Calhoun’s Answer to the Abolition Petitions
What role does the Constitution play when one state has a different understanding of “American values” than another? Unfortunately, the responses have been inconsistent, depending upon which “values” one wishes to promote.
The State of Financial Markets Tells Us What Investors Really Believe
Mainstream economists claim that understanding and observing reality is not really “doing economics.” Instead, they believe that all we need are abstract theories that predict events well. But over time, financial markets must bend to the real world.
On July 4, Will You be Celebrating the Founders or the Status Quo?
On this July 4, Americans will celebrate 250 years of independence. However, what are people really celebrating, freedom or a militaristic regime?
Why Bernie Sanders’s AI Bill Is Fascistic and Dangerous
Comparing Sanders to fascism may seem unusual, but it should not be forgotten that the main leaders of Italian fascism, including Mussolini, were initially socialists before they became fascists.
US Taxation Is Fueled by Quiet Envy
Forget equity and fairness and reducing so-called wealth gaps. The current “tax-the-rich” movement is driven by an unspoken pathology: envy.
Hantavirus: Market versus Government Disease Control
Pandemics offer an alleged challenge to libertarians, as some argue that governments should have the power to order quarantines and impose vaccine requirements. It turns out that statism makes things worse—and that free markets offer the best solutions.
The Misesian
In this issue of The Misesian, we continue our Year of Rothbard with a new essay from Academic Vice President Joseph Salerno, who takes a close look at what made Rothbard’s work in Austrian economics so notable.
From 2008 to the Coming Reset: Larry Lepard’s Case for Sound Money
Bob sits down with fund manager and author Larry Lepard to discuss his book The Big Print, which argues that the core problem with modern America is not corporate greed or partisan politics, but a
Politics as Power: Elites, Inflation, and the Austrian Answer
Mark Thornton argues modern politics is a power struggle run by elites—and that Austrian economics explains both the rigged system and the way out.
The French Revolution and the War in the Vendée
Ryan McMaken looks at the little known (in America) secessionist war for self-determination fought by French counterrevolutionaries against the French Jacobins and radicals.
The Death of Greenspan and Rise of Mamdanism
On this episode of Power & Market, Tho, Connor, and special guest Ryan Turnipseed pay tribute to the Maestro, consider whether Democratic Socialists are part of Greenspan's legacy, and
Virtual Mises University 2026
Virtual Mises University is the online counterpart to the Mises University conference and can be attended by anyone.
Mises University 2026
Mises University is the world's leading instructional program in the Austrian School of economics.
Gold and Silver: Prospecting for Liberty: Mises Circle in New Mexico
What should people think about the renewed interest in precious metals? Join us for a discussion you won't find in traditional financial media.
Ethics of Liberty Seminar
Join us for an in-person Mises Academy course on Murray Rothbard's The Ethics of Liberty.
