Why Government Schools Don’t Want You to Understand Economics: Mises Circle in Greenville

American public education reliably produces economically ignorant graduates — which is exactly what the state needs to run its deficits, debase the currency, and grow its power without an uprising. Peter Klein, Jonathan Newman, Mark Thornton, Paul Cwik, and Tate Fegley make the case that economic understanding is the antidote to state power, and highlight those countering the state’s indoctrination of students.

Recorded in Greenville, South Carolina, on September 12, 2026. Special thanks to Bryan Lee Briggs for sponsoring this event.

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