Big Government

Tom DiLorenzo kicks off Mises University 2024.

Instead of the usual claptrap that characterizes most graduation speeches, someone needs to give a speech that defends liberty and tells the truth about government and capitalism.

What changed? Justin Trudeau's campaign to convert Canada from a US-style mixed economy into a state-dominated economy like the sick men of the EU.

The president's latest episode of "transparency" was the same deceitful behavior that has characterized his administration for the past four years. This time, it is employing deceit to "save democracy."

When municipalities embrace new technologies, people often refer to them as “smart cities.” However, all too often these technological “revenue enhancers” are nothing more than shakedowns of local citizens.

The Biden administration is determined to do an end run around the courts and ram through yet another student loan forgiveness plan. It is not real “loan forgiveness” but just a massive wealth transfer from lower-income to higher-income groups.

When governments seize private firms in the name of nationalization, the moves are usually politically popular. However, it doesn't take long for the nationalized firms to turn into a financial black hole.

It’s finally clear to everyone that President Biden is not running the federal government. Yet the government is carrying on as it always has. It’s important to understand why.

While Joe Biden's obvious dementia was the headliner of the June presidential debate, the foreign policy portion of the debate was nothing short of disastrous.

Recently, the Biden administration introduced plans to limit increases in apartment rents to 5% annually.