The Nature of Man and His Government
Here is Robert LeFevre’s classic argument (1959) for a purely free society, the essay that made him a leading, if controversial, spokesman for the libertarian position on government and society …
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Deflation: Bad for the Government, Good for Producers and Consumers. What’s Not to Like?
Governments lie about the inflation rate and benefits from it, so, it is no surprise when they talk against deflation (for the purpose of this article, assume inflation as a …
The Unseen Costs of Covid Policies
Recorded in Birmingham, Alabama, on April 2, 2022. Slides used during this talk are available here. Special thanks to Mark Walker for sponsoring this event. Mises WireThe Mises Institute exists …
We Still Haven’t Reached the Inflation Finale
Inflations have an inbuilt mechanism which works to burn them out. Government (including the central bank) can thwart the mechanism if they resort to further monetary injections of sufficient power. …
Why It’s Looking More like the 1970s than the 1950s.
It is theoretically possible that through huge gains in productivity, the US could escape inflation and stave off a recession. But don’t count on it. Original Article: “Why It’s Looking …
The New Slavery: Nock on Spencer
[This is Albert Jay Nock’s (1870–1945) introduction to Spencer’s forgotten 1884 classic, The Man versus the State.] In 1851 Herbert Spencer published a treatise called Social Statics; or, The Conditions Essential to …
The Ukraine War Shows Nukes Mean Safety from US-Led Regime Change
Some journalists like Steve Portnoy of CBS seem unable to grasp that escalations that might lead to nuclear war are a bad thing. The journalist seemed incredulous last week when …
European Environmentalists Have Made Energy Independence Impossible
Europe wants cheap and abundant energy, but politicians demonize nuclear, gas, and oil. All the interventionist proposals that are put forward by European politicians entail a higher cost for long-suffering …
Rothbard on Today’s Progressive War Jingoism
Rothbard the historian explained so well how the true progressive goal was always to remake America domestically by promoting war. Original Article: “Rothbard on Today’s Progressive War Jingoism“ This Audio …
NATO: Our International Welfare Queens
The states of Europe have more than enough wealth and military potential to deal with a second-rate power like Russia. The American taxpayers, on the other hand, deserve a break …