Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

Articles

04/17/2025 Mises Wire Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

The last excuse that diehard defenders of President Trump’s tariff policies have advanced now lies in ruins. Trump had put in place exorbitant tariffs, these defenders acknowledged, but this was just...

The Truth About Mises and Fascism

04/14/2025 Mises Wire Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

You would think it is impossible to call Ludwig von Mises a fascist. He was of course an old fashioned classical liberal, what we would call today a libertarian. Some extreme leftists have even been...

Why We Need the Rule of Law

04/09/2025 Mises Wire Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

America is faced with serious problems that require immediate action. Illegal immigrants are committing horrible crimes. “Woke” programs are entrenched in our schools, from elementary schools through...

Publications

Open Borders are an Assault on Private Property

02/11/2025 Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

Whether we’re talking about illegal immigration from Mexico and Central America, or birthright citizenship, or the migrants coming from the Middle East and Africa, the subject of immigration has been in the news and widely discussed for months now

Economics and Moral Courage

12/21/2022 Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

Lew Rockwell gave this talk, sponsored by the Future of Freedom Foundation and the George Mason University Economics Club, at George Mason University on September 9, 2009.

Keep US Out of War

04/07/2022 Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

Events in Ukraine are happening very fast, and if I tried to predict what will happen there, my prediction would soon be overtaken by events. But one thing is certain. We need to understand the background of the crisis, and we also need to remember

Media

The Menace of the State

11/05/2024 Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

The election is upon us. We wonder whether we have to have war, tariffs, and deficit spending, regardless of whom we support. What are we to do?

The Reality of Red-State Fascism

11/01/2024 Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

The sweep of history shows that there are two main dangers to liberty, one that comes from the left and the other that comes from the right.

Ludwig von Mises, Hero

10/29/2024 Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

“In 1988, Murray Rothbard wrote a great monograph called Ludwig von Mises: Scholar, Creator, Hero. I'd like to concentrate today on the third of the qualities, Mises as a hero.”

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