Social Darwinism and the Free Market
President Obama called a budget proposal of his Republican opponents in Congress "thinly veiled social Darwinism." Mises guides us to the proper response.
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On Equality and Inequality
The fact that men are born unequal in regard to physical and mental capacities cannot be argued away, writes Ludwig von Mises.
The Many Collapses of Keynesianism
It is obvious to everyone but the most dedicated adherent of Keynesianism that the stimulus did not accomplish its end.
The Road to Totalitarianism
The greatest threat to American liberty today comes from within. It is the threat of a growing and spreading totalitarian ideology.
On Pure Capitalism
“A social system based on this natural position regarding the assignment of property rights is, and will from now on be called, pure capi
The Devilish Principles of Hillarycare
The details of the Clintonian plan, however diabolic, are merely petty demons compared to the general principles, where Lucifer really lurks.
The Watermelon Summit
Watermelon: “green” on the outside, red on the inside. Rio Earth Summit: “Watermelons of the World Unite!”
Why Don’t People Get It?
Every evil of the day, even those directly caused by the government, are blamed on the market economy.
[Day 10 of Robert Wenzel's 30-day reading list that will lead you to become a knowledgeable libertarian, this Mises Daily originally ran January 1, 2008.]
Government Medical “Insurance”
Instead of solving the initial problem, the intervention creates two or three further problems, which the government feels it must intervene to heal.
Must America Embrace Empire to Be Safe?
The book American Empire is a debate between two "realist" authors on the practical virtues of empire.
