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Culture, the State, and the Problem of Liberty
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (111+ words) The modern state has become not only the guardian of political order but also the architect of cultural identity. We must separate culture from the state. Original article: https: //mises. org/mises-wire/culture-state-and-problem-liberty Culture, the State, and the Problem of…...
Surprise, Surprise. Government Capital Stock Is Deteriorating
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (125+ words) Despite the eternal promises of members of Congress, government office space is rapidly deteriorating. Unfortunately, Congress has no plans to deal with the problem. All of this is easily explained by Austrian economics. Original article: https: //mises. org/mises-wire/surprise-surprise-government-capital-stock-deteriorating…...
The Birthright Citizenship Ruling Will Create More Conflict over Immigration
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (117+ words) This decision'as with birthright citizenship in general'will increase political conflict over the presence of foreign nationals'both legal and illegal'within the United States. Original article: https: //mises. org/mises-wire/birthright-citizenship-ruling-will-create-more-conflict-over-immigration The Birthright Citizenship Ruling Will Create More Conflict over Immigration This…...
A Backwards History of Money
1+ day, 46+ min ago (88+ words) Money did originate from the state, no matter how many times contemporary monetary theorists might claim otherwise. Original article: https: //mises. org/mises-wire/backwards-history-money A Backwards History of Money Money did originate from the state, no matter how many times…...
The Supreme Court and the Supreme Fed
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (146+ words) With its new ruling in Trump v. Cook, the Supreme Court demonstrates it does not understand central banking or the Fed. Clarence Thomas, however, saw through the Fed's lies. Original article: https: //mises. org/mises-wire/supreme-court-and-supreme-fed The Supreme Court and the…...
Why History Refuses to Stay Planned
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (815+ words) In The Road to Serfdom, Friedrich Hayek warned against the belief that complex societies could be effectively directed from the center. His concern was not merely economic, it was epistemological. Knowledge in society is dispersed. No individual, institution, or committee…...
Get Your Free July Rothbard Giveaway The Origins of the Federal Reserve!
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (288+ words) To further celebrate the Year of Rothbard, the Mises Institute will give away a different Rothbard book each month through December 31. This month's book is Rothbard's The Origins of the Federal Reserve. The banking industry was no exception. Rothbard shows…...
The Economic Reasons Why Oil Consumers Need to be "Gouged
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (258+ words) In his 6/23 Truth Social post (figure 1), President Trump noted that the prices paid by major American oil companies for foreign crude are falling much faster than the prices of their retail products, and suggested that there is something criminal about…...
The Fiat Money Maestro
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (26+ words) Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan passed away last week at the age of 100. Greenspan chaired the Fed from 1987 through 2006. Despite being a...
A Libertarian Critique of Birthright Citizenship
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (139+ words) It is important to change our political culture, which treats "democracy," or the "right" to vote, as the supreme political good. Original article: https: //mises. org/mises-wire/libertarian-critique-birthright-citizenship A Libertarian Critique of Birthright Citizenship It is important to change our…...