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The Senate and the Loss of “Mixed Government”

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2026/02/19

Few Americans today realize that until the passage of the 17th Amendment in 1913, US senators were appointed by their state legislatures, not by popular vote. This development had an unfortunate effect upon US politics, further damaging the original federalist governing arrangement.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/senate-and-loss-mixed-government

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Surviving Capitalism: The Scarcity Advantage

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2026/02/18

The story of Anil Ambani destroys the belief that capitalism automatically favors the rich and excludes the poor. Once a billionaire, he made a series of bad business choices and the market punished those choices. Capitalism favors good choices.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/surviving-capitalism-scarcity-advantage

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Voter ID is Common Sense, But it Won’t Fix Anything

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2026/02/18

While the Voter ID debate consumes the airwaves with political debate, the real issue is not who is elected, but the unelected elites that hold power. Even if Voter ID passes, the new law will not change the real structure of power.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/voter-id-common-sense-it-wont-fix-anythingBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB

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Monetary Decay and Imperial Survival

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2026/02/18

The American empire—with its global military footprint and permanent war economy—cannot be financed through honest taxation without provoking revolt.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/monetary-decay-and-imperial-survival

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California’s Billionaire Tax and State-to-State Flight

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2026/02/17

Bob lays out California’s proposed 5% wealth tax on billionaires, using it to explain why taxes on wealth are especially destructive, how different tax structures change incentives, and what recent migration data says about people voting with their feet.Related:Data on 2020–2024 State-to-State Migration: Mises.org/HAP538a"Where Americans Choose to Move and Where They Leave": Mises.org/HAP538bPoliticians don’t build prosperity. Entrepreneurs do. Join Keith Smith, Caitlin Long, Ryan McMaken, Per

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Markets, Manipulation, and Silver-Stacking

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2026/02/14

Mark Thornton sits down with Ben Mumme of Living Your Greatness for a wide-ranging, long-form conversation, starting with gold and silver’s run-up and sudden correction, zooming out to inflation, saving, and why Austrian economics matters for everyday life.Watch the original interview at https://livingyourgreatness.org/podcastOrder a Minor Issues tumbler today! https://mises.org/MinorIssuesTumblerBe sure to follow Minor Issues at https://Mises.org/MinorIssues

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People Are Not Upset Enough About the End of New START

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2026/02/11

The administration dismissed concerns about the last nuclear treaty between the US and Russia formally expiring last week. But even if this isn’t an exceptionally dangerous moment in itself, the end of New START reflects an incredibly disturbing trend.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/people-are-not-upset-enough-about-end-new-startBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB

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Dr. Keith Smith on the Health Insurance Cartel

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2026/02/11

Bob talks with Dr. Keith Smith of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma about how posting cash prices, walking away from government money, and working with self-funded employers created analternative to the cartel of big hospitals and insurers.Politicians don’t build prosperity. Entrepreneurs do. Join Keith Smith, Caitlin Long, Ryan McMaken, Per Bylund, and Timothy Terrell for our first event of 2026: Mises.org/OKCHAThe Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Hayek for the 21st Century. Get your

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Calls for “Unity” Help the Federal Government Seize...

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2026/02/10

In the United States, since no state is allowed to ever leave, or to even control its own borders. This will lead to more centralized political power in every way.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/calls-unity-help-federal-government-seize-more-power

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From Cold War to Forever Wars: The Economics of...

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2026/02/10

On World Affairs in Context with Lena Petrova, Ryan McMaken explains why calls for a “$1.5 trillion defense budget” are really about bigger government, not national defense. He walks through how Pentagon spending keeps climbing despite repeated audit failures, why tariffs can’t plausibly fund the buildup, and how persistent deficits translate into higher interest costs and rising pressure on the broader economy, while intervention abroad expands.The original interview is available on YouTube.

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History Is Not a Mathematical Calculation

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2026/02/09

Understanding history is not about understanding formulas or narratives. Instead, we must understand the people who made history, their motives, and their goals.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/history-not-mathematical-calculation

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Stop Fighting Your Neighbor: The Mechanics of State...

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2026/02/09

The modern state doesn’t get its power from the consent of the governed. Instead, it creates crises and then uses coercion to demand obedience.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/stop-fighting-your-neighbor-mechanics-state-power-and-how-opt-out

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The Ruthlessness and Brutality of the US Government

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2026/02/06

From time to time, the American people need to be reminded who is the boss. The boss is the US government. The citizenry are the serfs, the servants, the subordinates.Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/ruthlessness-and-brutality-us-government

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Are the Epstein Files the Chernobyl of the West?

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2026/02/05

On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss the fallout from the release of the Epstein Files and what it means for how the masses view the elite.Don't forget, the Mises Institute's first event is coming up on February 21stin Oklahoma City. Join us for a look at Entrepreneurship Beyond Politics.Are you a grad student interested in Austrian economics? Consider the Mises Institute Summer Fellowship program this summer. Click here for more details.

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Trump, Immigration, and ICE

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2026/02/05

Restoring the rule of law and Constitutional government on immigration—something wrecked by Trump's rule-by-decree with federal agents—is vastly more important than expelling illegal immigrants.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/trump-immigration-and-ice

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Is Bitcoin Fiat Money?

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2026/02/05

Bob applies Mises’ taxonomy of money and the regression theorem to Bitcoin, asking whether it should be classified as commodity or fiat money and whether Austrian theory really rules out Bitcoin ever becoming money.Related:Mises's The Theory of Money and Credit: Mises.org/HAP536aBob's Study Guide to The Theory of Money and Credit: Mises.org/HAP536bBob's Primer on Bitcoin: Mises.org/HAP536cPoliticians don’t build prosperity. Entrepreneurs do. Join Keith Smith, Caitlin Long, Ryan McMaken, Per Bylund,

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Why America's Two-Party System Will Never Threaten...

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2026/02/05

The fact that the Republican and Democratic parties are allowed to circulate into key positions of government is proof enough that they are no threat to the true governing elites.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-americas-two-party-system-will-never-threaten-true-political-elites

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Everyone Agrees Our Elites Are Terrible, So Why Are...

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2026/02/04

The latest release of Epstein files again highlighted how disgusted and frustrated people have grown with the current elites. Yet they remain essentially untouchable. Why?Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/everyone-agrees-our-elites-are-terrible-so-why-are-we-stuck-themBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB

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The Five Stages of Totalitarianism

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2026/02/03

Totalitarian societies do not become that way overnight. There are recognizable signs and stages which show how a society slides into that abyss.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/five-stages-totalitarianism

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It's No Surprise that Conservatives Have Rediscovered...

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2026/02/03

There is no reason to be surprised by the total lack of commitment to any ideological standards. Nor is there any reason to expect anything better. That's just how American politics works.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/its-no-surprise-conservatives-have-rediscovered-their-love-federal-power

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