Hobbes’s State: “Why Are You Hitting Yourself?”
To complain against the state’s actions, argues Hobbes, is to ultimately complain against yourself because you originally authorized the state through social contract and the state represents you!
The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Defend Broken Systems
Why do broken political systems survive despite failures? Don’t blame stupid people; it’s the smart ones that keep these broken systems afloat.
Say, Time, and the Divide Between Mises and Keynes
Ludwig von Mises differed with J.M. Keynes on just about every important economic issue. That Keynes is better known is not to his credit.
Where California Went Wrong
California has been seen as the nation’s “Promised Land” for many years, but in the past 25 years, people have left due to high housing costs and high taxes. The state’s future is about to become a lot worse, as socialists are rising in power here.
Vote Harder? Why Secession Is the Only Answer to the American Megastate
The populist “victory” of the Trump administration is perhaps the best evidence yet that a strategy of “vote harder” is simply not going to lead to any significant change in the power of the regime.
Fukuyama Was Wrong; History Did Not End
Francis Fukuyama wrote The End of History more than 30 years ago, believing that the fall of the communist bloc would lead to a more peaceful world. We are still waiting for that moment of peace.
Get Your Free Copy of Anatomy of the State!
To celebrate The Year of Rothbard, we’re giving away some of his most radicalizing and influential books. Get your copy of our first offering, Anatomy of the State.
The Petrodollar Cracks, the Skyscraper Stalls, and the Commodity Firestorm
Even if peace breaks out tomorrow, the economic damage is done.
The Great Gerrymander War
On this episode of Power & Market, Ryan, Tho, and Connor discuss the escalating battle over Congressional districts.
Responding to Geochartalism: Did Mosler Complete Menger?
Bob responds to a new working paper from the Geo-chartalism project, which claims to offer a complete theory of the price level by combining insights from Menger, Cantillon, and Warren Mosler.
Two Important Graphs and Rick Rule
The aggregate net worth of all Americans is $170 trillion. Total government liabilities (on and off the books) are $160 trillion.
Research Fellowship in Residence 2026
Research Fellowships at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, are available to graduate students and post-docs interested in scientific research in the Austrian school and libertarian political economy.
Rothbard University
Join us as we commemorate the Year of Rothbard with a special conference.
Rothbard Graduate Seminar 2026
The Rothbard Graduate Seminar provides an intense study of Misesian and Rothbardian economic analysis, along with the substantive conclusions of that research in related fields.
Why Is the Healthcare System Broken? Mises Circle in New Hampshire
Join us in New Hampshire for a conversation you will never hear in Washington: a serious diagnosis of America's healthcare problem and a prescription for how to cure it.
