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Joseph Solis-Mullen

Author of The Fake China Threat, The National Debt and You, and Classical Liberalism, Joseph Solis-Mullen is a political scientist, economist, and historian. A graduate of Spring Arbor University, the University of Illinois, and the University of Missouri, he teaches history and politics at Spring Arbor University, economics at Jackson College, and is the Ralph Raico Fellow at the Libertarian Institute. His work has appeared in the Journal of Austrian Economics, Journal of Libertarian Studies, Journal of the American Revolution, and Antiwar.com You can contact him via joseph@libertarianinstitute.org or find him on Twitter @solis_mullen.

Articles

The Case Against the “Free Bankers”

04/29/2026 Mises Wire Joseph Solis-Mullen

Despite support from some economists in the free market camp, fractional reserve free banking is doomed for failure, as Murray Rothbard pointed out.

Raico, Ekirch, and the Tragedy of American Militarism

04/21/2026 Mises Wire Joseph Solis-Mullen

In dealing with the question of why the United States, a country founded on liberty, turned into a militaristic behemoth, Ralph Raico looked to the work of historian Arthur Ekirch for answers.

Adam Smith and the Myth of the Founder

03/24/2026 Mises Wire Joseph Solis-Mullen

While Adam Smith has played an important historical role in the development of economic thought, as Murray Rothbard pointed out, he hardly is the original apostle of laissez-faire economics.

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Media

The Case Against the “Free Bankers”

04/29/2026 Joseph Solis-Mullen

Despite support from some economists in the free market camp, fractional reserve free banking is doomed for failure, as Murray Rothbard pointed out.

Raico, Ekirch, and the Tragedy of American Militarism

04/21/2026 Joseph Solis-Mullen

In dealing with the question of why the United States, a country founded on liberty, turned into a militaristic behemoth, Ralph Raico looked to the work of historian Arthur Ekirch for answers.

“Classical” Liberalism and Libertarianism

04/17/2026 Ryan McMaken Joseph Solis-Mullen

Joseph Solis-Mullen joins Ryan McMaken to talk about the real history of the libertarian movement, and its origins.

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