Brady: The New NeoconservativesAmid stubborn inflation, Bank of Japan raises benchmark rates to highest in 30 yearsTel Aviv moves to extend ban on foreign journalists entering GazaThe new president of Venezuela is a socialist who vows opposition to US invasion.Minn. Gov. Tim Walz will not seek re-election in midst of daycare scandal
Socialist Mamdani Inadvertently Pays Tribute to Capitalism
Zohran Mamdani held his mayoral swearing in ceremony at the now-abandoned City Hall Station that was a feature of the first New York Subway built in 1904. Unfortunately, city officials deliberately drove the subway company into insolvency and then took over.
The Venezuelan War is a Racket
Donald Trump’s war against Venezuela is truly a racket, as it looks to be little more than an attempt to loot the nation of Venezuela’s natural resources in the name of “liberation.”
Three Key Lessons from the US’s Venezuela Intervention
The US’s bombing of Caracas reiterates three key foundations of American foreign policy: the Constitution is dead, democracy is irrelevant, and the “rule of law” doesn’t matter.
Calhoun’s Doctrine of the Concurrent Majority
Sensing the dangers of tyranny by the majority, John C. Calhoun developed the doctrine of the concurrent majority which served to limit the powers of government.
Do Central Banks Determine Interest Rates?
While most economists believe that central banks set interest rates, in reality, they are set by time preferences of individual actors in the economy. Central bank influences on interest rates ultimately result in setting off boom-and-bust cycles.
The Statism of Donald Trump
From war to tariffs to inflation, it is clear Donald Trump is a devoted disciple of the ideology of statism and interventionism. The fact he’s better than the atrocious Kamala Harris doesn’t change this.
The Misesian
The latest issue of The Misesian discusses why a world without private property is a lawless world.
Silver’s Growing Pains
$50 wasn’t the finish line. It was the starting gun for policy finger-pointing and real-world bottlenecks.
Roger Farmer Gives a Tour of Macroeconomics
This week, Bob talks with macroeconomist Roger Farmer—who places himself “between Keynes and Hayek”—about how twentieth-century macroeconomics evolved.
Three Economic Fallacies: Holidays, Billionaires, and WWII
Bob uses three recent controversies–Richard Murphy’s “Christmas all year” claim, Elon Musk’s net worth, and Ron DeSantis on the Great Depression–to clear up common economic fallacies about work, we
Underinvested Commodities, Overhyped AI: Reading 2026 the Austrian Way
Mark Thornton appears on Metals and Miners with Gary Bohm and shares Austrian perspectives on 2026's outlook, deflation benefits, and why government intervention fails.
Spring 2026 Virtual Mises Book Club
In February 2026, the Mises Institute will hold its next Mises Book Club, a program that promotes deep reading in Austrian economics.
Entrepreneurship Beyond Politics: Mises Circle in Oklahoma City
Join Keith Smith, Caitlin Long, Ryan McMaken, Per Bylund, and Timothy Terrell for our first event of 2026.
Libertarian Scholars Conference 2026
Join us in Auburn in March for Libertarian Scholars Conference 2026.
Austrian Economic Research Conference 2026
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.
