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Bankers, Fed Origins, and World War I
The First World War was critical to boosting the influence of that child of progressivism and Wall Street corporatism: the Federal Reserve System.
What’s at Stake in “Stakeholder” Capitalism?
Puzder supports what is today called “enlightened shareholder values,” according to which shareholders want “woke” goals.
There Is No “Efficient” Government
We hear of many schemes to promote government “efficiency.” The problem is that the very nature of government makes “efficiency” impossible.
The Market Process Is Indivisible and Logically-Interdependent
When government agents intervene into the economy, they do so without even understanding how market processes work in the first place. This lack of knowledge makes things even worse, as regulators are not even aware of the damage they are causing.
The Great Thanksgiving Hoax
In the early years, the pilgrims of Plymouth Colony adopted a 17th-century form of socialism and nearly starved to death. They had little to be thankful for until they gave up on dreams of utopia and turned to markets instead.
Why Commies Hate Your Thanksgiving Dinner
In 1923 Lenin released a propaganda pamphlet titled Down with the Private Kitchen. It explained how private dinners with one’s family are reactionary, bourgeois, and generally something requiring total destruction.
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.
Responding to Bryan Caplan’s Continued Critique of the Austrians
Bob reacts to Bryan Caplan's current views, arguing that the history of economic thought is indeed important, and the Misesian approach to praxeology is crucial.
What Has Government Done to Our World?
In What Has Government Done to Our Money? Murray Rothbard changes your whole view of the world—not just money.
Why Communists Don’t Like Thanksgiving
In this episode, Ryan McMaken takes a look at how the domestic and commercial rituals of the Thanksgiving holiday are things that communists really don‘t like.
Clarifying Economists’ Arguments About International Trade
Bob discusses common talking points that pro-free-trade economists often use when making the case against tariffs.
Various Locations
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.
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
Join us in Auburn in March for Libertarian Scholars Conference 2025.
