Is the US Government Planning an Invasion of Cuba?"History shows financial calamities occur when rates rise rapidly like this"30-year mortgage rates surpass 7% after rising for 5 weeksJapan's 5-year debt yield hits record high as Tokyo plays catch-up with bond routDesperate Republicans are jumping Trump's war ship of doom
Mainstream Economics: Money as Medium of Exchange, Unit of Account, and Store of Value
Mainstream economics does a disservice when students are taught that money is a medium of exchange, a store of value, and a unit of account without explaining why and how money came to function in those categories.
Prosperity Will Return Only When Entrepreneurs Are Free to Act on Economic Uncertainty
Our economic future desperately depends upon entrepreneurs being free to act. Unfortunately, our ruling classes seem to prefer economic chaos.
What Democratic Socialists Don’t Want You to Know About Monopoly
For all the claims made by socialists that capitalism produces monopolies, socialists argue for one big monopoly to control everything: the state.
California’s New Tire Rule will Result in Higher Costs and More Highway Deaths
The California Energy Commission is mandating that starting in 2029, California drivers must purchase environmentally approved tires that are less safe than current tires. The results are predictable: higher costs for drivers and more fatal accidents.
Covid Was a Praxeological Test. Too Many Libertarians Failed.
No, covid was not the exception to the rule that liberty comes first. Just because the CDC insisted we give up our freedom for what turned out to be a false security did not justify the government’s heavy-handed approach, something that libertarians should have understood all along.
What the Dow/Gold Ratio Shows That the CPI Hides
While the government tells us that inflation is down because the CPI says so, there is another metric that tells a different story: measurement by gold prices.
The Misesian
In this issue of The Misesian, we bring the focus back to the Americans who brought about what Murray Rothbard has called a truly libertarian revolution against the power of states and imperialism.
Debt, War, and the Tangled Web
Mark Thornton traces today’s tangled web of paper money, debt, war, and AI malinvestment—from John Law’s Mississippi Bubble to the Fed’s latest distortions.
Why the Fed Had to Raise the Interest Rate
The Fed wants to keep interest rates low so the government can borrow on the cheap. But bond markets are driving up interest rates as inflation isn't going away.
Has Libertarianism Suffered a Strange Death?
Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss a recent article from Daniel McCarthy that both criticizes the irrelevance of libertarianism and laments its influence on modern America.
Matt McCaffrey Uncovers Frank Fetter’s Lost Book
Bob talks with professor Matt McCaffrey about a soon-to-be-published, never-before-seen manuscript by Frank Fetter, surveying the history of economic thought from Adam Smith to John Stuart Mill.
Supporters Summit 2026
Join us in San Antonio for our annual Supporters Summit!
Making of an Austrian Economist Online Seminar
Mises Members: Join Drs. Joe Salerno and Patrick Newman for an exclusive, online seminar discussing their new book, Murray N. Rothbard: The Making of an Austrian Economist.
Fall Campus Mises Book Clubs
This fall, students from across the US are participating in Mises Book Clubs led by scholars at various universities and colleges. These student groups promote deep reading in Austrian economics.
Libertarian Scholars Conference 2027
Join us in Auburn for the Libertarian Scholars Conference 2027.
