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Podcasts, interviews, lectures, narrated articles and essays, and more. This is the Mises Institute's primary online media catalog.
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Current Government Printing Is Going to Collapse The Economy
VRIC Media host Darrell Thomas interviews Henry Hazlitt Research Fellow Dr. Jonathan Newman on the US fiscal spiral, war spending, and why deficits keep…
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Jesus and the Christian Socialist’s Problem of Evil
Those who invoke Jesus for socialism face a tension: if the power to end suffering creates a moral obligation, then the Jesus who healed many but not all…
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Assisted Suicide Is the Logical Outcome of Government-Controlled Medical Care
As the socialistic Canadian medical system runs aground, the government actively promotes physician-assisted suicide as a way to save the system and promoting…
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War Doesn't Stop the Casinofication of the American Economy
On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Tho, and Connor discuss Fed drama, plummeting consumer sentiment, and how the American economy is becoming…
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War and Trade Restrictions: Fallacious Paths to National Security and Prosperity
The Trump administration continues its bellicose war against Iran, destroying opportunities for prosperity through meaningful commerce along the way. Original…
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The American People Should Not Be Forced to Fund Israel’s Atrocities
This Tax Day, as the American public reflects on what our government is using our money for, there is growing opposition to the behavior of the Israeli…
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Tax Freedom Day Underestimates How Long You Work for the Government
While Tax Freedom Day is mid-April, Rothbard’s measure of the government's fiscal burden reveals that Americans don’t truly start working for themselves until…
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Taxation Is Robbery
It took centuries to end the idea that taxes kept the privileged class in comfort and financed their wars. But now we're told taxes = civilization. Original…
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Artificial Liquidity Brings Inflation Shocks
There is no shortfall of liquidity in financial markets. In fact, there is so much that inflation has become a way of life for market participants. This is not…
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Precious Metals Work
In this time of war and uncertainty, we should expect to see the prices of precious metals rise and fall and the only certainty will be uncertainty. Original…
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The Danger of Allowing Good Intentions to Override the Constitution
All too often, judges allow sentiment to override the Constitution. While they might refer to a “living Constitution,” what they really mean is that they don’t…
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Ex Nihilo No More
Mises described the problem, Hayek proposed the direction, Kirzner explains why the market will not stop. And the market, as so many times before, has already…
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In Memory of the Creator of the Washington Consensus
John Williamson, who passed away five years ago, is known for creating what was called the “Washington Consensus,” which was an attempt to bring a liberal…
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Marxism vs. the Majority
As the Marxians do not admit that differences of opinion can be settled by discussion and persuasion or decided by majority vote, no solution is open but civil…
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Germany Restricts Emigration to Prevent Young Men From Escaping the Military Draft
Late last year, German lawmakers passed new legislation paving the way for military conscription. Original article…
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Why I Side with Ludwig von Mises
People readily line up on one side or another of great economic debates. How do they choose which side to take? Original article…
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State Wars Bleed a Nation to Death
President Trump’s current war with Iran not only is creating economic havoc around the world, but it is also bleeding US taxpayers. There are no good outcomes…
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Why War Is Pushing Gold Down and Oil Up
Mark Thornton unpacks a counterintuitive correlation: as the Persian Gulf conflict escalates, oil spikes while gold and silver slide. He explains how higher…
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A Libertarian Theory of Parental Obligations
Parental obligations can't be reduced to a contractual or property-based relationship. Jake Desyllas joins Ryan McMaken to talk about why parents are…
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Bob Responds to Randall Wray on Sectoral Balances
After his recent Zero Hedge debate with MMT co-founder Randall Wray, Bob takes a deep dive into the sectoral balance approach. He explains why the MMT argument…
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A Note on “Currency” in Colonial America
In studying history, it is key to avoid definitional anachronism—failing to note how a word has changed over time and assuming the present meaning was the same…
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Is a Ceasefire Happening? + Should Christians be Socialist?
On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho look at the updates on the Iran war front, including whether or not a ceasefire will last and recent…
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Turns Out the Elites Like the Administrative State Better than Democracy
The New York Times claims that the "administrative state"—that is, governance by unelected bureaucrats—protects our country and enhances democracy. Original…
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Rothbard, the Mises Institute, and the Battle of Ideas
Over the centuries, many academic institutions and publications have played their role in the good work of defending freedom. The Mises Institute does this…
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Is Donald Trump Another Bismarck?
The US finds itself once again in an undeclared overseas war. Republicans in Congress, however, are unwilling to hold Trump to the Constitution. Original…
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The Economic Destruction of Trump’s War Goes Far Beyond High Gas Prices
This war is not just making energy more expensive, it’s knocking out the higher order goods the global structure of production depends on. This has already…
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Money Laundering and Oliver Bullough’s New Pearl-Clutching Book
The old saw that when one has a hammer, everything else is a nail certainly applies to a new book by Oliver Bullough on so-called money laundering. Joakim Book…
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The Irresistible Promise of John Law
Before J. M. Keynes and Stephanie Kelton, there was John Law. The promise of free money never seems to die. Original article…
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When Corporations Resist the State: Ethics, AI, and the Limits of Government Power
What happens when a corporation resists a government edict because company leaders believe the policy to be morally wrong? The ordeal of Anthropic is a current…
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Gold, Fiat, and the Fed
Dr. Jonathan Newman joins Charlotte McLeod and presents a primer on Austrian economics. They discuss discusses gold’s role as money and why “Fed independence”…
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Gold Whiplash and the Petrodollar
On the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton shares his interview with Charlotte McLeod of Investing News Network, unpacking the sharp swings in gold…
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The Myth that Won't Die: "War is Good for the Economy"
One of the legacies of Keynesian thought is the belief that war is “good for the economy.” While war may help enable employment, nonetheless, its overall…
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Why Naïve, Pro-Democracy Classical Liberalism Doesn't Work
In this lecture from the 2026 Libertarian Scholars Conference, Ryan McMaken looks at how the old classical liberal program of democracy and constitutions has…
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The Ideological Impregnation of Thought
However one may turn the matter, one cannot discover any reason why an ideological distortion of truth should be more useful to the bourgeoisie than a correct…
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Barter, Media of Exchange, and Colonial America
Despite the claims of the chartalists and modern monetary theory advocates, early American monetary history tells a much different story. In fact, much of the…
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Trump Is Right on Birthright Citizenship
On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss Pam Bondi being fired, the SCOTUS taking up Trump's executive order on birthright…
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Corruption in the System
Government corruption isn’t an anomaly. It is part of the system itself. We should expect government to be corrupt. Free markets are the antidote to this…
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Why the US Regime Pretends Israel's Nuclear Weapons Don't Exist
The existence of the arsenal makes the State of Israel ineligible for US aid under US law. This is a problem for US supporters of military and economic aid to…
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Cantillon Effects and the Politics of Money Creation
This week, Bob explains Cantillon effects: the insight that new money doesn't raise all prices equally or simultaneously, but flows through the economy in a…
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The True Founders of Economics: The School of Salamanca
The real founders of economic science actually wrote hundreds of years before Adam Smith. Original article…
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The Duke Faculty and Administration Damaged the Intellectual Foundations of Higher Education
By opposing justice and throwing aside the facts of hard science, the Duke faculty and administration damaged all of higher education during the infamous…
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There Is No Property-Rights Case for Birthright Citizenship
The process of naturalization is a government-created "right" with no basis in property rights. In other words, there is no libertarian case for birthright…
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Our Problem Isn’t Kings; It’s the Presidency
To call Trump’s actions king-like is to greatly understate the problem. What we actually face is a massive, self-amplifying executive branch that makes…
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Ethics, State, and Just War: Some Notes on Rothbard’s Libertarianism
For Rothbard — as for Locke — it is not the use of force that is disputable, but the use of force against peaceful and innocent people. Original article…
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How the Jacksonians Caused America’s Industrial Revolution
America’s industrial revolution didn’t just happen. It came about because of the free market initiatives that came from the Andrew Jackson presidency. Original…
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Central Banks vs. Reality: Gold’s Signal in a War Economy
On the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton discusses the recent whiplash in precious metals: historic run-ups, sharp pullbacks, and renewed claims of…
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What Would a Strategic Victory Look Like in Iran?
Foreign policy scholar Brandan Buck join Ryan McMaken to talk about whether or not a US tactical victory in Iran can lead to a strategic victory as well. And…
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Can AI Solve the Socialist Calculation Problem?
Bob untangles two arguments that even Austrian economists sometimes conflate: Mises' calculation problem and Hayek's knowledge problem. Then, he explains why…
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Murray N. Rothbard and the Truth About Central Banking
Drawing on Rothbard's writings on money and central banking, Murray Sabrin makes the case that inflation is a hidden tax, the Federal Reserve is neither…
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Murray N. Rothbard on the Capitalist-Entrepreneur
Dr. Per Bylund unpacks Rothbard's concept of the capitalist entrepreneur as the economy's true mover and shaker: the figure who not only forecasts future…
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What Rothbard Can Teach the Public About Inequality
Drawing on Rothbard's essay on inequality and the division of labor, Dr. Lucas Engelhardt argues that human diversity is the very foundation of comparative…
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What Rothbard Can Teach the Public about Public Economics
Dr. Tate Fegley uses Rothbard's theory of demonstrated preference to dismantle the mainstream public goods framework, showing that claims of market failure and…
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What Rothbard Can Teach the Informed Layperson About Prices and Competition
Drawing on Man, Economy, and State, Dr. Jonathan Newman walks through Rothbard's theory of price formation and competition, showing that prices reflect…
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Atlanta, TSA, and a Test Case for Interventionist Non-Intervention
The TSA stories, especially at Atlanta, are illustrations of interventionist non-intervention: non-delivery of promised, paid-for, and monopolized service…
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America's TSA Meltdown
On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Tho, and Connor talk about the historic waits thanks to DC's monopoly on airport security, and Joe Kent's…
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Durham Police and Prosecutors Committed Numerous Crimes in the Duke Lacrosse Case – And Escaped Meaningful Punishment
When accusations of rape and assault were made against Duke University’s lacrosse team in 2006, both the Durham City Police and District Attorney Michael…
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The Immorality of Trump’s War with Iran Matters
Anyone who cares about American greatness must also refuse to allow us to become the kind of society that shrugs off the crimes our government commits in our…
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Cheap Calories, Expensive Consequences: How Federal Policy Contributes to Chronic Disease
The federal government heavily subsidizes certain politically-connected food growers in the name of “protecting our food supply.” Actually, the government…
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The Mistaken Identity of Prediction Markets
Mainstream finance regularly confuses finance, insurance and betting. The Austrian School provides the tools to understand their differences. Original article…
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Individualism in Rothbard’s Natural Rights Libertarianism
Murray Rothbard’s system was built upon the natural rights of individuals, and tying liberty to property and ownership, not collectivism. Original article…