Garet Garrett: Far Forward of the Trenches
Garrett wanted his government to mind its own business. This is because he wanted Americans to be able to mind their own business without being taxed, conscripted, or killed in other people's causes.
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What You Can Do
Jeff Deist and Connor Mortell host an AMA during Mises University 2022 on the topic of "What You Can Do."
Faculty Panel: Policy and History
Per Bylund
Thomas J. DiLorenzo
Sandra Klein
Patrick Newman
Timothy D. Terrell
Robert P. Murphy
Lucas M. Engelhardt
Presented at Mises University 2022.
Cronyism in America
We live in a world of constant cronyism. Nothing seems to change, no matter the party or the people in power. Was it always like this? Can we learn from it?
Do Free Markets Create a Wasteful “Landfill Economy”? Definitely Not
Critics claim the market economy engages in "planned obsolescence" that encourages throwing good products into landfills. In fact, activities that might seem wasteful are the best use of resources.
Toleration Does Not Require Calling Evil Good
Bombing private property is bad. So, when someone bombed the pro-eugenics, antihuman Georgia "guidestones," we naturally condemned the bombing. But let's not pretend the monument was a good thing.
Political Economy of Imperialism
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 28 July 2022.
The Fallacy of Calls for a “Manhattan Project” to Solve National Economic Challenges
Politicians, academics, and the media often call for a new Manhattan Project to deal with economic issues. But there is a huge difference between technological problems and economic ones.
