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mises. org > podcasts > audio-mises-wire > gop-fiscal-follies

The GOP Fiscal Follies

17+ min ago  (115+ words) While Republicans have promised robust economic growth to accompany their tax cuts, reality has been different. That is because Republicans increased government spending at the same time, dragging down the economy. Original article: https: //mises. org/mises-wire/gop-fiscal-follies The GOP…...

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When the President Acts Like a Mafia Chief

1+ hour, 30+ min ago  (133+ words) Despite the fact that the government owes firms refunds due to Trump's tariffs being declared illegal, companies are turning down the opportunity in fear of angering the president. The current strain of illiberalism running through western thought conflicts with the…...

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mises. org > podcasts > audio-mises-wire > hobbess-self-defeating-theory

Hobbes's Self-Defeating Theory

3+ hour, 28+ min ago  (116+ words) With some simple logic and using Hobbes's own presuppositions and arguments, we can internally critique Hobbes's argument for the state, namely, that the state solves none of the problems he presents. Original article: https: //mises. org/mises-wire/hobbess-self-defeating-theory With some…...

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mises. org > mises-wire > hypocrisy-wests-abandonment-universal-values

The Hypocrisy of the West's Abandonment of Universal Values

3+ hour ago  (270+ words) Citing Isaiah Berlin's work summarizing three prominent 18th-century critics of Enlightenment philosophy, Andreen explains the supposed flaws in assertions of universal values: Aristotle responded with his Politics, which reads like a utilitarian manual on how to engineer an alleged "common…...

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Defending Southern Heritage

1+ hour, 21+ min ago  (431+ words) [Defending Southern Heritage: A Series of Letters and Essays in Response to Enemy Attacks by Jeff Paulk (Southern Vindicator Press, 2026; vii + 530pp.)] The prevailing view of this turbulent period, both in the North and, to an increasing extent, in the South…...

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mises. org > notes-margin > 30-yr-bond-highest-yield-2007-inflation-expectations-soar

30-yr Bond at Highest Yield Since 2007 as Inflation Expectations Soar

3+ hour, 29+ min ago  (136+ words) Auction bidders are demanding higher fixed rates as compensation for the risk that inflation'stoked by rising energy prices since the U. S. attacked Iran in late February'will accelerate further." The current strain of illiberalism running through western thought conflicts with the themes…...

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mises. org > power-market > seven-questions-kevin-warsh-newly-confirmed-chairman-fed

Seven Questions for Kevin Warsh, Newly Confirmed as Chairman of the Fed

3+ hour, 54+ min ago  (471+ words) The Federal Reserve is at the center of the pure paper money system of the United States and the world. As the Fed transitions to a new chairman, it is timely to consider some questions about this remarkable, powerful, dangerous,…...

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mises. org > podcasts > rothbard-university > egalitarianism-and-value-free-economics

Egalitarianism and Value-Free Economics

8+ hour ago  (177+ words) Dr. Wanjiru Njoya argues that Rothbard's political philosophy is not a sideshow to his economics but its essential second pillar, and that this integrated system is precisely what is needed to challenge the egalitarian premise at its root. Correcting Piketty's…...

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Rothbard University

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (151+ words) In honor of Murray Rothbard's 100th birthday, this first-of-its-kind conference features an intensive course of lectures in Austrian economics. Recorded in Auburn, Alabama, on May 1416, 2026. The Mises Institute is a non-profit organization that exists to promote teaching and research in the…...

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mises. org > podcasts > human-action-podcast > making-sense-trump-administrations-hail-mary-iran

Making Sense of the Trump Administration's "Hail Mary" on Iran

20+ hour, 45+ min ago  (370+ words) Bob argues that many Austro-libertarians (himself included, initially) have been too quick to dismiss the Trump administration's foreign and economic policy as mere incompetence or corruption, without grasping the strategic logic behind it. His thesis: the U. S. national security establishment sees…...