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Truth or Consequences

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2025/05/27

The transatlantic slave trade from Africa is a well-known chapter in the history of slavery in the Western Hemisphere, but much lesser known is the enslavement of Native Americans. Many of them were shipped to plantations in the Caribbean where they were worked to death.

David Hume’s Insights Explain America’s Economic Decline

Mises Institute ·

2025/05/27

The Trump White House has enacted tariffs in the belief that other countries are “cheating” by enacting tariffs against US goods and “manipulating” their currencies. However, with the US dollar being the world's reserve currency, the US has engaged in dollar manipulation through inflation.

Don’t Be A Panican, But Question Government Shenanigans

Mises Institute ·

2025/05/27

Ours in an age when people panic, sometimes for good reasons but often for bad. Governments benefit from panicked citizenry, which is why we always should question those political decisions that can turn our lives upside down.

Why Haters of Free Markets Love the Fruits of Free...

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2025/05/26

There are numerous critics of free markets. However, all of those critics also are consumers and they gladly depend upon free markets to satisfy their needs.

Why Haters of Free Markets Love the Fruits of Free...

Mises Institute ·

2025/05/26

There are numerous critics of free markets. However, all of those critics also are consumers and they gladly depend upon free markets to satisfy their needs.

We Never Got to Torture Congress

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2025/05/26

Thanks to the endless “War Against Terror,” the US Government promoted methods of torture, including some borrowed from the sadistic torturers of the former Soviet Union. Congress stood by and let it happen.

We Never Got to Torture Congress

Mises Institute ·

2025/05/26

Thanks to the endless “War Against Terror,” the US Government promoted methods of torture. Congress stood by and let it happen.

What Is the Rationale Behind Current US Tariff Policy?

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2025/05/26

What if US trade deficits don't matter?

What Is the Rationale Behind Current US Tariff Policy?

Mises Institute ·

2025/05/26

The Trump administration has pursued a high tariff policy, reversing the movement to lower trade barriers around the world. The justification for this policy is the presence of trade deficits with other nations. However, what if US trade deficits don't matter?

How High Egg Prices May Resemble High OPEC Cartel Oil...

Mises Institute ·

2025/05/26

While no one is accusing egg producers of colluding or price-fixing, from an economic standpoint, it certainly could be happening either by design or incidentally.

How High Egg Prices May Resemble High OPEC Cartel Oil...

Mises Institute ·

2025/05/26

While no one is accusing egg producers of colluding or price-fixing, from an economic standpoint, it certainly could be happening either by design or incidentally.

What the New Right Gets Right—and Wrong—About Free Trade

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2025/05/25

Bob responds to Oren Cass’s appearance on Tucker Carlson, offering a charitable yet firm economic critique of the anti–free trade ideas gaining ground on the political right.

Is Culture Degeneration Biological or Ideological?

Mises Institute ·

2025/05/24

Why do cultures degenerate? Robin Hanson cites biological factors, but Mises and the Austrians point directly to purposeful choices.

Is Culture Degeneration Biological or Ideological?

Mises Institute ·

2025/05/24

Why do cultures degenerate? At the recent Natal Conference, Robin Hanson cites biological and evolutionary factors. However, if one looks to Mises and the Austrians, we look squarely at human action that begins with the human mind and purposeful action.

Price Controls and Drug Shortages in France: A...

Mises Institute ·

2025/05/24

France is facing critical shortages of a number of drugs, and one need look no further for a cause than a price control regime.

Price Controls and Drug Shortages in France: A...

Mises Institute ·

2025/05/24

France is facing critical shortages of a number of drugs, and one need look no further for a cause than a price control regime. Naturally, the French media and government blame capitalism and look to double down on the intervention that has causes this crisis.

Are Bond Vigilantes Finally Waking Up?

Mises Institute ·

2025/05/24

This week, interest rates spiked as Trump's spending problem convinced investors they want higher yields for trillions of new federal debt.

The Triumph of Economic Freedom

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2025/05/24

Mark Thornton reflects on the persistent misconceptions about capitalism in America and offers up a "Marxist interpretation" of our dilemma.

MMT and US History: Redefining Chartalism

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2025/05/23

MMT uses chartalism and a few dubious examples to appeal to history to establish the theory‘s authority and validity, only to discard this element as irrelevant and unnecessary.

Lord of the Manor

Mises Institute ·

2025/05/23

Dr. David Gordon reviews Mary Grabar‘s Debunking FDR, which examines Roosevelt‘s paternalistic worldview and how it shaped his political life and his presidency.

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