4 ways Team Trump reminded us of Bush-Cheney in 2025

01/03/2026 Notes in the Margin

Jack Hunter: “From WMDs to bombing Iran, the president who consistently mocked the GWOT is now pushing the same old buttons.”

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Embracing Austrian Economics: A Path Forward for Zimbabwe

01/01/2026 Mises Wire Tonderai Godknows Mapfumo

Ever since independence more than 40 years ago, Zimbabwe has been wracked with socialism, inflation, and corrupt political leadership. Yet, there is a way forward for the nation, if Austrian Economics can be in its future.

Trump’s National Insecurity Strategy

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President Trump’s latest national security initiative is unlikely to make the US secure from outside danger. For that matter, Trump’s own internal policies are making this country less secure.

American Indians: Separating Truth from Fiction

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Depending upon the narrative, American Indians were either noble creatures who were victims of a genocide by rapacious European settlers or were bloodthirsty savages. The truth is more nuanced.

Assessing Libertarian Foreign Policy: Rothbard vs. Friedman

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In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon assesses the “libertarian” foreign policy prescriptions of Murray Rothbard and David Freidman. Naturally, Rothbard’s view—built upon principles of natural law—stands above Freidman’s less-principled “pragmatism.”

The Panic of 1893: An Austrian View

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From an Austrian perspective, the Panic of 1893 provides key lessons, but this consequential panic has not received as much direct attention as it deserves.

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