It’s the PPI Once More!
Remember when inflation was “transitory”? Or when Paul Krugman claimed inflation was “under control”? The numbers keep telling us a different story.
The Fallacy of “Racism Equals Power Plus Prejudice”
As progressives attempt to redefine racism to fit modern political fantasies, we need to look at historical examples of ethnic discrimination to better understand our current situation.
There Is No Prosperity without Private Property
Private property rights are under fire by progressive elites — even as those same elites protect their own property fiercely. But without these rights, a functioning economy is not possible.
Public Schools and the State’s Omnipotent Bayonet
Vast sums are spent on “reforming” government schools, only to end up with the same lousy product. Thinking outside the box means abandoning public schools altogether.
State Coercion and the Injustice of Apartheid
In publicly opposing apartheid, William H. Hutt saw how legal segregation kept black South Africans from pursuing legitimate economic goals. To Hutt, apartheid deprived people of equality of economic opportunity, which kept them in poverty.
The Homo Economicus Myth
It was a fundamental mistake . . . to interpret economics as the characterization of the behavior of an ideal type, the homo oeconomicus. According to this doctrine economics does not deal with the behavior of man as he really is.
Abundance, Generosity, and the State
In his latest book, Guido Hülsmann investigates the nature, forms, causes, and consequences of gratuitous goods and concludes that they thrive within a free economy.
Mises in Argentina: Lessons of the Past for Today
In 1959, Ludwig von Mises gave lectures on economics in Argentina, where the economy was in steep decline.
Opposing Military Intervention: Loving Dictators or Hating War?
Why have some Americans opposed this nation’s involvement in foreign wars?
Economic Education Has Become Economic Disinformation
The attempt by the mainstream economics profession to create economic literacy has turned into a movement to promote economic illiteracy.
Thanks to Government Animal Control, Stray Animals Rule My Neighborhood
Animal control officers are supposed to, well, control animals in a municipal area. But thanks to animal control policies, it's the stray animals that are in control of our author’s town.
Auburn, AL
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.
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Auburn, AL
Join us in Auburn in 2024 for an event celebrating 75 years of Human Action.
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Auburn, AL
Students apply now for the summer term Mises Book Club, beginning June 2024.
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Auburn, AL
2024 marks the 25th anniversary of the Rothbard Graduate Seminar, which provides an intense study of Misesian and Rothbardian economic analysis, along with the substantive conclusions of that research in related fields.
