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Blog6 hours agoJeff Deist

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The Genius of Carl Menger

BiographiesHistory of the Austrian School of Economics

57 min agoMises Daily ArticlesFriedrich A. Hayek

For Menger, economic activity is essentially just planning for the future.

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Mises Stands Between Us and 1984

Blog4 hours agoGeorge Ford Smith

In Human Action Mises provided a comprehensive treatment of why civilization flourishes only when liberty flourishes in every area of life.

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Stop Wrapping the Flag Around Pro Sports

Blog8 hours agoRyan McMaken

In the past, the NFL has happily politicized the sport in exchange for some money from the Pentagon. Now the strategy may end in a marketing disaster.

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Carbon Taxes and Economic Growth

The Environment

Blog8 hours agoRobert P. Murphy

If a politician wants to reshuffle taxes in a way that doesn’t reduce the tax burden overall, why should the libertarian endorse such a move?

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Mises Explains the Drug War

Free MarketsFrom the ArchivesInterventionism

17 hours agoMises Daily ArticlesLaurence M. Vance

Mises contends, the fact that something is a vice is no reason for suppression by way of commercial prohibitions.

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The Political and Economic Mystiques of State Power

World HistoryPolitical Theory

Blog09/25/2017Richard M. Ebeling

One of the mysteries of human history is how a handful of rulers succeed in gaining the loyalty and obedience of large numbers of subjects and citizens.