There’s No Political Freedom Without Economic Freedom

Can we have political liberty without first having economic freedom? Is the form of government predetermined by the form of economic organization? At first blush the opposite would seem to be self-evident, i.e., that our form of government determines all else, including our economic structure. But Mises advises otherwise. In Human Action (page 283 of the Mises Institute’s scholars’ edition), Mises explains (my emphasis):

The Mises Institute on Drudge Today

The Drudge Report, one of the top news sites in the world for traffic, has picked up on the secession trend. Drudge today links to today’s Buzzfeed article examining Ron Paul’s speech of January 24th’s Mises Circle in Houston:

Former Republican presidential candidate and congressman Ron Paul says secession is happening and it’s “good news.” Paul later predicted the states would stop listening to federal laws.

John Tamny is a widely published writer and public speaker who serves as director of the Center for Economic Fre