Michael S. Milano

Articles

04/30/2026 Mises Wire Michael S. Milano

The dearth of child-bearing in western countries like the US is seen as a political crisis. Yet, if there is any place in our lives where government should stay out, it is in the area of childbirth.

Monetary Tyranny: How Legal Tender Laws Paved the Way and How Competition Sets Us Free

12/02/2025 Mises Wire Michael S. Milano

By making paper money legal tender, the government shut the door on sound money. Repealing legal tender laws is the first step back to liberty.

Nothing to Hide: The Risks and Realities of Transparent Currencies

08/18/2025 Power & Market Michael S. Milano

The notion that transparency fosters trust fails to account for the indispensable role of privacy. Privacy is not merely a personal preference—it is the guarantor of fungibility.

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The Tragedy of Socialized Fertility

04/30/2026 Michael S. Milano

The dearth of child-bearing in western countries like the US is seen as a political crisis. Yet, if there is any place in our lives where government should stay out, it is in the area of childbirth.

Privacy and Fungibility: The Forgotten Virtues of Sound Money

07/05/2025 Michael S. Milano

Governments have so corrupted money that we forget that sound money, by providing both fungibility and privacy, has been a defense against overreaching governments. While sound money is in the interests of citizens, governments have managed to destroy it.

From Livestock to Bitcoin: “Legitimacy” and the Evolution of Money

07/17/2021 Michael S. Milano

Without money, specialization is constrained; without money, dreams of constructing an advanced society are merely a utopian pipe dream.

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