Trump promises $2k "stimulus" checks, but the numbers are bogus.Report: US To Build $500 Million Military Base in Israel on the Gaza BorderAtlanta Fed President will retire in FebruaryOctober was the worst month for layoffs in 22 years Donald Trump’s Approval Rating ‘In a Free Fall’ for Weeks: Nate Silver
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.
Neither God nor Man At Yale
The liberal arts in higher education are in danger and many there are blaming (of course) free markets. However, by substituting progressive propaganda for higher learning, the leaders of liberal arts institutions sealed their own fate.
50-Year Mortgages Won’t Make Housing More Affordable
President Trump has proposed a 50-year mortgage for new homebuyers, ostensibly to make housing more affordable. Actually, this financial instrument will make housing more costly and do nothing to address the root of this entire problem: the artificial housing shortage.
Trump’s 50-Year Mortgage Will Bring More Inflation and Corporate Bailouts
Total mortgage debt will increase as actual ownership in equity will go down. If homeownership does increase, it will be “ownership” of the sort where the homeowner has little to no actual equity.
In Praise of Pat Buchanan
For Rothbard, war was the most important political issue, and Pat Buchanan has always supported peace.
The Architecture of Peace: How Markets Transform Conflict into Cooperation
As Americans celebrate the destructive wars that helped shape this country, we also remember that free markets promote peace and individual liberty.
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.
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.
Taxes and the Rise of the Modern State
In this lecture from the 2025 Mises Institute Supporters summit, Ryan looks at how the modern state is built on the rapid rise of taxation in recent centuries.
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.
