Fannie and Freddie are quietly buying up billions in mortgage securitiesCuba's much-praised health care system is a disaster.Will Kevin Hassett's Fed-Chair candidacy get derailed? Chile moves right as conservative, Catholic father of nine children wins presidencyLeaked files ‘show US wants to persuade four nations to leave EU’
Risk, Uncertainty, Profits, and Modern Portfolio Theory
While Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) is popular in academic economics and finance, it fails to properly explain profits, mistakenly confusing entrepreneurial profit seeking with risk management.
How the the Farmland Protection Policy Act Has Socialized Farm Land
For more than 40 years, US farm policy has socialized farm land and transferred wealth to politically-connected people.
Argentina’s Rocky Road to Economic Freedom
While the jury still is out regarding Javier Milei’s economic “reforms” in Argentina, one must remember that economic intervention in that country is thoroughly entrenched in political and economic life there.
Review: Sexual Freedom and Its Impact on Economic Growth and Prosperity
High time preference is a sign of economic degradation, and Bose shows that a rejection of Christian sexual ethics is a feature of a high time preference society.
Most Economists Still Don’t Understand How Inflation Is Destroying our Economy
Mainstream economists are at a loss to explain why the current regime of inflation and central bank interventions have been so economically devastating. Understanding Cantillon effects is vital to making sense of the current madness.
Old vs. Young and Rich vs. Poor: How Government Creates Class Conflict
Inflation does more than just force up prices. It destroys the wealth-producing process, especially with young people who are prevented from acquiring the same kinds of assets earlier generations procured. The result is inter-generational conflict.
The Misesian
In the latest issue of The Misesian, we give readers a sense of what happens at Mises University by featuring lectures and photos from the event, as well as testimonials from students.
Eric Weinstein’s Challenge to Mainstream Mathematical Economics
Bob uses clips from his recent interview with Eric Weinstein to explain why Weinstein thinks gauge theory can fix how economists measure the cost of living, and why Austrians shouldn’t dismiss him
Longer, Higher for Longer
Policy-made rates reshape everything: mortgages, bonds, stocks, and commodities.
Modern Marriage and the Homeownership Rate
Data shows that the marriage rate and the homeownership rate have been closely connected for decades.
Trump is Winning Over the Fed
On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho break down the latest FOMC meeting, the real takeaways from Powell’s Fed talk, and the continuing realities of Obamacare.
Spring 2026 Virtual Mises Book Club
In February 2026, the Mises Institute will hold its next Mises Book Club, a program that promotes deep reading in Austrian economics.
Entrepreneurship Beyond Politics: Mises Circle in Oklahoma City
Join Keith Smith, Caitlin Long, Ryan McMaken, Per Bylund, and Timothy Terrell for our first event of 2026.
Libertarian Scholars Conference 2026
Join us in Auburn in March for Libertarian Scholars Conference 2026.
Austrian Economic 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.
