Hegseth now says the war will last "eight weeks."Taibbi: Timeline of the March to War with Iran Mearsheimer: "it is almost impossible for me to see how Israel and the US win this war."Defense executives plan to meet at White House as strikes on Iran diminish stockpilesThe Navy says it has no ships available to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
The Iran War Exposes the Farce of American “Representative Democracy”
The current war is a timely reminder that the US ruling elites regard the US taxpayers and ordinary Americans as little more than inconvenient afterthoughts in US foreign policy.
A Tax Proposal Against Progress and Democracy
Politicians in the US and elsewhere appeal to envy as they demand destructive wealth taxes to be levied on billionaire business owners.
Murray Rothbard: A Unique Scholar
“Murray N. Rothbard is a scholar of unique, indeed monumental achievements: the founder of the first fully-integrated science of liberty.”
Gatekeeping Historical Truth
Modern historians are all about protecting their politically-correct narratives at all costs, and especially the cost of historical truths.
Underlying the Connection Between Aristotelian Ethics and Austrian Economics
While Aristotle did not have advanced knowledge of economics, his causal-based view of reality set the stage for the development of the Austrian School.
Patriotism
“When men hire themselves out to shoot other men to order, asking nothing about the justice of their cause, I don’t care if they are shot themselves.”
The Misesian
The latest issue of The Misesian discusses how the inflationist economy affects Gen Z and what can be done to reclaim an economy based on saving, investing, and looking to the future.
Banning Congress, Not Markets: The Insider Trading Dilemma
Bob uses Trump’s call to ban congressional insider trading as a springboard to explain why, from an Austro-libertarian perspective, insider trading and speculation could help markets work, while st
Fiat Inflationary Nightmare: How to Reform the Financial System
Is the US riding an “everything bubble” to the next crisis? Mark Thornton joins Paul Buitink to diagnose the dollar, the debt, and the Fed’s distortion machine.
What Is the State of the Union?
On this episode of Power and Market, we feel compelled to discuss this week's State of the Union speech.
From Tariffs to Gold: Reading the Regime
Debt, tariffs, and money printing: Mark Thornton explains how the policy machine rewires markets, and why metals and commodities react first.
Libertarian Scholars Conference 2026
Join us in Auburn in March for Libertarian Scholars Conference 2026.
Austrian Economics Research Conference 2026
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.
California: The State of the State
Just how bad is the state of California? How did it get this way? What can be done about it? Join us in San Diego to discuss these questions and more.
Spring Campus Mises Book Clubs
This spring, 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.
