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Articles

Help Us Keep Murray Rothbard’s Legacy Alive

03/10/2026 Mises Wire Mises Institute

Help us keep alive Murray Rothbard’s legacy! In honor of Rothbard and all that he did to revitalize Austrian economics and the cause of liberty, the Mises Institute is proud to launch the Year of Rothbard to celebrate his 100th birthday.

We’re Excited to See You at YALCon 2026!

01/01/2026 Notes in the Margin Mises Institute

Thank you for checking out the Mises Institute!

250 Years of the Declaration of Independence

02/20/2026 The Misesian Mises Institute

July 2026 will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence we will be remembering the Declaration as the radical and revolutionary document that it really was. The Declaration was a document that asserted the importance of natural rights and the right to secession.

Publications

Songs of the Mises-Kreis (Complete Collection)

08/18/2010 Mises Institute

Here is the book that allows you to sing like Mises and the gang, with all verses for the songs we’ve been able to reconstruct, and complete piano accompaniments. From 1920 until 1934, Ludwig von Mises conducted a fortnightly private seminar in his

Austrian Family Album

09/02/1998 Mises Institute

The story of the Austrian School begins in the fifteenth century, when the followers of Thomas Aquinas, writing and teaching at the University of Salamanca in Spain, sought to explain the full range of human action and social organization. This album

Media

A New Online Resource: Libertarian Literary and Media Criticism

06/30/2025 Mises Institute

The site can also host blogs and announcements related to Austrian economics and libertarianism in the humanities.

Playing with Fire: Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve

10/03/2024 Mises Institute

The Mises Institute’s new documentary provides a look at how the Federal Reserve uses its expanding power to damage our economy, increase inequality, and to impoverish ordinary Americans.

Playing with Fire: Official Trailer

07/01/2024 Mises Institute

We have a unique opening to strike at the root of the most pressing issue facing Americans: the forces making us poorer and stealing away our future.

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