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.
Iran, the Midterms, and the Myth of Government by the People
Trump’s apparent willingness to restart his unpopular war with Iran after next week’s elections reveals a fundamental problem with modern mass democracy. And, in doing so, it helps clarify how public opinion actually affects government.
The American Government’s Shameful Economic Warfare Against Cuba
The belief that an economic siege can bring about the collapse of socialist Cuba and install a free-market system rests on the assumption that economic and social transformation can be engineered through external pressure.
Kurdistan’s Liberty: A Consequence of Its Pre-State Condition?
From a Misesian and Rothbardian perspective, can the absence of a unified and centralized state, under certain conditions, create greater space for political pluralism, institutional competition, and constraints on state power? Kurdistan might provide some answers.
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 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
The Special Interests that Fuel the American Empire
The people making foreign policy are not disinterested servants of some objectively identifiable “national interest.” They are people and interest groups that respond to incentives and self-interes
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.
