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Has "Capitalism" Destroyed Itself?

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Blog12/07/2015

Joseph Schumpeter famously predicted that capitalist society would be destroyed by its own success, and the recent student protests around the US are a sign he may have been right.

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Essential Reading on Entrepreneurship

EducationAustrian Economics OverviewEntrepreneurship

Blog11/20/2015

Austrian ideas are often at the cutting edge of new research exploring how entrepreneurs and innovators transform the world.

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Try The New Mises Boot Camp!

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Blog11/10/2015

Interested in learning Austrian economics, but don't know where to start?

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Textbook Definitions of Economics: An Informal Survey

EducationOther Schools of Thought

Blog10/30/2015

The fundamental divide between Austrian economics and the mainstream is apparent on the first page of many textbooks, in which the authors simply define economics.

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Rothbard on Economic Ignorance

EducationFree MarketsAustrian Economics Overview

Blog10/13/2015

I’ve noticed that the following Rothbard quote tends to circulate periodically amongst free-market groups:

“It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a ‘dismal science.’ But it is totally

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How the West Poisoned the Mind of the East

EducationGlobal EconomyWorld History

Blog07/28/2015

Europe and America did not cause the plight of the underdeveloped nations, but they have prolonged its duration by implanting in their intellectuals the ideologies which are the most serious obstacle to any improvement of conditions. The socialists and interventionists of the West have poisoned...

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Black Markets in School Cafeterias

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Blog06/25/2015

Congress and the First Lady teamed up to impose the Healthy, Hungry-Free Kids Act on school children across the country, but news of unintended consequences abound.

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An Essay on Economic Theory by Richard Cantillon
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New Audio Book: Richard Cantillon's An Essay on Economic Theory

EducationAustrian Economics Overview

Blog12/31/2014

One of the most important books ever written is now available as a free Mises Institute audio book.

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US Fedgov's Biggest Asset? Student Loans.

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Blog12/19/2014

Student loans may be a liability on the consumer balance sheet, but they constitute an asset for Uncle Sam. Just...

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Public High School Is A Failure

EducationTaxes and Spending

Blog07/12/2014

Over at Mises Canada, I address the question of why college tuition has increased by so much over the past few years. Turns out it might not have anything to do with the University system itself,...

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