Political Theory

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 22 July 2014.

Rothbard explores Bruno Leoni’s call for a return to the ancient traditions and principles of “judge-made law” as a method of limiting

In examining newspaper editorials of the nineteenth century and Jefferson’s own views of secession, Thomas DiLorenzo explores the once-widesp

Many Austrians saw the bust coming, and thanks to Austrian economics, we also better understand the details of how booms and busts work, writes Hal

Thomas DiLorenzo explores the once-widespread belief, both North and South, that the American states were part of a voluntary union.

This week, supporters of religious freedom cheered the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Hobby Lobby case.

Industrious low-income people often must turn to doing business in the black market to avoid the burdensome costs of government regulations, writes

Shinzo Abe’s so-called “three arrows” of monetary stimulus, fiscal stimulus, and structural reform, have crippled the Japanese economy, writes Andy

In a free-market economy, firms threatened with competition often respond by searching for ways to increase efficiencies, attempting to lower costs