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Mises versus Hayek on the Future of Civilization

HayekCalculation and KnowledgePhilosophy and MethodologyPolitical TheoryPraxeology

Blog09/05/2023

While F.A. Hayek is known for his term “spontaneous order,” Mises saw institutional development as coming from growth in human understanding of things.

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Marxist States Never "Wither Away" as Marx Predicted

DemocracyLanguageSocialismWorld History

Blog08/25/2023

David Gordon continues his analysis of Graham Priest’s book, Capitalism: Its Nature and Its Replacement. While Priest might not understand either Marxism or capitalism, his book has useful insights.

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Monetary Inflation Won't Create Economic Growth

Money and Banks

Blog08/17/2023

David Hume, Adam Smith, and Étienne de Condillac observed that money is neither a consumers' good nor a producers' good and that, therefore, its quantity is irrelevant for the wealth of a nation.

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Mises U Students Interview Some of Their Favorite Faculty Members

Blog07/28/2023

Mises U students interview Karl-Friedrich Israel and Tate Fegley.

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Mises U Students Share Their Favorite Finds at the Mises Institute

Blog07/27/2023

Mises U students share what it's like being at the Mises Institute.

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Modern Socialism Is Forced Socialization

Bureaucracy and RegulationPaternalismProgressivismSocialism

Blog07/22/2023

Modern socialism is based upon state interference in normal human relationships, economic and otherwise. It is as disastrous as the older state-planning model.

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Mises and Nationalism

DemocracyEuropeLiberalismWorld HistoryPolitical Theory

Blog07/21/2023

At a time when ethnic politics were tearing Europe apart, Ludwig von Mises believed that such ethnic devotion did more harm than good.

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Mises University Starts in Two Days. Will You Support Our Budding Scholars?

Blog07/21/2023

Mises University would not happen without our generous donors. There's still time to support this year's program. Thank you!

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