Philosophy and Methodology

The opening lecture of the 2014 Mises University. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 20 July 2014.

Insofar as mainstream economics may be said to make moral-philosophical assumptions, it rests overwhelmingly on a consequentialist-utilitarian foun

Shinzo Abe’s so-called “three arrows” of monetary stimulus, fiscal stimulus, and structural reform, have crippled the Japanese economy, writes Andy

Walter Block’s new book Toward a Libertarian Society covers a wide variety of topics from the death penalty to secession, and from war to macroeconomics.
 

Socialism can only be maintained when one group imposes its will by force on all other groups, writes D.W. MacKenzie.

Many Christians call for legislation to regulate, control, and ban activities that they deem as social vices.

The notion of limited government is incapable of being realized in practice. If there is a monopoly government, any limitations on the government must be ones the government has imposed on itself. To expect this sort of limitation to be effective is futile.

Defenders of government coercion often claim that residence within a state’s boundaries imply consent to be taxed, writes Walter Block.

Writes Luigi Pirri:

Many Americans, perhaps a substantial majority, still believe that labor unions are fundamental to the well-being of workers. In fact, labor unions work to prevent increases in the productivity of workers, which is ultimately the only way to increase real wages.