For more than a century, economists have tried to reduce economics to a series of mathematical equations and statistical analysis. They have failed miserably, but that doesn’t stop them from continuing down the same mistaken path.
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Category Archive: 6b.) Mises.org
Iran War Hype, Gold, and the Fed’s Debt Bubble
Iran escalation, fragile debt markets, and gold flashing warning signs. Mark Thornton explains why this bubble won’t end gently.
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Circle Bastiat: How a Small Salon in 1950s NYC Helped Ignite the Modern Austrian Revival
The revival of Austrian economics had roots in the Circle Bastiat group that met in New York City in the 1950s, among them Murray Rothbard and Ralph Raico.
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The Disappearing Marxists
Although Marxism has thoroughly permeated higher education, few employed there will admit to being Marxists. Instead, they employ Marxist terms to promote their social visions of deconstructionism.
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Institutional Constraints in New York and New England: Free Banking and Monetary Crises, 1811–1863
The nineteenth-century American free bank experience is typically considered an example of unregulated banking that led to chaos, fraud, and bank failures. Palasek's study shows that it was in fact a strictly regulated system whose own regulations caused its downfall.
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Rothbard and the American Revolution
As we celebrate the Centennial of the birth of Murray Rothbard, we look at his commentary on the American Revolution, where it promoted liberty and where the creation of the Constitution became liberty’s roadblock.
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Trump forgot to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve before launching a Mideast war.
FT: " Donald Trump’s decision not to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve drained by his predecessor Joe Biden has left consumers exposed to an oil price shock."
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Why Taxpayers Are Right to Reject Immoral Research
Thanks to taxpayer funding, scientific research has become utterly and hopelessly politicized. It’s time to pull the plug on this funding for good.
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Economy loses 92,000 jobs in February. Unemployment rate up.
December numbers were also revised way down. The US economy now has fewer jobs than it did 9 months ago.
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Operation Ajax (1953): The CIA’s Template—and Warnings for Today
The current US conflict with Iran has its roots in the CIA-backed coup in 1953, which removed a democratically-elected prime minister and replaced him with the Shah. The Shah’s government ultimately collapsed, leading to the current Islamic republic.
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Murray Rothbard as David Gordon Remembers Him
In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon honors the centennial of Murray Rothbard’s birth, recalling his memories of conversations and discussions with the man who was knowledgeable on a wide range of topics—and was never a boring companion.
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With His “Unconditional Surrender” Goal, Trump Signals a Long War
If good sense prevails, the American regime will "forget" that Trump called for unconditional surrender, and instead pursue a more sane, negotiated resolution.
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Why The Iran War Won’t Go the Way Trump Hopes
The Trump White House can't decide on a reason for why it went to war. But one goal is clearly regime change. Ryan McMaken and Zachary Yost discuss the many obstacles to this unlikely outcome.
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Ron Paul: Panic Sets In as Iran War Expanding
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report : In less a week, the quick victory promise has given way to increased calls for a US ground invasion.
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Operation Ajax (1953): The CIA’s Template—and Warnings for Today
The current US conflict with Iran has its roots in the CIA-backed coup in 1953, which removed a democratically-elected prime minister and replaced him with the Shah. The Shah’s government ultimately collapsed, leading to the current Islamic republic.
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Trump’s Iran War Shows How American “Democracy” Really Works
When it comes to foreign policy, what matters are powerful interest groups. The ordinary voters who pay all the bills don't matter. The interest groups pushing for pro-Israel wars in the Middle East are especially powerful.
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SNB Sight Deposits: decreased by 3.1 billion francs compared to the previous week
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SNB’s Chairman Schlegel: A few months of negative inflation wouldn’t be a problem
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2025-07-31 – Interim results of the Swiss National Bank as at 30 June 2025
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SNB Brings Back Zero Percent Interest Rates
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Hold-up sur l’eau potable (2/2) : la supercherie de « l’hydrogène vert ». Par Vincent Held
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