Category Archive: 6b.) Mises.org

From the Editor—November/December 2025

In this issue of The Misesian, we explore the choice we face between the civilizing and liberating effects of private property and the impoverishment of interventionism and socialism. Our Supporters Summit spoke to how economic freedom undergirds civilization itself.

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Donor Spotlight: Rowan Parchi

I've lived in various different parts of the world, and because everything on mises.org is free, I was able to continue my learning from everywhere I was. It's been fantastic.

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Talks at Supporters Summit 2025

"Economic Freedom: The Key to Liberty" featured talks on topics ranging from taxes to the Federal Reserve to no-knock raids, our speakers examined the countless ways that governments invent new methods of violating our private property and destroying freedom in the process.

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The Mises Institute Visits Cornerstone University

In early November, the Mises Institute traveled to Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where we hosted an event for students featuring a series of talks by our faculty and staff on why Generation Z is fed up with the economic status quo.

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The Danger of Deflation(Phobia)

The deflationary processes have greatly benefited households and businesses under the current fiat dollar standard in recent decades, even though their natural operation has been partially and deliberately stifled by the Fed’s inflationary monetary policy.

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In India, Hindu Mobs Continue Attacks on Christians

India saw a wave of anti-Christian attacks, including arson on homes and churches, over the Christmas period by Hindu extremists.

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Trump, Treason, and the New York Times

President Trump recently accused the New York Times of treason because the paper printed something he didn’t like. Unfortunately, Trump is not the only person to designate the crime of treason to actions that are not even criminal.

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The Constitution as a Weak Reed

In theory, the Constitution should safeguard individual liberty by giving citizens a bulwark against state tyranny. However, the Constitution actually advanced federal government power or failed to ultimately prevent it.

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Revisiting the Maidan Massacre

The Maidan Massacre of February 2014 supposedly involved Ukrainian government troops tied to President Viktor Yanukovych, a Russian ally, leading to his overthrow. But what if it was a false flag operation done to make people blame the government?

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Underinvested Commodities, Overhyped AI: Reading 2026 the Austrian Way

Mark Thornton appears on Metals and Miners with Gary Bohm and shares Austrian perspectives on 2026's outlook, deflation benefits, and why government intervention fails.

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Trump, Treason, and the New York Times

President Trump recently accused the New York Times of treason because the paper printed something he didn’t like. Unfortunately, Trump is not the only person to designate the crime of treason to actions that are not even criminal.

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Camillo Tarello: The Forgotten Farmer Who Outsmarted the State

Camillo Tarello was one of the fathers of modern agriculture. Fighting the headwinds of state disapproval for his innovative farming methods, he made many agricultural discoveries, benefiting not only his fellow Italians, but future farmers around the world.

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Subjective Valuation versus Arbitrary Valuation

The Austrian economics framework shows that subjective valuation is not shown to be arbitrary, but rather purposeful, as people place values on things via a means-end framework.

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Three Economic Fallacies: Holidays, Billionaires, and WWII

Bob uses three recent controversies–Richard Murphy’s “Christmas all year” claim, Elon Musk’s net worth, and Ron DeSantis on the Great Depression–to clear up common economic fallacies about work, wealth, and wartime spending.

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The Continental Bait-and-Switch

The Continentals and other paper monies only temporarily retained some value largely because of an initial promise of future redemption in gold and silver—a monetary “bait-and-switch.”

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Trump’s Tariffs Run the Whiskey River Dry

Jim Beam has been making whiskey for a long time, through thick and thin. But the Trump tariffs have shut down the venerable distillery.

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How Big Business Helped Build Leviathan

Most academic historians claim that big businesses in the US were economy-choking monopolies at the end of the 19th century, and that government was needed to enforce competition. In reality, the government and businesses joined forces to promote monopolies.

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Review: <em>Samuel Edward Konkin III: Revolutionary Friend</em>

The libertarian movement is home to quite a few eccentric and radical people. Samuel Edward Konkin III (1947–2004), or SEK3, as he is often called, was one such figure.

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British Politicians Understand Neither Inflation nor Economic Growth

Great Britain’s Labor government continues to pursue the ruinous policies of inflation and out-of-control spending, all in the name of promoting economic growth. They will get stagflation instead, and then blame the entire problem on capitalism.

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Revisiting the Maidan Massacre

The Maidan Massacre of February 2014 supposedly involved Ukrainian government troops tied to President Viktor Yanukovych, a Russian ally, leading to his overthrow. But what if it was a false flag operation done to make people blame the government?

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