Dr. Sandy Klein walks through the origins and essential functions of money, showing how barter’s pitfalls led to the spontaneous emergence of money as a medium of exchange.
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Category Archive: 6b.) Mises.org
The Economic Success of Singapore and Hong Kong
While it is tempting to see the economic success of Singapore and Hong Kong as similar, there really are stark differences between them. Hong Kong has developed through laissiez-faire and entrepreneurship while Singapore is much more state directed.
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The Economic Success of Singapore and Hong Kong
While it is tempting to see the economic success of Singapore and Hong Kong as similar, there really are stark differences between them. Hong Kong has developed through laissiez-faire and entrepreneurship while Singapore is much more state directed.
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Understanding the Causes of Lincoln’s War
Why did North and South go to war with each other in 1861? The standard narrative is that slavery caused the war while more thoughtful people realize that the causes are much more complex than the simple "slavery existed" narrative.
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Understanding the Causes of Lincoln’s War
Why did North and South go to war with each other in 1861? The standard narrative is that slavery caused the war while more thoughtful people realize that the causes are much more complex than the simple “slavery existed” narrative.
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In Their Own Words: Revolutionary Voices on Inflation
This article is dedicated to some of the quotes, especially from key participants and primary sources, about inflation and its consequences during the American Revolution. As usual, war led to inflation, which in turn facilitated war, and both contributed to centralization.
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In Their Own Words: Revolutionary Voices on Inflation
This article is dedicated to some of the quotes, especially from key participants and primary sources, about inflation and its consequences during the American Revolution. As usual, war led to inflation, which in turn facilitated war, and both contributed to centralization.
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The Federal Reserve is Building the Most Expensive Building in DC History?
On this episode of Power and Market, the group looks at the continued attacks on Powell, how the media wants to blame everything on tariffs, and why Federal employees don't deserve nice things.
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The Axiom of Action and the Inescapability of Liberty
Socialists despise individual liberty because they believe that allowing humans to make free choices supposedly leads to selfish and anti-social behavior. However, by denying individual choice, socialists are denying human action itself.
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The Axiom of Action and the Inescapability of Liberty
Socialists despise individual liberty because they believe that allowing humans to make free choices supposedly leads to selfish and anti-social behavior. However, by denying individual choice, socialists are denying human action itself.
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The Invasion of the Spatializers
Jesús Huerta de Soto has published a series of lectures on Austrian Economics, and Dr. David Gordon in Friday Philosophy reviews his Lectures in Austrian Economics, Volume 1. Dr. Gordon is especially interested in how de Soto deals with time.
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The Invasion of the Spatializers
Jesús Huerta de Soto has published a series of lectures on Austrian Economics, and Dr. David Gordon in Friday Philosophy reviews his Lectures in Austrian Economics, Volume 1. Dr. Gordon is especially interested in how de Soto deals with time.
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America-First Foreign Policy Is Dead
After promising to end the Ukraine war immediately, and to stay out of Middle East wars, President Trump has instead doubled down on intervening in both conflicts.
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An Interview with Steve H. Hanke on His Life and Work in Economics
Hanke is Professor of Applied Economics at The Johns Hopkins University. His work is on the economics of water, natural resources, privatization, currency boards, dollarization, and finance. He has been a market commenter, and economic adviser to presidents and prime ministers.
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I, Mises University
Just as no one in the world could possibly make something as simple as a pencil all by himself, as the great Leonard Read explained in his famous essay, I, Pencil, so it is with Mises University.
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An Actual Plan to Close the Fed and Tie the Dollar Back to Gold
Bob provides a detailed, realistic plan for abolishing the Federal Reserve and returning to a stable, gold-backed monetary system.
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Democratic Socialism IS Totalitarianism
The word "democratic" is supposed to soften the blow of socialism, with Zohran Mamdani's campaign being the latest to fool the voters. In reality, there is no softening real socialism, as it depends upon coercion, violence, and ultimately becomes totalitarian.
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SNB Sight Deposits: increased by 5.2 billion francs compared to the previous week
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SNB’s Chairman Schlegel: A few months of negative inflation wouldn’t be a problem
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2025-07-31 – Interim results of the Swiss National Bank as at 30 June 2025
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SNB Brings Back Zero Percent Interest Rates
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