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Joshua Mawhorter

Joshua Mawhorter is assistant editor of Mises.org. He was a summer fellow at the Mises Institute (2023) and a government/economics and US history teacher since 2016. Josh has a bachelor’s degree in political science from California State University, Bakersfield, a master’s in political science from Southern New Hampshire University, and a master’s in Austrian economics from the Mises Graduate School (2023). He has self-published a few books, including The First Constitution: The Articles of Confederation, Tyrannosaurus Debt: The Student Loan Crisis and How to Survive, and “An Austrian Critique of Modern Monetary Theory”, his thesis. He also enjoys teaching in the areas of theology, the Old Testament, church history, apologetics, and philosophy.

Articles

The “American Miracle” was the European Miracle on Steroids

06/27/2025 Mises Wire Joshua Mawhorter

America inherited the core institutional framework of Europe (especially Britain) but refined and amplified it through greater decentralization, lower taxation, and more expansive freedoms.

How Government Helps to Create Congested Traffic

06/20/2025 Mises Wire Joshua Mawhorter

The standard argument for government services is that only government can build enough roads to meet transportation needs. However, the disconnect between production and consumer choice ensures misallocation of resources under government roads, including traffic congestion.

Toward a Historical Bibliography of the First Quarter (2000–2025)

06/13/2025 Mises Wire Joshua Mawhorter

We cannot allow the establishment to write the history of 2000–2025. To that end, consider this non-exhaustive bibliography for understanding this turbulent period.

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Media

How Government Helps to Create Congested Traffic

06/21/2025 Joshua Mawhorter

Fiat Money and Chartalism: Why MMT Is Wrong

06/12/2025 Ryan McMaken Joshua Mawhorter

Joshua Mawhorter joins us to talk about how the fiat-money theories of Modern Monetary Theory and chartalism aren't supported by the historical facts.

MMT and US History: Redefining Chartalism

05/23/2025 Joshua Mawhorter

MMT uses chartalism and a few dubious examples to appeal to history to establish the theory‘s authority and validity, only to discard this element as irrelevant and unnecessary.

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