Trump authorizes lethal CIA ops in VenezuelaTrump Admin plans to double its bailout of Milei's Argentina to $40 billionUS Senate removes sanctions on Syria Mearsheimer: The West Is Lying about Victory in UkraineA network of drug trafficking, violence, and cover-up at one of the largest U.S. military bases
Popular Media, Romanticism, and the Statist Insinuation
Popular views of capitalism and free markets are not shaped by the facts, but rather by anti-capitalist intellectuals and the media.
Inflation: Slowly the Middle-Class Dies
As government spending spins out of control, the Federal Reserve continues to inflate, leaving the economy in a permanent state of inflation. Most Americans will find themselves falling further and further behind.
Stiglitz and Capitalism: Remembering that Statists Mostly Win the Nobel
While some economists are celebrating the awarding of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics to three economists who are relatively friendly to free markets, we should not forget that most Nobel winners have been unrepentant statists and socialists.
Socialism Always Leads to Totalitarian Tyranny
So-called democratic socialists claim they just want to empower ordinary people through democracy. Socialism, however, invariably must turn into a top-down system of central planning in which the state is all-controlling.
Radicalism, not Conservatism, Is the Answer
“...the fundamental problem with the conservatives ... was that they were looking in the wrong direction. The revolution that they were trying to prevent had already happened...”
Rothbard, Populism, and the Elites
Newly discovered letters show that Rothbard was a populist as early as the 1950s, and his alleged turn to populism in the 1990s was not a departure from earlier views.
Free Book Giveaway
The 20th century proved that Friedrich A. Hayek was right: socialism doesn’t work; government control of money results in inflation and business cycles; and collectivism breeds war, totalitarianism, and impoverishment.
Silver’s $50 Moment
Mark Thornton explains why $50 silver is a psychological barrier.
AI, Automation, and the Human Advantage
Bob breaks down the fears about AI-driven unemployment and shows why economic reasoning still favors human prosperity in a high-tech world.
Monetary Metals 101: How Gold and Silver Work in a Free Market
Gold and silver make sense—until government “helps.”
Taxes, War, and the State are Freedom’s Biggest Enemies
Ryan and political scientist Joseph Solis-Mullen talk about how taxes, war, and the state are all part of a centuries-old formula for impoverishing the productive class while enriching the governme
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Grand Rapids, MI
Join the Mises Institute at Cornerstone University for our first student-only event.
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.
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Auburn, AL
Join us in Auburn in March for Libertarian Scholars Conference 2026.
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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.
