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Fukuyama Was Wrong; History Did Not End
Francis Fukuyama wrote The End of History more than 30 years ago, believing that the fall of the communist bloc would lead to a more peaceful world. We are…
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Vote Harder? Why Secession Is the Only Answer to the American Megastate
The populist “victory” of the Trump administration is perhaps the best evidence yet that a strategy of “vote harder” is simply not going to lead to any…
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Is Libertarianism Incoherent?
Philosopher Matt Zwolinski has declared libertarianism to lack any coherent standards. Zwolinski’s confusion is the result of his rejection of libertarianism…
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When the Federal Government Subsidized Robberies
The government created a market for stolen goods, paid criminals cash for five months, watched robberies spike, arrested everyone at a mafia-themed party, then…
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The Justice Department Indicts the Ministry of Love
The recent DOJ indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center might be controversial, but what is not controversial is that the SPLC engaged in conduct that was…
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The Precious Paper Problem: The Divergence in Western Bullion Markets
Gold markets have been volatile, to put it mildly, and the drama isn’t over. Unfortunately, governments are so involved in the gold markets that true market…
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When America Chose Empire
In the late 1800s, American finally went in search of empire abroad, taking land by force and subjugating people who simply wanted their captors to leave…
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The NFL Draft and Public Buses
When the recent NFL draft was held in Pittsburgh, city officials declared bus fares would be free so fans would pack the auditorium where the draft was held…
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The Battle of Ideas Paves the Way for Radicals and Revolutionaries
It's not enough for an ideology to merely have a "good argument." Historical conditions must also combine to delegitimize the regime and its institutions…
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Remembering the Costs of War
As the US is involved in yet another pointless war, we would do well to remember the real costs of war, how it strips us of our liberties, and destroys our…
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Responding to Geochartalism: Did Mosler Complete Menger?
Bob responds to a new working paper from the Geo-chartalism project, which claims to offer a complete theory of the price level by combining insights from…
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Ft. Knox Full of Impure Gold Unfit for International Transactions
The bulk of the US gold reserves held in Fort Knox are made up of impure “non-standard” bars that don’t qualify for use in international settlements. Original…
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Two Important Graphs and Rick Rule
On the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton opens with a detailed analysis of the gold correction. Is the three-month decline a sign that inflation is…
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Freedom Upsets Patterns: The Deregulation Argument Westminster Will Not Have
The UK does not have an energy problem, it has a freedom problem. Original article…
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The Luck Fallacy and Luck Egalitarianism
Luck egalitarians fallaciously declare property and wealth to be illegitimate or at least suspect due to a mysterious, unquantifiable force called luck. Their…
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Stuff that Fed Officials Say
Ryan McMaken, Jonathan Newman, and Joshua Mawhorter of the Mises Institute take a look at the politics of "fedspeak" and what officials at the Federal Reserve…
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We Are Living in the Fourth American Republic
The old republic is gone. The constitutional order of the Jeffersonian years—i.e., the so-called "American experiment"—was swept away long ago. Original…
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The Tragedy of Socialized Fertility
The dearth of child-bearing in western countries like the US is seen as a political crisis. Yet, if there is any place in our lives where government should…
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USAID Funded Aid Programs Abroad, But Mainly Was a Jobs Program for Progressives
The Trump administration’s downsizing USAID has brought the usual claims: that without US aid, millions of poor people around the world will die of starvation…
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The Free Market for Security
In his concluding argument, Molinari envisions a society where security is provided by competing private firms chosen voluntarily by consumers. He contends…
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The Regime of Terror
Molinari describes the inevitable consequences of monopolized security: rising costs, declining quality, and the use of force against the very citizens the…
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The Divine Right of Kings and Majorities
This section critiques the justifications used to legitimize government monopoly, from the divine right of monarchs to the sovereignty of democratic…
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Government and Society
Molinari distinguishes between society, which arises naturally from voluntary human cooperation, and government, which imposes itself through force. He argues…
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The Monopolization and Collectivization of the Security Industry
This section traces how governments historically established and maintained their monopoly over the production of security. Molinari describes how coercive…
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Monopoly and Communism
Molinari draws a parallel between monopoly and communism, arguing that both represent departures from the principle of free competition. He shows that a…
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The Alternatives
This section outlines the two fundamental ways a community can organize the production of security: through monopoly or through free competition. Molinari…
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Security an Exception?
Molinari confronts the common objection that security is somehow different from other goods and must be exempted from market provision. He systematically…
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Competition in Security
Molinari applies the general principle of free competition directly to the provision of security services. He contends that, just as with bread or iron, the…
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The Natural Order of Society
This section lays out the economic principle that all goods and services are best provided through free exchange governed by competition. Molinari argues that…
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The Production of Security
Molinari opens by establishing that humans have a fundamental need for security of their persons and property. He frames security as a commodity like any…
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Preface by Murray N. Rothbard
Rothbard introduces Molinari's essay as a pioneering work that took free-market principles to their logical conclusion by questioning the state's monopoly on…
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Gold Could Rise by Thousands of Dollars
In this interview with Trey Reich, Mark Thornton explains why gold’s long-run trend is driven less by headlines and more by monetary debasement, and why Middle…
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The Fuel Protests in Ireland: Their Lights and Shadows
There are fuel protests in Ireland, which are not surprising given the havoc Trump’s Iran war has caused in oil markets. They also should be protesting against…
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The Dollar Collapse Has Begun
On World Affairs in Context with Lena Petrova, Ryan McMaken breaks down what the economic data is actually saying beneath the headlines. The money supply has…
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The Case Against the “Free Bankers”
Despite support from some economists in the free market camp, fractional reserve free banking is doomed for failure, as Murray Rothbard pointed out. Original…
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The Revolution Was
"There are those who still think they are holding the pass against a revolution that may be coming up the road. But they are gazing in the wrong direction. The…
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The Right of Self-Determination
The right of self-determination is the right of the inhabitants of every territory to decide on the state to which they wish to belong. Original article…
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Economic Causes of War
Under a system of private ownership, in which the government's only function is to protect property rights, it is immaterial where the frontiers of people's…
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If Science Is a Public Good, Let China Pay for It
While there is a public uproar about China having access to the work of American scientists, there is a bigger issue at stake: Is science “owned” by “the…
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Those Big, Beautiful Bonds
Whether rates go up or down, neither outcome will be pleasant, leaving a bondholder caught between the Unthinkable and the Unimaginable. Original article…
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The Problem with Eternal Vigilance
We are told that it takes “eternal vigilance” to protect our freedom. But what if the entity taking away our freedom has the weapons and the “law” on its side?…
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Robert Aro on the Fed's Reverse Repo Trick
Bob sits down with researcher Robert Aro to review his recent Mises.org article on why the widely anticipated post-QT crash never materialized. They trace the…
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When a Chicken Isn’t Just a Chicken
We are reminded time and again that prices emerge from subjective valuation, not objective criteria. Original article…
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Chemistry 101
On this episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton shows what most economic commentary misses: the market’s intricate structure of production. Starting with a…
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Leninism, Democracy, and Immigration
Ryan McMaken looks in detail at an important essay by historian Ralph Raico in which Raico critiques Ludwig von Mises's views on democracy, fascism, and…
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The Next Food Pyramid: Lab-Grown Meat and the New Moral Orthodoxy
The anti-meat movement has influenced government policy well beyond anything close to the truth about meat. From the discredited food pyramid to government…
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God Bless Captain Vere: When Constitutional Duty Yields to Institutional Power
With President Trump demanding people in the armed forces as well as in other government offices do his bidding no matter what the law might be, it is time for…
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How War and Fiat Currencies Drive the Price of Gold and Oil
In this interview with Kaneki Kojo, Mark Thornton explains why gold acts like a “canary in the coal mine” for runaway debt, war, and inflation, and why today’s…
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A Look Behind the Fed’s Curtains
Our own Jonathan Newman had the opportunity to sit down with a Federal Reserve governor. The central banker's answers to Newman's questions were evasive and…
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Why Trump's Populism Failed
The conservatives finally got their populist victory for middle-American working-class voters. The result is more federal spending, more federal power, and…
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Libertarians Must Never Warm to the Warfare State
Just as, for them, liberty must be the highest political end, peace must be the highest end of foreign policy. Original article…
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Rothbard Was Right: Libertarians Must Never Warm to the Warfare State
A foreign policy that seeks to maintain a global empire is entirely incompatible with the laissez-faire, free-market system at home that many hawkish…
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Trump’s Foreign Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean Needs a Strategic Reset
President Trump is not only angering Iranians and most of Europe. He also is making new enemies in both North and South America. Perhaps it is time for policy…
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Who Pays the Hormuz Toll?
According to Rothbard’s first law of incidence, “no tax can be shifted forward.” That is, the person or company paying the tax cannot make the buyer pay the…
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Raico, Ekirch, and the Tragedy of American Militarism
In dealing with the question of why the United States, a country founded on liberty, turned into a militaristic behemoth, Ralph Raico looked to the work of…
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Luke Gromen on the Strait of Hormuz and Supply Chain Collapse
Bob sits down with macro researcher Luke Gromen of Forest for the Trees to discuss the cascading supply chain consequences of a closed Strait of Hormuz. They…
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Peaceful Nationalism as a Foundation for Economic Liberalism
Ludwig von Mises Mises argues in Nation, State, and Economy that nationalism is compatible with economic and political liberty if it is peaceful, based on…
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Four-Letter Economic Words
Economics has its own four-letter words. Although they are not obscene, socialists and statists would find them so. Original article…
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Mark Thornton on the “Synthetic Boom”
On this Minor Issues episode, Mark Thornton shares his recent interview with "Pinnacle Digest" host Aaron Hodnett. Mark uses Austrian business cycle theory to…
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"Classical" Liberalism and Libertarianism
Joseph Solis-Mullen joins Ryan McMaken to talk about the real history of the libertarian movement, and its origins. Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at…