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- Economic Sanctions, State Power, and Cuba: A Rothbardian Critique of U.S. InterventionismThe Trump administration insists its actions against Cuba are justified because of Cuba’s communist government. Murray Rothbard, an enemy of communism, had harsh words against…
- Murray Rothbard on John C. CalhounJohn C. Calhoun often is misquoted and misinterpreted by modern historians. David Gordon and Wanjiru Njoya look to help set the record straight. Original article…
- On Veterans Day, Thank a TaxpayerThanks to hard working American taxpayers, savers, and entrepreneurs, the experiences of American military personnel are increasingly defined by jobs like "drone pilot" that are…
- 988 May Be a Government Experiment With No Exit PlanThe government’s 988 line was created as a hot line to prevent suicides. While the intentions behind it might be good, there is no evidence that it actually succeeds in reducing…
- No Amnesty, No CitizenshipEven if we can agree that labor markets should be generally unregulated, there is no property-rights case for offering citizenship to illegal aliens through so-called "amnesty."…
- Say’s Law and the Riots in FranceAs we look back on the recent riots in France, we look even further back to the wisdom of another Frenchman, J. B. Say who understood something about economics and what makes a…
- Regime LibertariansWe need more Laissez-Faire Libertarians who understand that society needs no top-down rule. No society in the world needs good government in order to be free; it needs sectors of…
- Awakening to Revolution: Challenging the Privilege of the State ChurchesHistory books often connect the Great Awakening to the American Revolution, but the connection remains vague. One overlooked link is how the revival challenged privileged…
- Republicans Deserve to Lose, but Democrats Do Not Deserve to Win.A choice between the Republicans’ corporatism and the Democrats’ socialism is a sad choice. Original article…
- American Imperialism and Jackson's Indian "Removal"Historians increasingly demonize Jackson for enacting “ethnic cleansing,” ranking his Indian removal program as one of the era’s most momentous laws. Original article…
- The Empire Has No ClothesIncreasingly, Americans and people around the world see the American government as a bankrupt, despotic empire headed in the wrong direction. The recent elections will change…
- Midterm Massacre: GOP Dealt the Historic Beatdown It Richly DeservedThe state and its entourage are first and foremost a self-serving gang who rarely suffer the consequences of the disastrous policies they inflict on the rest of us. Original…
- No, Mayor Mamdani, Voting on Everything Doesn’t Promote DignityWhile New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani correctly points out that people are being priced out of the essentials of daily living, he fails to identify the cause: government. Instead…
- Jefferson, Secession, and "All Men Are Created Equal"Jefferson did not mean equality in the sense that everyone is more or less equal in talents and abilities. And he certainly did not mean that equality (however defined) ought to…
- AI Will Cut the BS JobsWhile we should not fear mass unemployment from AI, it is true that some jobs will be displaced, including many BS jobs. Original article…
- The Unjust Prosecution of Nathan CofnasNathan Cofnas exposed a major fraud in elite British academics. For that, prosecutors want to put him in prison because the academic left prefers fantasy to the truth. Original…
- Debating the Proposition NationWhat makes a nation? Is it simply a collection of ideals or does it depend upon one’s lineage, and “blood and soil”? In reality, nations are complex creations where both ideals…
- Lord Keynes and Say's LawAlthough they never actually accomplished it, one of the worst things the Keynesians did was convince some people that they had refuted Say's law of markets. Original article…
- The Strawman That Won’t Die: Say’s Law at the Hoover InstitutionMany have misstated Say’s Law for years. J. M. Keynes incorrectly attributed a concept to Say that he did not hold: “supply creates its own demand.” Even the great Thomas Sowell…
- Ron Paul’s 2001 Alternative: What Could Have BeenTwenty-five years ago, in the immediate wake of 9/11, Ron Paul did not propose doing nothing. Instead, he proposed targeting Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda rather than launching a…
- Legitimate Care or a Tax-Fed Racket? Mental Health Care for Adolescent GirlsThe federal government has poured billions of dollars into the mental health industry, and the result seems to be even more diagnosed mental illnesses with no relief in sight…
- The American Government's Shameful Economic Warfare Against CubaCuba’s economy is collapsing in large part because the US government is engaged in illegal and immoral economic warfare against it. Original article…
- What Leads to Violent Populism?As government grows and people on most sides of the political debates demand government punish their political enemies, we are seeing an increase in political violence…
- Kurdistan’s Liberty: A Consequence of Its Pre-State Condition?From a Misesian and Rothbardian perspective, can the absence of a unified and centralized state, under certain conditions, create greater space for political pluralism…
- How Party Politics Fueled the Militarization of Race RelationsInstead of trying to seek peaceful relationships between southern whites and former slaves during the Reconstruction period, the Reconstruction governments armed the former…
- The Polish “Golden Liberty” and the Myth of Multicultural EqualityThe free market isn’t an entity that exists in a vacuum, but a social condition that exists under a specific cultural strand that respects individuality and proportionality in…
- Do Institutions Matter? Taking Another Look at the Claims of Daron AcemogluNobel Prize winner Daron Acemoglu writes that western colonialism of African countries has permanently fixed their institutional direction. This ignores what we know about the…
- You Are the Collateral, Forty-Three Cents on the DollarKeynesians claim that government debt is no problem because “we owe it to ourselves,” as though owners of US debt don’t care if they are repaid or not. Taxpayers, who actually…
- China’s Economic Miracle Has Run Out of RoadThe temptation to think of China as an economic juggernaut needs a reality check. While China’s government-dominated economy has many impressive building projects, there are…
- The Tragic Path of New KeynesianismRobert Hall and Michael Woodford certainly deserve the Nobel memorial prize. Their work has had a substantial impact, yet significance is not soundness. Original article…
- Natural Law Principles in the Conservative TraditionA conservatism that does not recognize the efficacy of natural law is no conservatism at all. Original article…
- Whistling Past the GraveyardDespite the real damage the Trump administration is doing to the economy, its cheerleaders in the Cabinet continue to insist all is well. This is beyond wishful thinking…
- Home Sales: "High" Interest Rates Are Not the Problem. High Prices Are.There is a simple way for housing markets to adjust to the new realities of higher interest rates. Prices need to come down. That's how markets are supposed to work. Original…
- “Socialism to Me”: Definition by Wishful ThinkingMany socialists define socialism by their ideal goals rather than the process—the expansion of the taking mechanism of the coercive state. Original article…
- Repeal the Jones ActContrary to propaganda from unions and the maritime industry, the Jones Act creates hardships and is helping to drag down the US economy. The only proper outcome is to repeal it…
- Still the State's Greatest EnemyLew Rockwell revisits Justin Raimondo's great biography of Murray Rothbard. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/still-states-greatest-enemy
- Equality Before the Law Does Not Mean Equality of Subjective FeelingsFor more than a century, the Supreme Court has tried to interpret equality before the law in different and conflicting ways. While the law can divide people, it cannot be the…
- Libertarian Realism as Foreign Policy“Libertarian Realism” in foreign policy is based upon the interests of those who actually make policy decisions, as opposed to discussing abstract ideals of a false “national…
- Government Should Liquidate ItselfGovernment agents claim they are protecting us from enemies, foreign and domestic. If that is the case, then the best thing these agents can do would be to liquidate the…
- Social Security Is Just a Transfer Payment from Workers to RetireesThere is no "trust fund" or contract. Social security is nothing more than a scheme to take money from current wage earners and hand it over to others. It is functionally a…
- Why Does Anyone Still Take Socialism Seriously?Socialism's failures are well-known, but true believers abound that insist that this time we can make it work. The question is why anyone still believes in it at all. Original…
- Conservatives: Was Ronald Reagan a Coward and Traitor?If we’ve been at war with Iran for 47 years, Ronald Reagan was a coward and a traitor. To be consistent, mainstream national conservatives using such language about Iran ought to…
- Modern Monarchy Is State Privilege, Not Private PropertyNorway’s new monarch may prove to be an effective leader, but we are reminded that his hereditary privilege is being financially supported by involuntary taxes. Original article…
- The Continuing Relevance of Rothbard’s Foreign PolicyWhile he was living, Murray Rothbard saw issues of war and peace as being fundamental to a free society. Nothing has changed since he made that declaration. Original article…
- Every Man a Slave? Huey Long as a Model for the Wrong Kind of PopulismJ. D. Vance raised a few eyebrows invoking Huey Long as a populist. The problem is that the populist from people like Long and Bernie Sanders is that it is based on confiscation…
- The 1787 Constitution as Counterrevolution: America's Thermidorian ReactionOne of the most important and aspects of Murray Rothbard's work on the American Revolution is his framing of the Constitutional Convention as a counterrevolution against the…
- How Conflicting Interpretations of Dred Scott Undermine State SovereigntyThe 1857 Dred Scott case remains one of the most controversial Supreme Court decision in US History. However, overlooked is the fact that it elevated federal sovereignty above…
- Wildfires and Collectivism: Why They Are RelatedAs state control over forests and brushlands continues apace both in Spain and the US, the dangers of wildfires grow worse. Environmentalists, naturally, blame capitalism…
- Prosperity Will Return Only When Entrepreneurs Are Free to Act on Economic UncertaintyOur economic future desperately depends upon entrepreneurs being free to act. Unfortunately, our ruling classes seem to prefer economic chaos. Original article…
- Mainstream Economics: Money as Medium of Exchange, Unit of Account, and Store of ValueMainstream economics does a disservice when students are taught that money is a medium of exchange, a store of value, and a unit of account without explaining why and how money…
