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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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You Can’t Run an Economy with Spreadsheets
An economy cannot be successfully planned with computers and technicians. Mises and Hayek proved this decades ago, writes Nicolás Cachanosky. This audio Mises…
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The Dating Market: Anarchy in Action
Dating someone can come with a very high opportunity cost and can lead to great emotional distress and more, writes Julian Adorney. So why doesn't the…
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The Fed and the “Salvador Dali Effect”
The Fed and the Treasury are betting on the fact that the dollar will remain the world’s reserve currency forever, and that the US can inflate without…
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Higher Ed Cronyism in Serbia: A Case Study
If the payoff is high enough, universities are happy to award degrees based on political connections, writes Predrag Rajšic. This audio Mises Daily is narrated…
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Marc Abela: Abenomics and Japan's Narrowing Horizons
Jeff Deist and Marc Abela discuss the Bank of Japan's failed twenty-five year program of monetary stimulus, the resulting creation of insolvent zombie banks…
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The Golden Rule vs. Catholic Case Against Free Markets
It is now fashionable in some intellectual Catholic circles to disparage free markets at every turn, but this requires the critics to ignore the core of…
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Confusing Capitalism with Fractional Reserve Banking
Low interest rates combined with high-risk fractional reserve banking creates a powder keg on which we’re sitting today, writes Frank Hollenbeck. This…
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Tax Cuts Are Only for the Powerful
Politicians tell us that tax cuts aren't necessary for economic growth. But when a politically-powerful company offers to move to town and hire people, the…
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The Savings and Loan Debacle: Twenty-Five Years Later
Many still blame “deregulation” for the financial disaster that was caused by an intricate web of federal laws and regulations, writes Dale…
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David Gordon: The Life and Times of Murray Rothbard
Jeff Deist and David Gordon discuss Murray N. Rothbard's life from an insider's perspective, touching on Rothbard's experience founding the Cato Institute, his…
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Hollywood and the State: A Longtime Partnership
Hollywood has a long history of joining forces with the US government. In recent decades a complex system of subsidies and direct assistance from various…
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Understanding Argentina’s Coming Default
The Argentine government has a habit of spending without restraint and then trying to cheat its creditors. But this time, it's run into a problem, writes…
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The State’s Worst Atrocity
War has been at the heart of much pro-government ideology, and remains so today, writes Lew Rockwell. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Allan Davis.
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The "Entrepreneurial" State is Anything But
With the failure of central planning, many economists see government as an entrepreneurial institution that fosters efficiency and economic growth, writes…
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A Brief History of Progressivism
“Progressives” throughout history repeatedly show a fondness for social engineering and state control, writes Andrew Syrios. This audio Mises Daily…
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Why Faster Is Sometimes Better, But Not Always
Booms and busts are brewing in the real economy, but computers that can quickly solve math problems won’t tell you much about how business cycles work…
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World War One and the End of the Bourgeois Century
The First World War began one hundred years ago, and it was a total disaster for Europe. The war destroyed not only the bodies and capital of millions of human…
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When State-Subsidized Industries Attack
The corn, sugar, and ethanol industries in the US are all part of a complex system of government subsidies and other favors, writes Dave Albin. This audio…
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The War on Drugs Is Not Like The War on Poverty
Unlike the War on Poverty, the War on Drugs is a real and bloody war by the United States against a minority group known as drug buyers and sellers, writes…
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Guido Hülsmann: Inside the Mind of Mises
Jeff Deist and Guido Hülsmann discuss Hülsmann's years spent writing Mises's biography (Mises: The Last Knight of Liberalism), the serendipitous discovery of…
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How Government Uses “Efficiency” as an Excuse to Steal
Only individuals can determine what is efficient for themselves, writes Gary Galles. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Robert Hale.
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Labor Unions Are Anti-Labor
Labor unions work to prevent increases in the productivity of workers, which is ultimately the only way to increase real wages, writes George Reisman. This…
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The Spanish Scholastics
As part of the celebration of the fifth centenary of Diego de Covarrubias y Leyva, Professor Jesús Huerta de Soto reviewed the important legacy of the leading…
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When High Taxes Lead to Revolution
The lack of revolutions, even in highly-taxed societies points to the possibility that many are willing to tolerate rather high taxation rates, writes Peter…
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Should We Build a McDonald’s on the Rim of the Grand Canyon?
It is worth remembering that much of the tourist economy in the West is a subsidized invention of the federal government, writes Ryan McMaken. This audio Mises…
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How to Start Reforming the Federal Reserve Right Now
Real reform of the Fed begins with setting interest rates free, the abolition of deposit insurance, and ending the Fed’s position as lender of last…
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The Problem with Right-to-Work Laws
Right-to-work laws substitute one government mandate for another, writes Logan Albright. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Robert Hale.
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The Neo-Mercantilist Hysteria Over US Trade Deficits
Keynesians are fond of overstating both the magnitude of the trade deficit and its alleged negative effects, writes Joseph Salerno. This audio Mises Daily is…
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Applications of Austrian Economics to Business and Management
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 26 July 2014.
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Economics of Science and Technology
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 25 July 2014.
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Errors, Business Cycles, and Government Stimulus
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 25 July 2014.
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Faculty Panel: Policy and History (Part 1)
Featuring Walter Block, Thomas DiLorenzo, Guido Hülsmann, Robert Murphy, Timothy Terrell, Mark Thornton, and Thomas E. Woods, Jr. Recorded at the Mises…
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Faculty Panel: Policy and History (Part 2)
Featuring Walter Block, Thomas DiLorenzo, Guido Hülsmann, Robert Murphy, Timothy Terrell, Mark Thornton, and Thomas E. Woods, Jr. Recorded at the Mises…
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Faculty Panel: Theory and Method (Part 1)
Featuring Lucas Engelhardt, Roger Garrison, David Gordon, Jeffrey Herbener, Peter Klein, and Joseph Salerno. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn…
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Faculty Panel: Theory and Method (Part 2)
Featuring Lucas Engelhardt, Roger Garrison, David Gordon, Jeffrey Herbener, Peter Klein, and Joseph Salerno. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn…
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Issues in the Economics of Medical Care
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 25 July 2014.
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Monetary Policy and the Distribution of Incomes and Wealth
A private seminar for graduate students. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 21 July 2014.
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Political Entrepreneurship and the Economics of Wealth Destruction
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 26 July 2014.
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The Cultural Consequences of Fiat Money
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 26 July 2014.
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The Economics of the Drug War
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 26 July 2014.
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Anti-Market Mythology
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 25 July 2014.
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Common Objections to Capitalism
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 25 July 2014.
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Economics of Tariffs and Smuggling
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 25 July 2014.
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Four Things the State is Not
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 24 July 2014.
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Free Trade and Its Enemies
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 24 July 2014.
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Gold Standards: True and False
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 25 July 2014.
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Hayek and Friedman: Head to Head
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 25 July 2014.
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How War Leads to Big Government
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 24 July 2014.
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Prediction and the Business Cycle
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 24 July 2014.
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The Consequences of Labor Unions and the Minimum Wage
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 24 July 2014.
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The Corrupt Origins of Central Banking in America
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 24 July 2014.
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The Market for Security
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 25 July 2014.
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The Robber Barons and the Progressive Era
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 24 July 2014.
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Yuri N. Maltsev: Soviet Defector on the Loss of Freedom in America
Jeff Deist and Yuri Maltsev discuss not only his defection from the former USSR, but also his defection from the Marxist economic mindset, the crime of reading…
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Apriorism and Positivism in the Social Sciences
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 23 July 2014.
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Contemporary Challenges to Austrian Economics
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 23 July 2014.
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Contrasting Views of the Great Depression
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 23 July 2014.