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The title of this book is drawn from one of those defining moments in life in which a small phrase shatters the social-cultural convention and reveals completely new possibilities. I tell the story herein in the essay on morning drinking. A great scholar and Southern gentlemen — a man who has written the ultimate guidebook to the writing of the

With young people nearly shut out of the market (by recession, regulation, “child” labor laws, and ghastly minimum wage laws), I would like to suggest the unthinkable: young people should work for free wherever they can and whenever they can. The reason is to acquire a good reputation and earn a good recommendation. A person who will give you a

Somehow, and no one seems to even imagine how, this country managed to survive and thrive before 1984 without a national minimum drinking age. Before that, the drinking question was left to the states. In the 19th century, and looking back even before — prepare yourself to imagine horrific anarchistic nightmares — there were no drinking laws

My inbox served up the following email just now: I mention I have 62 years and are of Swiss nationality. I contact them in this way because I want to do something that would me very important. And this argument that worries him so much, is make a gift of my good fortune, they are still conscious of my actions despite the short time I have left to

Forty years ago, historian Ralph Raico completed his dissertation under the direction of F.A. Hayek at the University of Chicago. Its title masks its power and importance: The Place of Religion in the Liberal Philosophy of Constant, Tocqueville, and Lord Acton . It has been published for the first time by the Mises Institute, and this is not

Everyone who is serious about ideas now has to deal with the issue of “intellectual property,” especially given the advent of digital media and the state’s war on the supposed violators of the intellectual rights of others. The situation has at once become very hopeful, with more sharing of ideas than ever before in history, and extremely grim,

Three conversations at Mises University this year gave me great encouragement and confirmed the value of the work of the Mises Institute in resurrecting any and all great literature in the Austrian/libertarian milieu. All three were conversations with students about their influences and inspirations. The first case was a student who aspired to

Ah for the days when the socialists believed in material progress! That is no longer the case. Now they propose poverty and advocate government regulations to bring it about — and expect us to be grateful for it. Whereas socialism could not actually work to bring about greater productivity, it can do what the “postmaterialist” socialists desire.

It’s been five years since the feds took aim at nasal decongestant. Under George Bush, a normal part of everyday civilized life became a criminal act, namely the over-the-counter purchase of Sudafed and many other products containing pseudoephedrine. You can get it now, but it is seriously rationed. You have to present your driver’s license and no

Jeffrey Tucker: Stephan Kinsella, it’s a pleasure to have you here today. Welcome. Stephan Kinsella: Thank you. It’s good to be here. Tucker: We’re going to talk about your class for the Mises Academy, on intellectual property. Kinsella: Yes, I’m looking forward to it. We’ve been planning it for quite a while, as you know. I think the first course