Mises View

Mises View

Mises View videos are short takes by Mises faculty on issues of interest in the headlines and current affairs from the perspective of Austrian economics.

The Mises View: "Basket Case"

Tags Free MarketsEntrepreneurshipInterventionismPrivate PropertyProduction Theory
09/13/2016Mises Media

As Peter Klein explains, resources in a modern economy are complex and specific — which is why we need free markets.

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The Real Meaning of Competition

Tags Free MarketsInterventionismMonopoly and Competition
04/06/2016Mises Media

Why is the aviation world all atwitter? Peter Klein explains what free market competition is and is not.

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Obamacare and Interventionism

Tags Taxes and SpendingInterventionism
10/29/2014Mises Media
Recently, Peter G. Klein appeared on the "The Wilkow Majority" radio program. In this excerpt, host Anthony Wilkow and Peter Klein discuss government intervention in healthcare and some of the resulting unintended consequences and market distortions. Klein is the Mises Institute's Executive...
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Coffee Market Fluctuations

Tags Free MarketsProduction Theory
10/29/2014Mises Media
Peter G. Klein responds to a recent NPR story by Uri Berliner entitled "Coffee Futures: The Highs And Lows Of A Cup Of Joe". Dr. Klein explains how a free market in coffee commodities would function. Klein is the Mises Institute's Executive Director and Carl Menger Research Fellow.
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Connecting Austrian Economics & Liberty

Tags Austrian Economics OverviewPolitical Theory
10/29/2014Mises Media
Tom Woods discusses the power of Austrian Economics. Woods is a senior fellow at the Mises Institute. This video is excerpted from a lecture presented at the 2013 Mises University.
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The Collapse of America's Health Care Industry

10/29/2014Mises Media
Mark Thornton explains why Obamacare is simply one more step along the road to health care serfdom. Thornton is a Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute.
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How Entrepreneurs Help Shape Our Economy

Tags Entrepreneurship
10/29/2014Mises Media
In this excerpt from his recent "Liberty on the Rocks" interview with Justin Longo, Peter Klein explains the importance of entrepreneurship.
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Our Enemy The Fed

10/08/2014Mises Media
Glenn Jacobs explains why understanding the Federal Reserve System is one of the most important tasks facing Americans.
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Healthcare and the Free Market

10/08/2014Mises Media
In this Mises View, Peter G. Klein explains how "Healthcare" would work, if it functioned in a free market.
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Our NSA Economy

10/08/2014Mises Media
In this Mises View, Mark Thornton explains some unintended consequences of bulk NSA spying. Thornton is a Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute.
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