Sabrin in WSJ: America Has a G-Man-Made Affordability CrisisDoubts About Trump’s Iran Strategy Spread Among TroopsAmericans now fighting for Saudi dictators in the Middle East Sub-6% mortgages are gone as rates climb to 3-month highWill others follow? Slovenia limits fuel purchases as some pumps run dry
Our Train Trip to Political Hell
All aboard! Government policies are moving us down the tracks into proverbial political perdition. This is a ride many of us would rather not be taking.
The Money Multiplier – Myth or Reality?
The so-called money multiplier that exists through fractional reserve banking is propped up by central banking and inflation. It is not a good thing for the economy.
Scarcity and the Machine: Opportunity Cost in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
For more than two centuries, the doomsday crowd has claimed that capital development will create mass unemployment. And for two centuries, they have been wrong. The same goes for artificial intelligence.
Who Owns the Bus?
Issues of homelessness and vagrancy in public spaces and on public transportation are made worse because government ownership of the property does not allow for exclusion. Instead, we get the “tragedy of the commons.”
The Interesting Lies of Samuelson: How We Naively Believed the Case of Giffen Goods
If economics has its Unicorn, it would be the Giffen Good, the good that would seem to defy the Law of Demand. While economists have played around with Giffen Good scenarios, in reality, finding it is even more unlikely than sighting a unicorn.
Economic Freedom as a Tonic for Social Conflict
Conflicts are not inherent in the operation of an unhampered market economy. There are conflicts between citizens because the government steps in and gives special privileges to some and not to others.
Murray N. Rothbard: The Making of an Austrian Economist
To celebrate the Year of Rothbard, the Mises Institute is publishing Murray N. Rothbard: The Making of an Austrian Economist—a new intellectual biography built on original archival research. Donate to help us bring this important book to print.
Big Government vs. Small Business in America
America has a long history of vibrant small business. But small business went into decline in the twentieth century, and it wasn't just due to large scale industrialization.
Visualizing The Boom-Bust Cycle with Roger Garrison
In memory of Roger Garrison, Bob walks through Garrison's famous capital-based macroeconomics diagrams, showing how they translate the Mises-Hayek theory of the boom-bust cycle into the language of
War, Gold, and the Fed’s Next Move
Two interviews, two timelines: before and after the Middle East war.
The Theory of the Bottom 99%
The “bottom 99%” aren’t losing to markets: they’re losing to the Cantillon effect.
California’s Decline: A Warning to America
California was once known as a powerhouse for entrepreneurs, the middle class, and businesses. Today, it's known for high taxes, bureaucrats, and leftwing billionaires. Is this a warning to the rest of America?
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.
Research Fellowship in Residence 2026
Research Fellowships at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, are available to graduate students and post-docs interested in scientific research in the Austrian school and libertarian political economy.
Rothbard University
Join us as we commemorate the Year of Rothbard with a special conference.
