Audio Articles

Audio Articles

Narrated versions of selected Mises.org articles and essays, including Audio Mises Wire and Audio Mises Daily.

There Is No Moral Right to Strike

2 hours agoMises Media

American law protects what is called the "right to strike." However, Leonard Read found no moral code that permits such action.

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The Woke Cartel and Twitter's New CEO

8 hours agoMises Media

With the appointment of Linda Yaccarino as Twitter's new CEO, Elon Musk is trying to appease woke advertisers to bring up his company's revenues. This will not end well.

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The Drug War: An Irrational Crusade

06/07/2023Mises Media

The drug war of the last half century has incarcerated millions and created havoc. What it hasn't done is eliminate people using drugs without government permission.

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Committing Domestic Violence against Men . . . Just for a Giggle

06/07/2023Mises Media

Domestic violence is a stain on society, but it is worse if we only care about violence committed against people of one sex.

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Thanks to Sanctions, the US Is Losing Its Grip on the Middle East

06/06/2023Mises Media

While the US ratchets up efforts to isolate its many enemies, the Chinese, the Saudis, the Arab League, and OPEC all shrug and look to increasing international communication and trade.

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Living by a Premise

06/06/2023Mises Media

More than forty years ago, Leonard Read urged graduates of Hillsdale College to find a premise, a belief in a universal idea of liberty.

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End the FBI

06/05/2023Mises Media

The Durham report reminds us it is well past time for a more realistic assessment of the FBI for what it is: a costly, unnecessary, unconstitutional, and incompetent agency. 

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Energy and Economic Efficiency: The Market versus the Politicization of Our Energy Futures

06/05/2023Mises Media

Radical environmentalists have convinced people that we are doomed if we continue to use fossil fuels. We are doomed if we stop using them.

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The Five Stages of Bank Failure Grief

06/04/2023Mises Media

We are familiar with the five stages of grief. However, it is not a stretch to apply those stages to what is happening to the banking system. Right now, we are in the second stage: anger.

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Crowding Out: The Fed May Be Killing the Private Sector to Save the Government

06/03/2023Mises Media

A "soft landing" is impossible unless the government cuts both taxes and government spending at the same time interest rates are rising. This won't happen, so get ready for a hard landing. 

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