In the weeks leading up to his September 10 assassination, Kirk had come to loathe the Israeli leader, regarding him as a “bully.”
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Category Archive: 6b.) Mises.org
Black Swans, Sequestered Capital, and the Next Bust
Black swans don’t cause crashes: they reveal them. Mark Thornton shows how easy money breeds “sequestered capital” in opaque assets, priming the next bust.
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September 12, 2001: Looking Back Ten Years
From September 12, 2001—armed with a simple knowledge of the publicly-available foreign policy history of the 1990s—9/11 was a tragedy, and a terrible crime that demands justice, but it should not have been a surprise.
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Communitarian Anarcho-Capitalism
Anarcho-capitalism isn’t a dystopian version of every man for himself. It is rooted in community, private institutions, and families.
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The Federal Deficit Surges again as Trump Spending Accelerates
The Trump admin keeps claiming that tariff revenues will bring deficits under control. That’s not going to happen. Trump spending is going up, and tariffs won’t fix this.
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Did Anscombe Justify the State?
Philosopher Elizabeth Anscombe questioned the legitimacy of the state, but left open a possible justification for its existence. Dr. David Gordon examines Anscombe’s argument and finds it interesting but wanting.
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Charlie Kirk and the Sacred Totem of Civil Rights
One of the reasons Charlie Kirk was considered "divisive" was that he spoke out against the civil rights laws, which was interpreted as his supporting Jim Crow segregation. Yet, these laws did not increase liberty but rather imposed a new progressive vision on Americans.
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The State’s Confession of Its Inability to Regulate the Economy
Why do independent central banks exist in the modern economy? It was originally thought independent central banks would prevent government extravagance from creating inflation.
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The Jobs Picture Is Worse than They Told You
Newly released jobs data this month shows that the jobs narrative from the media was based on bogus numbers.
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The Unique Evil of the Left
Since the French Revolution, leftism has served as the impetus for many of the state's worst massacres and totalitarian impulses.
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Senator Tim Kaine Declares that Rights Come from Government
Senator Tim Kaine’s definition of “rights” as things created by government and human law is extremely dangerous because a government that creates rights can also abolish them.
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The 9/11 Attacks Exposed Major Government Failure, But Americans Learned the Wrong Lessons
Political elites insisted that the 9/11 attacks occurred because the US Government lacked power and authority. Unfortunately, the elites got their wish and Americans received war, economic calamity, and massive government debt in return.
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Trump’s War Against Crypto
In his 2024 campaign, Donald Trump sought libertarian support by promising to protect cryptocurrency and its users. His Department of Justice, however, is looking to criminalize crypto.
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9/11, Charlie Kirk, and Political Violence Everywhere
From interstate wars to local stabbings, violence is the ultimate expression of political action.
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The Dehumanization of Charlie Kirk Came from the Establishment
Modern political life in the U.S. is increasingly defined by violence and toleration of violence against one's perceived enemies. The murder of Charlie Kirk has exposed the left's endorsement of deadly violence as a political tool.
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The 9/11 Attacks Exposed Major Government Failure, But Americans Learned the Wrong Lessons
Political elites insisted that the 9/11 attacks occurred because the US Government lacked power and authority. Unfortunately, the elites got their wish and Americans received war, economic calamity, and massive government debt in return.
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Mises Institutes Beyond the United States
Looking forward from 2025, one can see Austrian economic publications, researchers, students, teachers, and writers in many countries flourishing.
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The Dehumanization of Charlie Kirk Came from the Establishment
Modern political life in the U.S. is increasingly defined by violence and toleration of violence against one's perceived enemies. The murder of Charlie Kirk has exposed the left's endorsement of deadly violence as a political tool.
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Trump Is Digging His Own Economic Grave
Since becoming president, most of the actions taken by President Trump have been anti-economic growth, and the US economy now is sputtering. Unfortunately, Trump seems to believe that a combination of trade restrictions and inflation is what the economy needs.
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JLS: Murray Rothbard’s Lost Letters on Ayn Rand
Relying on live-ink letters discovered in an Altoona, Pennsylvania, warehouse in 2022, this article provides a fresh look at an old controversy: Murray Rothbard’s bitter parting from the inner orbit of Ayn Rand.
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SNB Sight Deposits: decreased by 15 billion francs compared to the previous four weeks
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2025-07-31 – Interim results of the Swiss National Bank as at 30 June 2025
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