Are Tariffs Good for American Workers?
The key point to bear in mind in the whole tariff controversy is that trade is voluntary. People aren’t forced to trade but will do so only if they expect to benefit from the trade.
The Kirk Assassination Has Exposed Our Political Rot
As politics come to dominate more of our lives and young generations grow righteously disillusioned with a system designed to rip them off, we’re likely to see more violence and chaos. It’s a bad path we’re on. But there is a better one.
The Making of the State
In “The Making of the State,” Prof. Modugno shows that even as the state was coming into being, historians and scholars understood that it was something new and different and that the state is central to what we now call “modernity,” which is defined by the overwhelming power of states.
Masters of Our Fate, Captains of Our Souls
Thomas Paine, perhaps more than the nation’s official “Founding Fathers,” understood that government will deteriorate into tyranny unless those it governs are vigilant to keep that from happening.
Price Inflation Rose Again in August, but the Fed Doesn’t Care
Washington now faces a double threat: a worsening employment situation and a worsening fiscal situation. Get ready for the Fed to embrace a new cycle of monetary inflation soon.
Inflation and Embezzlement
Inflation isn’t just about higher prices. It is how unwarranted increases in the money supply touches off wealth transfers from those who are less-well off to people who are close to the new injections of money into the economy.
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.
Inflation’s Impact on Marriage and Children
Jeff Degner joins Bob Murphy to explain how inflation reshapes marriage, fertility, and family life, linking Austrian monetary theory to today’s cultural hurdles.
Black Swans, Sequestered Capital, and the Next Bust
Black swans don’t cause crashes: they reveal them. Mark Thornton shows how easy money breeds “sequestered capital” in opaque assets, priming the next bust.
The Jobs Picture Is Worse than They Told You
Newly released jobs data this month shows that the jobs narrative from the media was based on bogus numbers.
9/11, Charlie Kirk, and Political Violence Everywhere
From interstate wars to local stabbings, violence is the ultimate expression of political action.
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Delray Beach, FL
Join us for Supporters Summit 2025 in Delray Beach, Florida, to discuss "Economic Freedom: The Key to Liberty."
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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.
