Faculty Panel: Theory and Method

What’s the real foundation of a free and prosperous society—state control or individual liberty? In this dynamic faculty panel, leading Austrian economists challenge mainstream economic dogmas, from monopoly myths and interventionism to the paradox of tolerance and the future of money. Audience questions spark an exploration of ethics, property rights, methodology, human capital, and the limits of state power. This is the Austrian answer to today’s economic controversies.

Featuring Paul Cwik, Lucas Engelhardt, David Gordon, Jeffrey Herbener, Shawn Ritenour, and Joe Salerno.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on July 25, 2025.

Mises University is the world’s leading instructional program in the Austrian School of economics, and is the essential training ground for economists who are looking beyond the mainstream.