As we wade through the intricacies of modern society, it becomes all the more imperative to go back to the works of Ludwig von Mises. Mises remains not only relevant but vital, providing a framework to view the modern world. Throughout his life, Mises set the standard with his insights into human action, economics, and politics. In an era characterized by government overreach, monetary manipulation, and degradation of individual freedoms, it is with his ideas that we can seek guidance regarding these issues.

A flare-up in the culture war has become an election issue and an August 16 ruling by the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) guarantees it will not go away.

The Old Right was a principled band of intellectuals and activists, many of them libertarians, who fought the “industrial regimentation” of the New Deal, and were the first to note that, in America, statism and corporatism are inseparable. 

The presumption of liberty is an established liberal tradition according to which any restrictions on individual liberty require justification. Gerald Gaus and Shaun Nichols depict this as a principle of “natural liberty,” a “general presumption in favor of freedom of action.” As they explain, if natural liberty is a general presumption we expect it to be reflected in