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The Illegal Constitutional Amendment

The Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution has been the basis of numerous Supreme Court decisions, yet there is a compelling case for its never having been legally ratified. In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon examines those claims.

Friday Philosophy David Gordon
Prussia

The Prussians Who Built Prussia

The stereotype of the Prussian as the militaristic, state-loving creature probably needs to be rethought. The history of Prussia and its people is more complicated than contemporary historians wish to admit.
Jeremy E. Powell
Freedom of speech

Freedom of Speech Dying a Slow Death in Europe

By branding censorship as “safety,” surveillance as “protection,” and political conformity as “civic duty,” European states have constructed a system where dissent is pathologized and criminalized. The UK is following the same dystopian path.
Claudio Grass
Cronyism: Rise of the Corporatist State, 1849–1929
In his new book, Patrick Newman shows how America’s corporatist state was built: not by free markets run amok, but by big business, bankers, and politicians using regulation to cartelize the economy.

Fall 2026 Virtual Mises Book Club

Online

In September 2026, the Mises Institute will hold its next Mises Book Clubs, a program that promotes deep reading in Austrian economics.

Economics for Beginners

Our Complex World

Complexity: Liberty vs. Power

Can we find freedom and opportunity in an uncertain future? This series explores the complex systems that shape our world.
The Costs of the Progressives

Progressivism

The battle between American individualism and modern progressive collectivism.
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