Media and Culture

In his children's book on life under the Stalin cult, Breaking Stalin's Nose, author Eugene Yelchin examines a child's encounter of the difference between propaganda and reality.

The importance of economic messages in media has not been lost on Austrian economists. Mises, for example, had much to say throughout his career about the importance of novels and the media in shaping people’s ideas about political economy.

Studies of the improving Cuban culinary scene after Fidel Castro's stepping down from power reminds us of how socialism actually impoverished the people by making their mundane, ordinary lives much more difficult to live.

The intended message of the JetBlue commercial is that if we just work together and make some sacrifices, we can all win. However, it actually showcased the inherent flaws in democratic processes.

Peyton Manning Just Save the Super Bowl Indicator?

Recorded at the Mises Circle in Houston, Texas, on 30 January 2016.

Recorded at the Mises Circle in Houston, Texas, on 30 January 2016.

Recorded at the Mises Circle in Houston, Texas, on 30 January 2016.

A guest panel featuring Daniel McAdams, Larry Beane, Sandra Klein, Andrew Widener, and Bill Haynes.

Not a Snow Job; or, Spontaneous Order in Winter.