We are told that it takes “eternal vigilance” to protect our freedom. But what if the entity taking away our freedom has the weapons and the “law” on its side? Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:01:45 CDT George Ford Smith https://mises.org/mises-wire/problem-eternal-vigilance https://mises.org/mises-wire/transparent-monetary-policy-and-economic-stability Some economists have claimed that “transparent” monetary policy in which the Fed operates predictably will lessen the chances of the boom and bust cycles happening. It isn’t the lack of transparency that creates business cycles; it is Fed-caused malinvestments. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:02:23 CDT Frank Shostak https://mises.org/mises-wire/transparent-monetary-policy-and-economic-stability https://mises.org/power-market/no-thank-you-your-service If anything, “Thank you for your service” now sounds like a tone-deaf faux pas. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 02:02:13 CDT Jason Morgan https://mises.org/power-market/no-thank-you-your-service https://mises.org/mises-wire/when-chicken-isnt-just-chicken We are reminded time and again that prices emerge from subjective valuation, not objective criteria. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:02:26 CDT Patrick J. Lee https://mises.org/mises-wire/when-chicken-isnt-just-chicken https://mises.org/podcasts/minor-issues/chemistry-101 War in the Persian Gulf doesn’t just mean pricier gas. It can snap hidden supply chains that keep modern life running, from fertilizer and copper to plumbing repairs. Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:02:16 CDT Mark Thornton https://mises.org/podcasts/minor-issues/chemistry-101 https://mises.org/mises-wire/inflation-communication-and-noise If prices are instrumental in providing needed information to market participants, then inflation can be seen as introducing static into the system, creating more uncertainty and leading to bad choices. Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:02:41 CDT Vladyslav Manzyuk https://mises.org/mises-wire/inflation-communication-and-noise https://mises.org/podcasts/radio-rothbard/leninism-democracy-and-immigration Ryan McMaken looks in detail at an important essay by historian Ralph Raico in which Raico critiques Ludwig von Mises's views on democracy, fascism, and immigration. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:00:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/radio-rothbard/leninism-democracy-and-immigration https://mises.org/notes-margin/us-consumer-sentiment-falls-record-low-inflation While April's reading was slightly improved from the preliminary reading, it remained the lowest in data back to 1978. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/us-consumer-sentiment-falls-record-low-inflation https://mises.org/notes-margin/treasury-yields-move-higher-oil-prices-rise-amid-us-iran-standoff The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — the key benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — rose more than 3 basis points to 4.325%. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/treasury-yields-move-higher-oil-prices-rise-amid-us-iran-standoff https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/mcmahan-killing-war In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon discusses Jeff McMahan’s thoughts on fighting in both just and unjust wars. “Just following orders” is still immoral when one is promoting a war unjustly carried out. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:02:48 CDT David Gordon https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/mcmahan-killing-war https://mises.org/notes-margin/javier-milei-has-wonderful-meeting-spy-state-oligarch-peter-thiel Perhaps Thiel will help build a surveillance state for for the Argentine regime similar to the illegal American spy state that Trump and Thiel wholeheartedly support. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/javier-milei-has-wonderful-meeting-spy-state-oligarch-peter-thiel https://mises.org/notes-margin/doj-has-dropped-powell-probe It's unclear if the move will clear the way for Kevin Warsh's nomination as new Fed chair. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/doj-has-dropped-powell-probe https://mises.org/notes-margin/israeli-troops-say-mass-looting-occupied-southern-lebanon-routine The Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon (which includes many Christian communities) subjects the locals to routine looting and desecration of religious sites. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/israeli-troops-say-mass-looting-occupied-southern-lebanon-routine https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-representative-democracy-obsolete The word “democracy” is almost sacrosanct in modern society, yet what advocates call “our democracy” is not what it claims to be. Real democracy can be found in the workings of the free market, not the political halls. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:02:39 CDT Ulrich Fromy https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-representative-democracy-obsolete https://mises.org/mises-wire/very-brief-history-taxation-and-state It is important to note that states and what we know as taxes gradually emerged through war, conquest, plunder, and tribute. While the organization has changed and become formalized over time, states and taxes have not lost their coercive character. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:02:13 CDT Joshua Mawhorter https://mises.org/mises-wire/very-brief-history-taxation-and-state https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/next-food-pyramid-lab-grown-meat-and-new-moral-orthodoxy The anti-meat movement has influenced government policy well beyond anything close to the truth about meat. From the discredited food pyramid to government funding of “lab-grown meat,” government aids the activists who are making our lives worse. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:21:57 CDT Thiago V. S. Coelho https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/next-food-pyramid-lab-grown-meat-and-new-moral-orthodoxy https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/god-bless-captain-vere-when-constitutional-duty-yields-institutional-power With President Trump demanding people in the armed forces as well as in other government offices do his bidding no matter what the law might be, it is time for people to learn the lesson of Captain Vere. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:14:16 CDT Patrick Frise https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/god-bless-captain-vere-when-constitutional-duty-yields-institutional-power https://mises.org/podcasts/individual-interview/how-war-and-fiat-currencies-drive-price-gold-and-oil Kaneki Kojo interviews Mark Thornton on the link between government policies and the rising cost of living. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:21:06 CDT Mark Thornton https://mises.org/podcasts/individual-interview/how-war-and-fiat-currencies-drive-price-gold-and-oil https://mises.org/mises-wire/next-food-pyramid-lab-grown-meat-and-new-moral-orthodoxy The anti-meat movement has influenced government policy well beyond anything close to the truth about meat. From the discredited food pyramid to government funding of “lab-grown meat,” government aids the activists who are making our lives worse. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:02:19 CDT Thiago V. S. Coelho https://mises.org/mises-wire/next-food-pyramid-lab-grown-meat-and-new-moral-orthodoxy https://mises.org/power-market/critical-issue-not-dependence-oil-destruction-caused-states-0 Faced with a decrease in the supply of crude oil—due to state intervention—the price increases to discourage consumption while simultaneously promoting increased production and/or logistics. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:02:26 CDT Alejandro A. Tagliavini https://mises.org/power-market/critical-issue-not-dependence-oil-destruction-caused-states-0 https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/look-behind-feds-curtains Our own Jonathan Newman had the opportunity to sit down with a Federal Reserve governor. The central banker's answers to Newman's questions were evasive and riddled with contradictions. It seems there is not much behind the Fed's technocratic veneer. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:02:13 CDT Jonathan Newman https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/look-behind-feds-curtains https://mises.org/mises-wire/look-behind-feds-curtains Jonathan Newman was present as one of the Federal Reserve governors gave a talk and was able to ask questions. It seems there is not much behind the Fed’s technocratic veneer. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:02:12 CDT Jonathan Newman https://mises.org/mises-wire/look-behind-feds-curtains https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/why-trumps-populism-failed The conservatives finally got their populist victory for middle-American working-class voters. The result is more federal spending, more federal power, and Israel-first foreign policy. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:54:49 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/why-trumps-populism-failed https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/libertarians-must-never-warm-warfare-state Just as, for them, liberty must be the highest political end, peace must be the highest end of foreign policy. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:26:58 CDT Murray N. Rothbard https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/libertarians-must-never-warm-warfare-state https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/rothbard-was-right-libertarians-must-never-warm-warfare-state A foreign policy that seeks to maintain a global empire is entirely incompatible with the laissez-faire, free-market system at home that many hawkish self-described libertarians claim to support. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:08:15 CDT Connor O'Keeffe https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/rothbard-was-right-libertarians-must-never-warm-warfare-state https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/trumps-foreign-policy-latin-america-and-caribbean-needs-strategic-reset President Trump is not only angering Iranians and most of Europe. He also is making new enemies in both North and South America. Perhaps it is time for policy reset. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 02:26:13 CDT Lipton Matthews https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/trumps-foreign-policy-latin-america-and-caribbean-needs-strategic-reset https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-trumps-populism-failed The conservatives finally got their populist victory for middle-American working-class voters. The result is more federal spending, more federal power, and Israel-first foreign policy. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 02:00:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-trumps-populism-failed https://mises.org/power-market/39-going-40-trillion 39 going on $40 trillion is an achievement only in the sense that many once thought we’d never see numbers this large. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:31:48 CDT Robert Aro https://mises.org/power-market/39-going-40-trillion https://mises.org/mises-wire/trumps-foreign-policy-latin-america-and-caribbean-needs-strategic-reset President Trump is not only angering Iranians and most of Europe. He also is making new enemies in both North and South America. Perhaps it is time for policy reset. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:02:31 CDT Lipton Matthews https://mises.org/mises-wire/trumps-foreign-policy-latin-america-and-caribbean-needs-strategic-reset https://mises.org/notes-margin/trump-says-hes-mulling-bailout-uae-amid-iran-war-fallout The UAE, one of the US regime's favorite dictatorships in the gulf, may get a currency-swap bailout similar to the Trump bailout for Argentina. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/trump-says-hes-mulling-bailout-uae-amid-iran-war-fallout https://mises.org/notes-margin/trump-plans-bailout-spirit-airlines It's just the latest move from this anti-capitalist administration for which bailouts, easy money, and war are the answer to everything. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/trump-plans-bailout-spirit-airlines https://mises.org/notes-margin/mileis-popularity-plummets-amid-corruption-scandal-argentina Approval fell further below 40 percent while disapproval has now surged above 60 percent since February. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/mileis-popularity-plummets-amid-corruption-scandal-argentina https://mises.org/mises-wire/rothbard-was-right-libertarians-must-never-warm-warfare-state A foreign policy that seeks to maintain a global empire is entirely incompatible with the laissez-faire, free-market system at home that many hawkish self-described libertarians claim to support. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:02:23 CDT Connor O'Keeffe https://mises.org/mises-wire/rothbard-was-right-libertarians-must-never-warm-warfare-state https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/who-pays-hormuz-toll According to Rothbard’s first law of incidence, “ no tax can be shifted forward.” That is, the person or company paying the tax cannot make the buyer pay the tax. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 03:32:54 CDT Kristoffer Mousten Hansen https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/who-pays-hormuz-toll https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/raico-ekirch-and-tragedy-american-militarism In dealing with the question of why the United States, a country founded on liberty, turned into a militaristic behemoth, Ralph Raico looked to the work of historian Arthur Ekirch for answers. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 03:12:12 CDT Joseph Solis-Mullen https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/raico-ekirch-and-tragedy-american-militarism https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/luke-gromen-strait-hormuz-and-supply-chain-collapse Bob sits down with macro researcher Luke Gromen of Forest for the Trees to discuss the cascading supply chain consequences of a closed Strait of Hormuz. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:30:28 CDT Robert P. Murphy, Luke Gromen https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/luke-gromen-strait-hormuz-and-supply-chain-collapse https://mises.org/mises-wire/raico-ekirch-and-tragedy-american-militarism In dealing with the question of why the United States, a country founded on liberty, turned into a militaristic behemoth, Ralph Raico looked to the work of historian Arthur Ekirch for answers. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:02:20 CDT Joseph Solis-Mullen https://mises.org/mises-wire/raico-ekirch-and-tragedy-american-militarism https://mises.org/mises-wire/who-pays-hormuz-toll According to Rothbard’s first law of incidence, “ no tax can be shifted forward.” That is, the person or company paying the tax cannot make the buyer pay the tax. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:02:22 CDT Kristoffer Mousten Hansen https://mises.org/mises-wire/who-pays-hormuz-toll https://mises.org/power-market/america-land-not-really-free Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:00 CDT Ron Paul https://mises.org/power-market/america-land-not-really-free