Santa

The State Isn’t Santa Claus, It’s the Grinch!

Like Santa, who gives free gifts to our children, people think of the state as providing services “for free.” However, the state cannot provide anything without first confiscating wealth from others—like the Grinch, who first stole all the presents in Whoville.
Joshua Mawhorter
Police state

Economic Reconstruction and the Police State

Modern historians tend to view the post-Civil War Reconstruction period as a time when the victorious northern states attempted to bring law and order to the South. However, by establishing a de facto police state, the North further poisoned relationships between whites and freed slaves.
Wanjiru Njoya
What Has Government Done to Our Money?
In the last few years, many Americans have started to see the truth about the Federal Reserve. Putting this book in their hands at this moment will have a profound effect for the better.
Minor Issues

The French Revolution

What happens when the Department of Government Efficiency fails? Human devolution or political revolution? Or both? Mark Thornton discusses some pertinent lessons from the French Revolution.

Mark Thornton
Virtual

In January 2025, the Mises Institute will hold its next Mises Book Club, a program that promotes deep reading in Austrian economics.

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Tampa, FL

Join the Mises Institute for its fifth year in a row in Tampa for an exciting discussion on the future of academia and alternatives to state-controlled education.

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Auburn, AL

The Austrian Economics Research Conference is the international, interdisciplinary meeting of the Austrian school, bringing together leading scholars doing research in this vibrant and influential intellectual tradition.

Economics for Beginners

The Costs of the Progressives

Progressivism

The battle between American individualism and modern progressive collectivism.
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