Why Socialism is Popular With Voters, Despite Their Intellectual Distaste for It
I’ve always been perplexed by the dichotomy that often divides people’s avowed beliefs and their actions.
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Stimulation by Government
Economic depression is good for the state. Even if the state knew how to end it, why would we suppose that it has the incentive to do so?
Wage and Price Controls in the Ancient World
"Egyptian workers during this period suffered badly from the abuses of the state intervention of the economy…"
Red Hot Lies: How Global Warming Alarmists Use Threats, Fraud, and Deception to Keep You Misinformed
This audio version of the Mises.org Daily Article was read by Dr. Floy Lilley.
The Water Wizards of Oz
In a free market, no shortages would exist. In fact, it is very unlikely any of the earth's resources would be used up.
Meltdown: An Interview with Tom Woods
Interviewed by the Arlington (New York) High School Chapter of the Young Americans for Liberty, 16 February 2009.
Do the Arts Need Government to Thrive?
Presented at the Mises Institute’s Brown Bag Seminar series. Recorded on 10 January 1996.
The Left, the Right, and the State
Lew Rockwell’s new manifesto is a clarion call—creative and thought-provoking on every page—for a principled liberty in our time. There are very few books in which you can open up any page and immediately find a quotable and inspiring passage...
Subway Hijinks
Finally, let us remember that there is a word that can never be discussed or even mentioned when we talk about the myriad flawed federal, state, and city transportation systems.That word is "privatization."
Meltdown
Tom Woods covers the problem of housing subsidies, of low interest loans, of the absurdities of the boom times, and how it was inevitable that they would come to an end. He puts the fault right where it belongs: with the government and the...
