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Will Private Defense Agencies Wage War—or Keep the...

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2025/09/22

A common objection to anarcho-capitalism is that only the state can offer workable defense services to people through police and the armed forces, as private defense agencies would have an incentive to be at constant war. This objection, however, is not valid.

Bringing the Truth

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2025/09/22

The best people in the world support the Mises Institute. Who are they? People just like you. People who happen to care deeply about human liberty and human flourishing. People who care about real economics. Will you join them?

If Socialists Actually Understood Socialism

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2025/09/22

Hayek once remarked, “If socialists understood economics, they wouldn’t be socialists.” Building on this, if socialists understood socialism, they wouldn’t be socialists.

How Democracy Fuels Senseless Violence

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2025/09/22

The lesson is stark: when moral responsibility is dispersed and accountability is nowhere to be found in a society fueled by propaganda, violence becomes more appealing.

Do Fed-Induced Lower Interest Rates Promote Economic...

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2025/09/22

Lower interest rates can help promote economic growth—as long as those rates are determined by the market and not by political edict.

The True Nature of Scandinavian “Socialism”

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2025/09/22

The Scandinavian model is often misrepresented as a humane and efficient form of socialism. In reality, it is a distinctly coercive and oligarchic form of statism.

Our Annual Fall Campaign Starts Today!

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2025/09/21

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Are Private Equity Firms Really Driving Home Prices?

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2025/09/21

Bob explains why blaming private equity for America’s housing woes misses the deeper economic forces at play, from speculation to Federal Reserve intervention.

The Juridical Model of Justice

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2025/09/20

When we speak of “justice,” how does one define it? More importantly, what is the authority by which justice is defined? Murray Rothbard believed that law and justice were derived from natural law, not the edicts of the state.

On the Hyperinflation On-Ramp

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2025/09/20

Mark Thornton walks through Ludwig von Mises’s three stages of inflation, gold/crypto and de-dollarization signals, and what it takes to step off before the crash.

Economic Autarky, Racism, and Hitler’s Quest for...

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2025/09/20

Part of Hitler’s plan for Germany was to clear lands to the East with ethnic cleansing so Germans could have their infamous lebensraum. Yet, Ludwig von Mises in his Omnipotent Government also understood that Hitler’s plan for autarky also played a major policy role.

"Hate Speech" Isn't Real and Pam Bondi Is an Enemy of...

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2025/09/20

“Hate speech” does not exist. At all. That’s a concept the Left invented to justify state-enforced censorship of speech the Left doesn't like.

The 1990s: A Pivotal Foreign Policy Decade

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2025/09/19

While the American people may have been ignorant of the foreign policy history of the 1990s to their detriment, and politicians—whether sincere or not—expressed bewilderment, many understood the direct link between foreign policy interventionism and terrorist attacks.

Private Security in South Africa

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2025/09/19

Thanks to massive economic intervention by South Africa’s government, both crime and poverty are soaring as the society slowly implodes. Police protection is almost nonexistent, so many South Africans are turning toward private security as an alternative.

Unlocking the Mind of a Liberal

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2025/09/19

Dr. Gordon dissects Kenneth R. Minogue’s The Liberal Mind. While Minogue has some interesting arguments, his view of rights conflicts with the views of Murray Rothbard.

The Federal Reserve Cut Rates So the Rich Get Richer

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2025/09/19

As the Federal Reserve signals it doesn't care about price inflation, we're reminded the Fed is mostly motivated to ensure rising asset prices for Wall Street while pushing cheap credit to finance federal deficits.

Two Cow Method of Explaining Socialism

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2025/09/19

To simply understand the differences between socialism, communism, and fascism—contrasted against the free market—imagine owning two cows, then explore what the state would do.

Anarcho-Tyranny and Danger in Public Spaces

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2025/09/18

The recent murder of a young woman on the Charlotte, North Carolina light rail highlights the casual attitudes that progressives in government have toward violent crime. This will not change any time soon.

With Its Latest Rate Cut, the Fed Serves Wall Street...

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2025/09/18

What really concerns the Fed is ensuring rising asset prices for Wall Street while pushing cheap credit to finance federal deficits.

The Kirk Assassination Has Exposed Our Political Rot

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2025/09/18

As politics come to dominate more of our lives and young generations grow righteously disillusioned with a system designed to rip them off, we’re likely to see more violence and chaos. It’s a bad path we’re on. But there is a better one.

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