MAGA infighting grows over H1-B visas. Pete Hegseth's reforms at the Pentagon may actually be undermining the usual military propaganda.Is the Israel Lobby starting to panic? Trump Says Walmart's Thanksgiving Meal in 2025 is "25% Cheaper" This Year. But It's Also Smaller.Trump promises $2k "stimulus" checks, but the numbers are bogus.
How Herbert Hoover Became Known as an Economic Non-Interventionist
One of the most enduring myths of American history is that Herbert Hoover was a laissez-faire advocate who “did nothing” while the US economy slid into depression. How did he gain this undeserved reputation?
Teradollar Deficits Forever
Neither Congress nor President Trump speak anymore about a balanced budget. Instead, the Republicans and Democrats compete with each other to see who can spend the most.
Plantation Ledgers and the Illusion of Capitalist Rationality
The New York Times claimed in its 1619 Project that plantation slavery was the basis for American capitalism. However, research shows that the plantations were anything but capitalist enterprises.
Yes, Heather Cox Richardson Is Economically Illiterate – And Proud of It
History Professor Heather Cox Richardson has grown very wealthy using her writings to attack the creation of wealth itself. While her columns are popular, they also are filled with economic illiteracy.
The Meaning of Revolution
The revolutionaries include the pamphleteer writing in his study, the journalist, the agitator, the organizer, the campus activist, the theoretician, the philanthropist.
Food Stamps and the Federal War on Self-Reliance
The government “shutdown” and the so-called threat to the food stamp program may be abated for now, but we need to understand why this program has metastasized in recent years. James Bovard tells us why.
The Misesian
In the latest issue of The Misesian, we give readers a sense of what happens at Mises University by featuring lectures and photos from the event, as well as testimonials from students.
Minor Issues, Major Conversations: Mark Thornton’s Four-Interview Roundup
Four interviews in one cut: gold’s whiplash, ballooning debt, and what it all means for your wallet.
Trump’s 50 Year Mortgage Mistake
On this episode of Power & Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho talk about Trump's FDR-like proposal of a 50-year mortgage and the unfortunate reality that it seems to be one of the only actual policy
Rethinking “Sticky Prices” and Monetary Disequilibrium
Bob Murphy and Jonathan Newman walk through his claim that real‑world exchanges clear markets—even with supposedly “sticky” prices—and what that implies for money, contracts, inventories, and unemp
Silver: Manipulation or Fundamentals?
Is silver “manipulated,” or are fundamentals doing the work? Mark Thornton sifts the evidence and finds a simpler story.
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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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Join Keith Smith, Caitlin Long, Ryan McMaken, Per Bylund, and Timothy Terrell for our first event of 2026.
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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.
