What Democratic Socialists Don’t Want You to Know About Monopoly
For all the claims made by socialists that capitalism produces monopolies, socialists argue for one big monopoly to control everything: the state.
California’s New Tire Rule will Result in Higher Costs and More Highway Deaths
The California Energy Commission is mandating that starting in 2029, California drivers must purchase environmentally approved tires that are less safe than current tires. The results are predictable: higher costs for drivers and more fatal accidents.
Covid Was a Praxeological Test. Too Many Libertarians Failed.
No, covid was not the exception to the rule that liberty comes first. Just because the CDC insisted we give up our freedom for what turned out to be a false security did not justify the government’s heavy-handed approach, something that libertarians should have understood all along.
What the Dow/Gold Ratio Shows That the CPI Hides
While the government tells us that inflation is down because the CPI says so, there is another metric that tells a different story: measurement by gold prices.
The Politics of Faking Success
Trump showed how effective it can be to simply declare success and let supporters believe it. Other politicians are taking notes, even as the problems they all pretend to have addressed continue to grow.
We Are at the Mercy of the Fed, Whose Leaders Believe that Printing Money Solves Every Other Problem
With an election just six weeks away, we can count on the Federal Reserve to open the money spigots to bolster the economy. We will pay later—but we will pay.
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.
Has Libertarianism Suffered a Strange Death?
Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss a recent article from Daniel McCarthy that both criticizes the irrelevance of libertarianism and laments its influence on modern America.
Matt McCaffrey Uncovers Frank Fetter’s Lost Book
Bob talks with professor Matt McCaffrey about a soon-to-be-published, never-before-seen manuscript by Frank Fetter, surveying the history of economic thought from Adam Smith to John Stuart Mill.
Will AI Bonds Doom Humanity?
Mark Thornton argues the AI data-center bond boom is the latest techno bubble—cheap-money malinvestment dressed up as a new era.
JD Vance’s Doomed Plan for Family Planning
Economist Jeffery Degner joins Ryan McMaken to discuss why government plans to increase the birth rate have never actually worked.
Supporters Summit 2026
Join us in San Antonio for our annual Supporters Summit!
Making of an Austrian Economist Online Seminar
Mises Members: Join Drs. Joe Salerno and Patrick Newman for an exclusive, 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.
