As Murray Rothbard noted, reason is a powerful tool to help us discern how to thrive in our world. Government, through propaganda and interference with education, seeks to stifle reason and replace it with obedience to the state.
When UFC fighter Renato Moicano urged people to read Mises's Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow, it led to a surge in popularity for the book, which is a transcription of lectures he gave in Argentina in 1959. Let's see what Mises says in these lectures.
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Iran's Attack on Israel Provides an Opportunity to...
Recent Iranian missile strikes on Israel in response to its earlier attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria have escalated the prospects of all-out war in the Middle East. There is an alternative to expanding the war: de-escalation.
One of the great myths of US history is that Herbert Hoover was a laissez-faire president. In truth, he intervened in the economy more than any of his predecessors, creating the crisis known as the Great Depression. His successor made things even worse.
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Looking Back at the Crossroads: Liberty or Socialism
Bastiat sought to abolish "the entire army" with the exception of "some specialized divisions" which would have to be staffed with volunteers since Bastiat also sought to abolish conscription.
There has been much hysteria over the rise of artificial intelligence, much of it overblown and downright silly. No, AI is not about to impose tyranny on helpless humanity. Like all other technology, AI is a tool that can be used for good or ill.
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How States Think: The Rationality of Foreign Policy
Zachary Yost reviewed John Mearsheimer and Sebastian Rosato's recent book How States Think: The Rationality of Foreign Policy. While the book is an excellent source of historical reflection, there are grounds to criticize its epistemology on Misesian grounds.
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Is Private Property Simply a Racial or Social Construct?
Postmodern and Marxist "scholars" claim that private property simply is a social construct that is a product of white racism. Austrians reply that private property comes from natural rights, not vague social decrees.