The late Murray Rothbard thought war and peace was the most important libertarian issue. He argued that war was justified only in response to a direct attack. Interventions abroad to advance supposed American interests or values serve only to advance the power of the Leviathan State and ought to be entirely rejected. By this measure, US foreign
Mises.org continues to be one of the most high-traffic economics and commentary sites on the web, read by millions every year. In 2016, we published more than 1,000 new original articles in our online publication Mises Wire, with total readers increasing 34% from 2015 to 2016, while total sessions — each visit to the site which can include visits
Happy New Year from the Mises Institute! 2016 was a year of tremendous growth for us and for the ideas of Austrian economics. Mises.org continues to be one of the leading websites for economic analysis and libertarian commentary, with total readership up 34 percent from 2015 to 2016, while total sessions — each visit to the site which can include
Meet Bálint Táborszki, he is bringing the literature of the Austrian economists to Hungary: “Up until 1991, while the eyes of the Soviet empire were upon us, it was unthinkable and impossible to make the most basic free market literature available for the public here in Hungary. And it is still the case today that the works of Mises, of Rothbard,
What does 2017 have in store? Our attention will be directed toward the Fed and other central banks, as the world’s financial elites try to navigate through increasingly volatile waters. Central bankers don’t have a strong track record for seeing bubbles , but it’s hard for them to ignore growing skepticism from both the public and even their own
Based on page views, these are the most popular articles in December: Ten Fundamental Laws of Economics by Antony Mueller The Real Reason to Oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline by Ryan McMaken In Defense of Trump’s Deal with Carrier by Tho Bishop FBI: US Homicide Rate at 51-Year Low by Ryan McMaken Paul Krugman’s Latest Conspiracy: Trump Is A Gold
Jeff Deist is featured on RT’s CrossTalk with Peter Lavelle. Has the left been dealt a blow by Brexit and the Trump election, or are we witnessing just a slight bump in the road for the “progressive” ideological program that’s not going away? Unlike what happened in Eastern Europe in the wake of the Soviet collapse, the left in the West never
It’s been a busy week in Washington. The Fed raised interest rates another quarter of a point, selling the narrative that the economy is strong — in spite of its own indicators . Meanwhile, some are asking whether Snapchat’s stock rise and fall are a sign that the Fed-fueled stock bubble is ready to pop. On Thursday President Trump announced a
Our guest on Mises Weekends is Professor Per Bylund, a man who studies entrepreneurship for a living. Why is the role of the entrepreneur — the individual who risks capital, time, and energy to build a business — almost completely disregarded by most economists? Does the Austrian focus on individual human action explain why business schools are
Unable to attend AERC 2018 in person? Thanks to our generous sponsors, you can watch live broadcasts of the named lectures at Mises.org/live . All times are CDT. Friday, 23 March 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. The F.A. Hayek Memorial Lecture (Sponsored by Greg and Joy Morin): Roger Garrison, “The Road to Hayek” 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Henry Hazlitt Memorial Lecture
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