Mises Wire

The Government Wants to Turn Blockchain Firms into Servants of the State

BitcoinEconomic FreedomThe Police State

Blog07/28/2023

Federal prosecutors and other law enforcement agents are turning blockchain firms into government subsidiaries. The real goal is to criminalize what really are lawful, private exchanges.

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The Cost of College and Accompanying Student Debt Create a Negative Social ROI

Economic PolicyEducationSocialismU.S. Economy

Blog07/27/2023

Student debt is a huge social problem, but the reason is that higher education costs themselves have become a major problem and are a financial burden whose costs outweigh its benefits.

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They Didn't Listen: The Reality of Hayek’s Bestseller

Big GovernmentHayekProgressivismThe Police StateWar and Foreign Policy

Blog07/26/2023

In 1944, F.A. Hayek's best-selling book, The Road to Serfdom, warned the West that the "free" nations would lose their freedom as government expanded. He was right.

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The Most Exciting Moments from Monday of Mises U

Blog07/25/2023

This year we're sharing Mises U students' perspectives as they go through the program. Here's what they had to say after the first day of lectures.

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The American Revolutionaries Didn't Need a Central Government. Neither Do We.

AnarchyAntipoliticsEconomic FreedomU.S. History

Blog07/25/2023

Rothbard on the American Revolution: "There was no particular need for the formal trappings and permanent investing of a centralized government, even for victory in war."

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Taking Back the Meaning of "Inflation"

InflationMoney and BanksU.S. EconomyU.S. HistoryMoney SupplyOther Schools of Thought

Blog07/20/2023

By corrupting the meaning of inflation, mainstream economists have given a false picture of what happens when monetary authorities expand the money supply. Mises and Rothbard understood.

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The Dead End of Catholic Nationalism

Blog07/20/2023

The Christian nationalist state is one in which civil rulers—for a time—regard the Church as a convenient ally. Once this comes to an end, however, the "Christian" state transforms into a state hostile to those it was once designed to protect.

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The Media and Ukraine War Coverage: Where Truth Takes a Holiday

Media and CultureWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History

Blog07/19/2023

Despite the rhetoric we hear from mainstream media organizations, its coverage of the Ukraine war borders on outright propaganda.

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