Category Archive: 6b.) Mises.org

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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New PPI Price-Inflation Numbers Fuel Demands for More Monetary Inflation

A new CPI inflation report will be released tomorrow. But we won’t have to wait for that to witness the growing chorus of pundits and politicians who are already declaring that price inflation doesn't matter anymore.

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Lord Acton and the Religious Foundations of Liberalism

Historian Ralph Raico, who is well-known in Austrian circles, wrote that Lord Acton believed that principles of liberty came from religious roots, and especially the Catholic faith.

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Charlie Kirk shot dead at Utah campus event

The shooter, who is reportedly still at large, fired from a distance.

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Government Ownership of the Means of Production

The Trump administration’s recent moves to take equity positions in Intel and MP Materials undermines the free market system and will create economic harm.

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A Note on Taqiyya: Was Bin Laden Telling the Truth about His Objectives?

What indicates that bin Laden was telling the truth about his motives and strategies in facilitating suicide terrorism? What about his Muslim constituency?

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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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The Libertarian Objection to Civil Rights Laws

While the libertarian tradition of Murray Rothbard has supported individual rights, the modern idea of civil rights and the laws behind them are a different matter altogether.

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Of Tomatoes and Tariffs

Are tomatoes fruits or vegetables? Believe it or not, the US Supreme Court ruled on that question in 1893 in order to settle a tariff dispute over importation of tomatoes.

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Trump’s Intel Deal Jumps the Shark

Like the Happy Days program that could not be saved by Fonzie’s waterskiing heroics, Intel will be made even weaker in the aftermath of its equity deal with the Trump administration.

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Israel Bombs Qatar (and has now bombed five countries in the past year)

The socialist State of Israel has now bombed five countries in the past year: Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Iran, and Qatar.

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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 Jobs Numbers Have Been Fake All Along

It turns out 2024's jobs data was very wrong. Central planning has always been a fantasy, and its even more fantastic when the government statistics are so thoroughly wrong for so long.

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Making Corporatism Great Again

President Trump has recently endorsed a policy that is arguably as socialist as anything proposed by New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani or Sen. Bernie Sanders — partial government ownership of private corporations.

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The Feds overestimated employment by 911,000 jobs for the year ending March 2025

It turns out the skeptics were right all along, and the media "analysts" crowing about the "blowout" jobs numbers were repeatedly wrong.

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