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Hobbes’s Self-Defeating Theory

2026-05-15

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2026-05-15

With some simple logic and using Hobbes’s own presuppositions and arguments, we can internally critique Hobbes’s argument for the state, namely, that the state solves none of the problems he presents.

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Socialists Are Reaping a Bountiful Political Harvest while They Create Havoc

2026-05-14

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2026-05-14

As the economy falters, socialists are getting elected, promising free goods and services and an end to the chaos. Even when they make things worse, however, they will still gain political power.

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The Job Market Has Only Gotten Worse Since Trump’s “Liberation Day”

2026-05-14

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2026-05-14

In the year since Donald Trump's "liberation day" in April 2024 fewer Americans are now working, and inflation-adjusted hourly earnings are still below where they were in 2021.

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Today’s AIs Show the Marginal Revolution’s Unfinished Business

2026-05-14

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2026-05-14

In 1871, the “discovery” of marginal economic analysis soon took a wrong turn, moving towards quantification, data, and mathematics. It is time to “rediscover” the margin, this time the margin as explained by Carl Menger.

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The GOP Fiscal Follies

2026-05-14

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2026-05-14

While Republicans have promised robust economic growth to accompany their tax cuts, reality has been different. That is because Republicans increased government spending at the same time, dragging down the economy.

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Rothbard University

2026-05-14

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2026-05-14

In honor of Murray Rothbard's 100th birthday, this first-of-its-kind conference features an intensive course of lectures in Austrian economics.

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Socialists Are Reaping a Bountiful Political Harvest while They Create Havoc

2026-05-14

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2026-05-14

As the economy faulters, socialists are getting elected, promising free goods and services and an end to the chaos. Even when they make things worse, however, they will still gain political power.

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Making Sense of the Trump Administration’s “Hail Mary” on Iran

2026-05-14

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2026-05-14

Bob argues that many Austro-libertarians (himself included) have been too quick to dismiss the Trump administration's foreign and economic policy as mere incompetence or corruption, without grasping the strategic logic behind it.

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Help Us Celebrate 40 Years of Mises U!

2026-05-14

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2026-05-14

It is because of wonderful supporters that Mises University is 40 years old. Thank you for believing in this radical program for educating students.

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The Command Economy in Green Clothing: Britain’s Contracts for Difference and Their Nazi Predecessors

2026-05-14

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2026-05-14

In pursuing the so-called green economy, Great Britain’s Labour Government must resort to socialist planning and totalitarian propaganda.

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Bad Inflation Data Drops While Trump’s in China (And Other Headlines)

2026-05-14

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2026-05-14

On this episode of Power & Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho break down a variety of headlines from the week, including bad inflation data, Trump's trip to China, Kevin Warsh's Senate confirmation, and the political theatre of Spencer Pratt and Zohran Mamdani.

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The Job Market Has Only Gotten Worse Since Trump’s “Liberation Day”

2026-05-14

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2026-05-14

In the year since Donald Trump’s “liberation day” in April 2024 fewer Americans are now working, and inflation-adjusted hourly earnings are still below where they were in 2021.

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Feds move to seize private property to build border wall

2026-05-14

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2026-05-14

The U.S. government has invoked eminent domain to seize 14.2 acres of Mount Cristo Rey, a sacred site topped by a 29-foot statue of Jesus.

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Foreclosure filings across the US have surged 18 percent compared to last year

2026-05-14

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2026-05-14

"The year-over-year increases suggest lenders may be working through distressed inventory as higher borrowing costs and affordability challenges impact some homeowners."

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Changes at the Fed: The Trimmed Mean PCE Inflation Rate

2026-05-14

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2026-05-14

Various inflation measures conceal more than they reveal, largely because they exclude measuring a large portion of high-inflation items.

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The Economics of War

2026-05-13

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2026-05-13

In this article from 1950, Murray Rothbard suggests some of the less bad ways of financing military operations. Hint: monetary inflation and taxing savings and investment are among the worst.

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Progressives and Conservatives Are Wrong About Taxing the Rich

2026-05-13

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2026-05-13

Both progressives and conservatives show a complete unwillingness or inability to distinguish between those who got rich by genuinely creating value by serving others and those who are getting rich by expropriating wealth through force.

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Marx Was Wrong About the “Necessary” Ruin of Small Landed Property

2026-05-13

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2026-05-13

Karl Marx not only misunderstood value and production, but he also was wrong about large-scale and small-scale property owners.

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On The Duty Of Natural Outlaws To Shut Up

2026-05-13

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2026-05-13

Who would join a radical minority movement, and commit him- or herself for life to social obloquy and a marginal existence, for the sake of 20% more bathtubs, or 15% more candy bars? Who will man the barricades either physically or spiritually, for more peanuts or Pepsi?

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The Cost of Money: Coinage, Fiat Power, and the Quiet Corruption of Value

2026-05-13

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2026-05-13

Governments take valuable things like paper and minerals, stamp something on them, and call them money, in the process rendering these things almost worthless. Something is wrong with this picture.

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