Category Archive: 6b.) Mises.org

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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The Duke Lacrosse Case Exposed the Rot in Higher Education, the Media, and the Justice System

It has been 20 years since the Duke Lacrosse Case dominated the news media. It was a story in which false narratives of guilt pushed by corrupt police and prosecutors, radical members of Duke’s faculty, and the legacy media nearly railroaded three innocent men into prison.

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Rothbard and the American Revolution

As we celebration 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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In Honor of the 100th Anniversary of the Birthday of Dr. Murray Rothbard

Murray Rothbard was born 100 years ago this week and his time on earth was much too short. Yet in that time he was here, he added much to the intellectual foundations of economic thinking.

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Trump’s Tariffs Ignore the Benefits of Freedom



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Napolitano: Trump’s Unjust and Unconstitutional War

What’s going on here? What’s going on is an immoral, unconstitutional and illegal war of choice.

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US lost nearly $2B worth of military equipment in first 4 days of strikes against Iran

The US has lost nearly $2 billion worth of military equipment amid its military operations against Iran since Saturday, according to estimates and data compiled by Anadolu.

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Military officials are now planning for a war that lasts “through September”

" CENTCOM has requested additional military intelligence officers to support operations against Iran for at least 100 days and possibly through September."

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No, Governments Don’t Give Money Value

Mainstream economists want us to believe that money gains its value from state decrees. Yet, Austrian economists more than a century ago explained why money has value.

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Why Money Has Value at All

Mainstream economists want us to believe that money gains its value from state decrees. Yet, Austrian economists more than a century ago explained why money has value.

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Why surging oil prices ‘may bite the hands’ of the Fed

Rising oil prices are " forcing reevaluations of previous assumptions about US inflation and the Federal Reserve's path for interest rates."

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The War We’ve Been Waiting For

Trump has brought the US into war with Iran. Ryan, Tho, and Connor talk about the initial execution, the domestic fallout, the global costs, and what may come next.

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Germany Is Now Officially a Planned Economy

Germany’s “social-ecological transformation” is the political program of turning the existing social market economy into what the government calls a “social-ecological market economy.” In practice, this means a planned economy.

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Trump’s War with Iran Is Even More of a Disaster than People Realize

The problem with this new campaign in Iran is not merely that it will likely have bad near-term consequences, but that it represents the American government doubling down on the imperial project that is causing our accelerating national crisis.

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The Duke Lacrosse Case Exposed the Rot in Higher Education, the Media, and the Justice System

It has been 20 years since the Duke Lacrosse Case dominated the news media. It was a story in which false narratives of guilt pushed by corrupt police and prosecutors, radical members of Duke’s faculty, and the legacy media nearly railroaded three innocent men into prison.

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US-Israeli Strikes on Iran Kill Over 1,000 Civilians

Hegseth boasted of the “death and destruction” in Iran as reports say US and Israeli airstrikes have killed over 1,000 Iranian civilians in just four days.

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Hegseth now says the war will last “eight weeks.”

Yesterday, the White House said the war would last, at most, four weeks. Now it's eight.

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The Iran War Exposes the Farce of American “Representative Democracy”

The current war is a timely reminder that the US ruling elites regard the US taxpayers and ordinary Americans as little more than inconvenient afterthoughts in US foreign policy.

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When Did Barbells and Political Hacks Become Sacred?

Just before launching a “regime change” war on Iran, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had a video of him bench pressing 315 pounds ostensibly to impress onlookers and the public.

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