Media and Culture

Jeff Deist makes the case that secession starts at home with the individual.

Recorded at the Mises Circle in Houston, Texas, 24 January 2014.

Recorded at the Mises Circle in Houston, Texas, 24 January 2015.

Recorded at the Mises Circle in Houston, Texas, 24 January 2015.

One by-product of the Paris terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo was an outpouring of support for freedom of speech.

Some music aficionados are complaining that the market's efforts to better deliver what people want are encouraging "bad music." In truth, music markets are providing more opportunities for the making of new music than ever before.

Jeff Deist and Connor Boyak discuss how to raise happy, productive, responsible children who are knowledgeable about liberty, property, economics, and personal finance.

The film’s most redeeming quality can be found in the fact that it makes the US intelligence apparatus look useless and inept.

Peter Klein discusses the economics of sports business and the role that crony capitalism plays.

Ridley Scott's new sword-and-sandal epic Exodus: Gods and Kings is jam-packed with political messages and imagery. Unfortunately, none of it ever gels into an interesting movie involving interesting characters.