Honey, Knowledge, and Property Rights in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s honey industry has great potential—as long as they can allow the market to work. There is a history of socialism to overcome.
Ron Paul’s 2001 Alternative: What Could Have Been
Twenty-five years ago, in the immediate wake of 9/11, Ron Paul did not propose doing nothing. Instead, he proposed targeting Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda rather than launching a global War on Terror.
Legitimate Care or a Tax-Fed Racket? Mental Health Care for Adolescent Girls
The federal government has poured billions of dollars into the mental health industry, and the result seems to be even more diagnosed mental illnesses with no relief in sight.
Nobel Prize for Keynesian Economics
The recent awarding of the Nobel Prize for Economics to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford shows that the Keynesian paradigm is alive and well. That is bad news for everyone else.
What Leads to Violent Populism?
As government grows and people on most sides of the political debates demand government punish their political enemies, we are seeing an increase in political violence. Government cannot prevent this violence; government is the violence.
The Polish “Golden Liberty” and the Myth of Multicultural Equality
The free market isn’t an entity that exists in a vacuum, but a social condition that exists under a specific cultural strand that respects individuality and proportionality in regards to competition—willingness to accept loss when outcompeted.
The Misesian
In this issue of The Misesian, we bring the focus back to the Americans who brought about what Murray Rothbard has called a truly libertarian revolution against the power of states and imperialism.
The West’s Gathering Storm
As government debt, energy shortages, political unrest, and war risks converge, Mark Thornton argues that Western statism is approaching a reckoning.
The Most Important Elections You Aren’t Hearing About
On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho look past the political circus of midterm candidate campaigns to the state ballot initiatives on the ballot around the country.
We Needed Higher Oil Prices
Mark Thornton argues that government efforts to hold down oil prices may be prolonging shortages and setting the stage for an even worse energy crisis.
Beyond the Usual Response: Dismantling MMT’s Accounting Claim
This week, Bob does a deep dive on the accounting argument at the heart of MMT, as a teaser for his chapter in the Mises Institute’s forthcoming book, Anti-MMT: The Errors of Modern Monetary Th
Making of an Austrian Economist Members-Only Online Seminar
Mises Members: Join Drs. Joe Salerno and Patrick Newman for an exclusive, Members-Only online seminar discussing their new book, Murray N. Rothbard: The Making of an Austrian Economist.
Fall Campus Mises Book Clubs
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.
Libertarian Scholars Conference 2027
Join us in Auburn for the Libertarian Scholars Conference 2027.
Austrian Economics Research Conference 2027
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.
