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Following the Crash in 1987, many myths circulated about the nature, causes, and remedies for the crash at the time. Rothbard's debunking of many of these myths is still informative today.

I know, it's nearly September, but I forgot to post July's Top Ten Mises Daily articles, so here they are.

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Economics has been in trouble for decades, ever since mathematics replaced what should properly be known as economics. In many ways, the science was killed, but it's not dead enough for some anti-economics leftists who want all of economics to be abandoned permanently.

Not surprisingly, during the 2012 election, Ron Paul was the only laissez-faire candidate when it came to immigration.

Some states are attempting to take control of federal lands within their own borders. But even if the states succeed at this, fewer federal expenditures on federal lands won’t translate into lower taxes for anybody.

Consumer prices have been stable, but we should pay attention to 2014's decline in the money supply which mirrors a similar decline from 1927 and 1928, which was followed by a collapse in industrial production.

More than 650 people joined the Mises Institute near Houston last weekend to celebrate Ron Paul’s 80th birthday.

Comedian Alan King whips out Ludwig von Mises’s obituary in