We are witnessing a great tragedy: more and more people being driven by indignation about the suppression of political and intellectual freedom joining the forces which make its ultimate suppression inevitable, writes Friedrich A. Hayek (1899–1992). This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Gennady...
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Those Americans who twice succeeded in doing away with a central bank were aware of the dangers; but they failed to see that the evils they fought were present in every kind of government interference with banking, writes Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973). This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Jeff...
When the enemy is at the gates, the individual abdicates his self-reliance and places himself unreservedly under the direction of the captain; he gives up his freedom in order to attain freedom. Or so he thinks, writes Frank Chodorov (1887–1966). This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Floy Lilley.
Carl Menger, from his classic treatise, on the origins of the means of payment. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Floy Lilley.
To the individualist Lao Tzu, government, with its “laws and regulations more numerous than the hairs of an ox,” was a vicious oppressor of the individual, and “more to be feared than fierce tigers.” This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
I think of Ayn’s happiness and expectation, I think of the pain and bitter disillusion that scarred the rest of her life — and something inside me twists in pain for her, and tears stand in my eyes, writes Barbara Branden. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Floy Lilley.
A money-substitute can be embodied either in a banknote or in a demand deposit with a bank subject to check (”checkbook money” or deposit currency), provided the bank is prepared to exchange the note or the deposit daily free of charge against money proper, writes Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973). This...
Ah, the greens. They’re not just treehuggers anymore. They’ve been browbeating us to recycle, eat soy, save energy, drive less, ride the bus, and a thousand other ways to “act local” for many years now, writes Tyler A. Watts. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Gennady Stolyarov II.
When we disapprove of government support, we are supposed to disapprove of the thing itself whose support is discussed. Actually we desire to see those activities seeking their own reward, writes Frédéric Bastiat (1801–1850). This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Gennady Stolyarov II.
Although Aristotle, in the Greek tradition, scorned moneymaking and was scarcely a partisan of laissez-faire, he set forth a trenchant argument in favor of private property and delivered a cogent attack on communism, writes Murray N. Rothbard (1926–1995). This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Jeff...
Being ill is not a phenomenon independent of conscious will and of psychic forces working in the subconscious. A man’s efficiency is not merely the result of his physical condition; it depends largely on his mind and will, writes Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973). This audio Mises Daily is narrated by...
The task of the theory of money consists merely in dealing with that component in the valuation of money which is conditioned by its function as a medium of exchange, writes Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973). This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
The notion of a neutral money is no less contradictory than that of a money of stable purchasing power. Money without a driving force of its own would not, as people assume, be a perfect money; it would not be money at all, writes Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973). This audio Mises Daily is narrated by...
The demand for a medium of exchange is the composite of two partial demands: the intention to use it in consumption and production and the intention to use it as a medium of exchange, writes Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973). This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
There prevails in the writings of many contemporary authors the disposition to represent every extension of governmental power and every restriction of the individual’s discretion as a step forward on the road to liberty, writes Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973). This audio Mises Daily is narrated by...
Money is the thing which serves as the generally accepted and commonly used medium of exchange. All the other functions which people ascribe to money are merely particular aspects of its primary and sole function, writes Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973). This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Jeff...
In the literature of the American Revolution there is no demagogic attempt to set human rights against property rights. It is recognized that the right to acquire and own property is a basic and very important human right, writes William Henry Chamberlin. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Floy...
Now that our country is expected to be the foremost champion of the “free world” (for how long and at what cost nobody knows), it has become more important than ever for Americans to think clearly about American freedom, writes Bruce Winton Knight. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Floy Lilley.
If we look beneath the surface of our public affairs, we can discern one fundamental fact, namely, a great redistribution of power between society and the State. This is the fact that interests the student of civilization, writes Albert Jay Nock (1870–1945). This audio Mises Daily is narrated by...
It’s true that the US health-care system is a mess, but this demonstrates not market but government failure. To cure the problem requires not different or more government regulations and bureaucracies, writes Hans-Hermann Hoppe. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Floy Lilley.
