Why the Debt Ceiling Won’t Limit Debt or Spending
Not surprisingly, both houses of Congress approved another increase in the debt ceiling and have sent the bill to President Biden, who will most assuredly sign it. The bill raises …
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How We Will Win
You do not defend a world that is already lost. When was it lost? That you cannot say precisely. It is a point for the revolutionary historian to ponder. We …
Last Day to Give in 2021!
Your gift will help us do more in 2022. With your gift of $25 or more, you will receive a copy of Hans-Hermann Hoppe’s What Must Be Done. Recurring donors of $5 or …
The Rule of Planned Money
[Originally published in American Affairs, April 1948.] “Public money is like holy water. Every man helps himself.” ~ Italian proverb As the hungry dollar devours its own purchasing power we …
The Problem with “Left vs. Right”
As a libertarian, I have long objected to being characterized on a left-right political spectrum (as with studies of political affiliations that group libertarians with republicans or conservatives on the …
The Gold-Exchange Standard in Operation: 1926–1929
[Excerpt from Murray N. Rothbard, A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II (Auburn, AL: Mises Institute, 2005), part 4, pp. …
America’s Radical Revolution and the Constitutional Coup
How did a handful of colonies created by the European Old Order establish a unique nation conceived in liberty? In Episode 2 of the Liberty vs. Power Podcast, Patrick Newman and …
Raiding the World Bank: Exposing a Fondness for Dictators
I was astounded at how many despots the World Bank was propping up. Bankrolling tyrants is the equivalent of a Fugitive Slave Act for an entire nation, preventing a mass …
Six Powerful Business Insights From Austrian Economics
We’re highlighting six of our 2021 podcasts that have special value for value creators. We invite you to listen to the special year-end podcast, and to sample each of those we’ve …
Price Deflation and the Horrors of Falling TV Prices
Deflation empowers the citizen by allowing her modest savings to purchase more goods over time. Inflation empowers the state by reducing the size of its enormous debts in real terms—and …