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The effects of our inflationist economy go beyond mere statistics. As Guido Hülsmann has shown in his pioneering book The Ethics of Money Production, culture itself can change as sound money disappears and inflation dominates. Spending is rewarded more than saving. Short-term thinking makes more sense, and long-term planning appears to be foolhardy. The culture itself turns more to consumption rather than investment. Younger people are perhaps the most affected, as they have never known anything else.
In this issue of The Misesian we look at how this kind of economy affects Gen Z and we look at what can be done to reclaim an economy based on saving, investing, and looking to the future. This will be of great economic and political importance going forward. John Maynard Keynes—the father of our hollowed-out inflationist economy—said that in the long run we are all dead. Keynes may not have cared about it, but those of us who have children, and who hope to have grandchildren someday, still care very much about the long run.
From the Editor—January/February 2026
In this issue of The Misesian, we look at how the inflationary economy affects Gen Z, and what can be done to reclaim an economy based on saving, investing, and looking to the future. Hope is a fragile thread.
The Causes and Cures for Gen Z’s Economic Illness
How does one act counterculturally and rebel against the systems of dependency? How do young people learn to act wisely without examples? Knowing how to see through the smoke and mirrors of the inflation culture is a necessary skill for a freer and more peaceful tomorrow.
Gen Z’s Economic Disadvantage and What They Can Do About It
What should the younger generation do about their economic difficulties? First, learn economics—real economics. Learn logic and, math. Unlike other disciplines, correct economics does not change with trends. It helps you understand the world, predict outcomes, and make better decisions.
The New Right-Wing Progressivism
Young Americans and young right-wingers are correct to reject the awful status quo. But to really reject it, you first have to understand it. It would be a major mistake for the Right to delegate their understanding of what’s gone wrong under the current system to their ideological opponents.
250 Years of the Declaration of Independence
July 2026 will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence we will be remembering the Declaration as the radical and revolutionary document that it really was. The Declaration was a document that asserted the importance of natural rights and the right to secession.
Polishing Off Rothbard
This is a book that contains many insights. Reinterpreting Libertarianism deserves the attention of all friends of freedom in Generation Z as well as in earlier generations.
Faculty Spotlight: Timothy D. Terrell
My objective is to take the socialist calculation problem and apply it to environmental economics. Environmental regulation is really a variety of government planning and is a poor foundation for policy.
Patrick Newman Named Murray N. Rothbard Research Fellow
We are very happy to announce Dr. Newman as the first Murray N. Rothbard Research Fellow at the Mises Institute. His work in bringing two posthumous Rothbard books to life makes him the perfect choice for this position.
