Portugal

The Portuguese Estado Novo Was Socialist

Portugal's Estado Novo regime under António de Oliveira Salazar was lauded by some classical liberals for allegedly saving the nation from socialism. However, as Paulo Ferreira writes, for all practical purposes it was a socialist government.

Mises Wire Paulo Ferreira
DEI

Fourteenth Amendment DEI Lawfare

The Fourtheenth Amendment has been used in divisive ways, giving the lie to its claim of “equal protection” under the law. We can have equality under the law, or we can have what is becoming a race-based spoils system. We cannot have both.

Mises Wire Wanjiru Njoya
National Debt

Will US Debt Cause an Economic Crisis?

Some economists fear that excessive government debt will lead to an economic crisis and recession. However, the real threat to the economy is Federal Reserve-supported fractional reserve lending that helps to set off an unsustainable boom.
Frank Shostak
Disguises

The Many Disguises of Socialism

Socialists have always tried to hide the true nature of socialism, presenting it as a mechanism to advance freedom when, in fact, it destroys liberty. Socialism needs to be unmasked.
Wanjiru Njoya
End the Fed

How to End the Fed

Austrian economists agree that ending the Federal Reserve System would be a major step forward in reclaiming sanity in government spending and bolstering the US economy. Here is one plan to make ending the Fed a reality.
Alex Younger
Friday Philosophy with David Gordon

Karl Popper on Marx

The philosopher Karl Popper was a strong critic of Marx, his system, and especially his reliance on historicism. Unfortunately, as David Gordon points out, Popper supported economic interventionism as a viable “third way” for social organization.
David Gordon
What Has Government Done to Our Money?
In the last few years, many Americans have started to see the truth about the Federal Reserve. Putting this book in their hands at this moment will have a profound effect for the better.
Various Locations

This spring, students from across the US are participating in Mises Book Clubs led by scholars at various universities and colleges. These student groups promote deep reading in Austrian economics.

Auburn, AL

Research Fellowships at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, are available to graduate students and post-docs interested in scientific research in the Austrian school and libertarian political economy.

Economics for Beginners

Our Complex World

Complexity: Liberty vs. Power

Can we find freedom and opportunity in an uncertain future? This series explores the complex systems that shape our world.
The Costs of the Progressives

Progressivism

The battle between American individualism and modern progressive collectivism.
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