In her latest op-ed piece, Trudy Rubin expresses concern that WikiLeaks may lead to a downgrade in the “hard-won trust between the United States and the leaders of Russia, China and Arab countries.” Hard-won trust? Downgraded by publishing an exposé of backstabbing behavior? Isn’t that the same as the philanderer blaming the private eye for the
A friend sent me a circulating email (see below) that reads as a veiled promotion of neomercantalism. I accused my friend of promoting ideas opposed to liberty, as he had forwarded the email to many under his name. I replied, “Hmmm. So you are a neomercantalist – desiring closed borders as a means to promote war?” He responded, “How do closed
Filed under: Any press is good press I had a letter published in Saturday’s edition of The Columbus Dispatch . I simply stated my views on a story about a local university researcher who is actively pushing a climate change agenda. Nothing too over-the-top in my letter. And nary a mention of my economic or political views or affiliations. Just Jim
Besides providing for the most-desired consumer goods, the market provides for niche goods as well. Consider The World Almanac , the 1008-page compendium of summarized historical and out-of-date facts. With the internet at my disposal, I can find in-depth research and up-to-the-minute data. Easy, too. Yet, time and again, I find myself thumbing
In Part One of As We Go Marching , John T. Flynn describes the rise of fascism in Italy. The following passages imply the need for two political parties. A party on the left: Thus in Italy, while individuals murmured against the growing debt, they continued as members of cities or villages or farming districts to fight valiantly for their share of
Do you want to convince someone that anarcho-capitalism is the solution? Then you had better have a response to this very real situation: In the absence of government, fire protection is provided by private companies that charge a monthly insurance premium. A recalcitrant acting man decides to decline market protection and assume the burden of
In As We Go Marching , John T. Flynn detailed the progression from liberty to fascism in Italy. In a World Magazine interview with Marvin Olasky, possible presidential candidate Rick Santorum rehearses his version of a vintage 1920′s Italy stump speech. First, Flynn: For imperialism flows as logically from militarism as militarism from spending.
The local state community college just opened a satellite campus five miles from my house. This afternoon, while on a bike ride, I headed over to check it out. The college website loudly proclaims that the campus is “being built to rigorous LEED environmental standards.” Ah, yes, LEED standards. It seems like every government building is adhering
The Teachers College of Columbia University publishes TCRecord , the online version of the Teachers College Record . For those who do not know, the Teachers College is one of the nerve centers of Progressive education. All the evil -isms of the day have a home there. TCRecord sent out a recent email that included an article lamenting the supposed
Given a fixed amount of money and increasing productivity, the value of money rises relative to the value of other goods (all caveats apply). The consumer sees this valuation change through falling prices at the checkout line. Interestingly, given a fixed amount of points and improving performances in Olympic events, the value of each point rises
What is the Mises Institute?
The Mises Institute is a non-profit organization that exists to promote teaching and research in the Austrian School of economics, individual freedom, honest history, and international peace, in the tradition of Ludwig von Mises and Murray N. Rothbard.
Non-political, non-partisan, and non-PC, we advocate a radical shift in the intellectual climate, away from statism and toward a private property order. We believe that our foundational ideas are of permanent value, and oppose all efforts at compromise, sellout, and amalgamation of these ideas with fashionable political, cultural, and social doctrines inimical to their spirit.