Hanke's Weekly Currency Watch ListIsraeli Official Says War With Iran Is ‘Premised’ on the Idea of the US EnteringUS Intelligence: Iran Was Not Pursuing Nuclear Bomb Before Israel’s AttackHow Trump Chose the State of Israel and Ditched America FirstTrump says he decides what is "America First" and he goes to war for a foreign country
Why DOGE Failed
Elon Musk has thrown in the towel on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in all but name. Mises correctly anticipated failures like these.
The Role of Charitable Institutions in a Market-Based Health System
Would medical care be available to people who might have a difficult time paying for it? In a private property order, charitable institutions would play an important role in ensuring more people have access to medical treatment.
Economic Sanctions Adrenaline
Economic sanctions, as a general principle, have a history of failure in the 20th and 21st centuries, which penalize everyday citizens in the sanctioned country.
Dismantling the Warfare State Was Never Going to Be Easy
Although it may not have ultimately ended how they wished, the strikes on Iran demonstrated that neoconservatives are still a viable force within the GOP. But that shouldn’t discourage us. Ending endless wars isn’t easy, but it is worthwhile.
As Japan’s Price Inflation Rises, Its Central Bank Has Fewer Options
Unfortunately, the only real long-term solution to this is genuine fiscal austerity and debt repudiation.
The Purpose of Production and the Economy: A Criticism of Pronatalist Economics
Mainstream economics is deterministic, holding that economic actors continue to move in one direction, not responding to changes in economic circumstances or incentives. The Austrians understand economics is about people engaged in purposeful action.
The Misesian
So long as the unchecked army of bureaucrats, technocrats, and deep-state operatives is allowed free rein, it will be impossible to make progress in limiting the state’s power over individuals.
The Problem with Pronatalism
Some non-economic arguments made by pronatalists are very good. But when it comes to economics, pronatalists often get it very wrong.
Thomas Paine: The American Revolution’s Unlikely Hero
George Ford Smith joins Bob to discuss Thomas Paine’s transformative role in the American Revolution and his controversial legacy as a champion of liberty and reason.
The Coming Crack Up Boom
Mark Thornton warns that the US isn’t heading for a soft landing, it’s drifting into Mises’s crack-up boom.
Ted Cruz Really Wants a Really Expensive War
The P&M crew talks about Ted Cruz's crusade for war and they take a look at this week's FOMC meeting at the Federal Reserve.
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Auburn, AL
Virtual Mises University is the online counterpart to the Mises University conference and can be attended by anyone.
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Auburn, Alabama
Mises University is the world's leading instructional program in the Austrian School of economics.
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Delray Beach, FL
Join us for Supporters Summit 2025 in Delray Beach, Florida, to discuss "Making America Free Again."
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.
