Michael Matulef

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Scarcity and the Machine: Opportunity Cost in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

03/23/2026 Mises Wire Michael Matulef

For more than two centuries, the doomsday crowd has claimed that capital development will create mass unemployment. And for two centuries, they have been wrong. The same goes for artificial intelligence.

Stop Fighting Your Neighbor: The Mechanics of State Power and How to Opt Out

02/09/2026 Mises Wire Michael Matulef

The modern state doesn’t get its power from the consent of the governed. Instead, it creates crises and then uses coercion to demand obedience.

The Road to De-Civilization: Inflation and the Moral Erosion of Society

11/16/2025 Mises Wire Michael Matulef

Inflation is not just an economic phenomenon. It also undercuts the foundations of a civilization, leading to the breakdown of society itself.

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Stop Fighting Your Neighbor: The Mechanics of State Power and How to Opt Out

02/09/2026 Michael Matulef

The modern state doesn’t get its power from the consent of the governed. Instead, it creates crises and then uses coercion to demand obedience.

The Road to De-Civilization: Inflation and the Moral Erosion of Society

11/18/2025 Michael Matulef

Inflation is not just an economic phenomenon. It also undercuts the foundations of a civilization, leading to the breakdown of society itself.

How to Vote for Liberty

11/26/2024 Michael Matulef

Voting is controversial among Austro-Libertarians for many reasons. However, if one does choose to vote, one should understand that the state is never constrained by the voters and cannot be “reformed.”

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