The true total of US national security spending in 2027 will be far beyond the already record-shattering $1.5 trillion military budget President Trump has requested.
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Category Archive: 6b.) Mises.org
Alex Pollock on the Future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Mises Institute Senior Fellow Alex J. Pollock was featured last month at the AEI's symposium on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Fear, Time Preference, and the Distortion of Human Action
Periods of crisis reveal something unsettling about human behavior—fear leads to the acceptance of what would have been unthinkable.
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Turns Out the Elites Like the Administrative State Better than Democracy
The New York Times claims that the “administrative state”—that is, governance by unelected bureaucrats—protects our country and enhances democracy.
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Iran to allow no more than 15 vessels per day through Hormuz
"This new regulatory framework ... has been officially communicated to regional parties. There will be no return to the pre-war status quo."
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Turns Out the Elites Like the Administrative State Better than Democracy
The New York Times claims that the "administrative state"—that is, governance by unelected bureaucrats—protects our country and enhances democracy.
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The Theft of Your Good Deflation
Mainstream economists, not to mention most financial journalists, claim that deflation is as bad or worse than inflation. The Austrians know better. We need deflation and we need it now.
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Is a Ceasefire Happening? + Should Christians be Socialist?
On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho look at the updates on the Iran war front, including whether or not a ceasefire will last and recent reporting on Israel's influence on Trump's war decision. Plus, discussion about a recent Tucker Carlson Show guest and his view that Christianity is inherently socialist.
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Why Rent Control Fails: Lessons From New York to Portland
The question is not whether a politician’s intention is good. The market does not care about intentions. It responds to incentives.
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More Federal Reserve officials see possible rate hikes this year, minutes show
"The number of Fed policymakers willing to consider an interest rate hike rose ... as higher gas prices stemming from the Iran war threatened to worsen inflation in the coming months."
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The Economic Destruction of Trump’s War Goes Far Beyond High Gas Prices
This war is not just making energy more expensive, it’s knocking out the higher order goods the global structure of production depends on. This has already locked in dangerous shortages in critical industries like healthcare, food production, and much more.
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Rothbard, the Mises Institute, and the Battle of Ideas
Over the centuries, many academic institutions and publications have played their role in the good work of defending freedom. The Mises Institute does this today.
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Money Laundering and Oliver Bullough’s New Pearl-Clutching Book
The old saw that when one has a hammer, everything else is a nail certainly applies to a new book by Oliver Bullough on so-called money laundering. Joakim Book sets the readers straight.
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Chile’s president begins building border barrier less than week into term
Chilean President Kast said Chile had been "violated by illegal immigration, drug trafficking and organized crime."
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What Strategy Took from UCLA—and What It Missed
The tradition of Alchian, Demsetz, and colleagues has continuing relevance for strategy scholars.
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Rothbard, the Mises Institute, and the Battle of Ideas
Over the centuries, many academic institutions and publications have played their role in the good work of defending freedom. The Mises Institute does this today.
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Is Donald Trump Another Bismarck?
The US finds itself once again in an undeclared overseas war. Republicans in Congress, however, are unwilling to hold Trump to the Constitution.
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On Swiss National Bank
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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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