Category Archive: 6b.) Mises.org

Stuck in Jackson Hole

Every August, central bankers gather in Jackson Hole to “save” the economy by the same magic tricks that broke it.

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Book Review: The Individualists: Radicals, Reactionaries, and the Struggle for the Soul of Libertarianism

Krzysztof Turowski reviews Swolinski and Tomasi's The Individualists: Reactionaries, and the Struggle for the Soul of Libertarianism provides an intellectual history of libertarianism that was badly needed.

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Book Essay: Sound Money without Free Banking: Revisiting Economic Principles

The comparison between gold and bitcoin comes down to their respective qualities and how well these qualities answer to the purpose of money.

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Book Review: Social Justice Fallacies

Charles Amos reviews Thomas Sowell's Social Justice Fallacies, taking on the woke on their own grounds. It is an invaluable resource to libertarians and conservatives in these increasingly tense times between the races, sexes, and classes.

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Review Essay: Sound Money without Free Banking: Revisiting Economic Principles

The comparison between gold and bitcoin comes down to their respective qualities and how well these qualities answer to the purpose of money.

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Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, vol. 26, no. 3, 2023

In this issue, the latest scholarship developing the Austrian School of economic thought.

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Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, vol. 23, no. 4, 2023

In this issue, the latest scholarship developing the Austrian School of economic thought.

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Hayek for the 21st Century—Our New 100,000 Book Giveaway

Hayek for the 21st Century is a primer for the layperson, introducing a new generation of readers to Hayek’s writings and hopefully avoiding the 20th century’s mistakes in the 21st century. Get a free copy today.

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You Can’t Yell “Chicken Jockey” in a Crowded Theater (Except When You Can)

The hackneyed argument for government regulation of speech -- yelling "FIRE" in a crowded theater -- has always been a red herring. As Murray Rothbard wrote, private property rights should be front-and-center when dealing with free speech issues.

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You Can’t Yell “Chicken Jockey” in a Crowded Theater (Except When You Can)

The hackneyed argument for government regulation of speech—yelling "fire!" in a crowded theater—has always been a red herring. As Murray Rothbard wrote, private property rights should be front-and-center when dealing with free speech issues.

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Trump’s DC “Takeover” and the Lessons of the OKC Bombing

This week, Connor O'Keeffe, Bill Anderson, and Tho Bishop examine how state overreach and political opportunism shape America’s crises.

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Trump Is Spending Taxpayer Money at Record Levels

A new July report shows Trump and the GOP Congress have joined forces to drive up federal spending to the highest levels since covid. The federal debt also just passed $37 trillion.

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Every Year is 1939 to the War Hawks

According to the neo-conservative war hawks, every so-called enemy is the Next Hitler and every year is 1939. The failure to seek new conflicts abroad is equated to the failure of Great Britain and France to stand up to Hitler before World War II broke out.

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Every Year is 1939 to the War Hawks

According to the neo-conservative war hawks, every so-called enemy is the Next Hitler and every year is 1939. The failure to seek new conflicts abroad is equated to the failure of Great Britain and France to stand up to Hitler before World War II broke out.

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Skepticism about Moral Skepticism

Should we regard morality as objective or subjective? In today‘s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon looks at the writings of Timothy Williamson, who argues that we can see morality in an objective light. On that point, he would agree with Murray Rothbard.

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Five Myths About the History of Political Thought

In his important lectures on the history of political thought, historian Ralph Raico examined five myths that many still believe about classical liberalism and the origins of modern ideology.

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How Private Banks Can Create Money, But Not Like the Fed Can

Bob breaks down the mechanics behind how commercial banks create money out of thin air—and why that power fuels economic booms and busts.

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More Thoughts on the BRICS and Gold versus the US and the Dollar

The US and its Western allies may scoff at this challenge, but it only became possible due to high-handedness (to use the kindest word imaginable) and outright illegality of US actions.

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More Thoughts on the BRICS and Gold versus the US and the Dollar

The US and its Western allies may scoff at this challenge, but it only became possible due to high-handedness (to use the kindest word imaginable) and outright illegality of US actions.

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The Oklahoma City Bombing: A Lesson in Government Lawlessness

After the tragic 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, the FBI rolled out the same "lone nut" narrative about who did it. However, much evidence exists to show that FBI informants and agents embedded with white supremacy groups may well have been involved.

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