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A bill unanimously recommended for passage by the Wisconsin Assembly Committee and now being considered by the Wisconsin Assembly 

Social Security has never involved legally-binding contracts between the government and those who allegedly “pay in.” Nevertheless, the government has long pretended that there is a contract, except when it gets in the way of raising taxes to keep the program afloat.

During Monday’s chaotic day of demonstrations at the University of Missouri, professor Melissa Click accomplished something she may ha

New York State Attorney General says that fantasy football is just as bad for you as the State Lottery. The lottery is actually much worse!

What is the best way to fight the leviathan state? Is it through politics, culture, or secession? There are benefits to each approach, but the way to success lies with decentralization and in building a strong society as an alternative to the state.

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

If you are a graduate student with a research project in Austrian economics or libertarian political philosophy, consider applying for the Mises Institute's Summer Fellows program.

When you're unpopular, free speech sounds pretty great. But once you control the reins of power, free speech is really just an inconvenience, as the recent rise of the American left with its speech codes and trigger warnings has shown us.

What The New GOP Should Look Like.

There were many state and local elections in the US this week, but few of them will result in anything that will combat widely held and popular errors about central banking, drug prohibition, and the global environment.