What do we mean by “states‘ rights”? Mises scholar, Wanjiru Njoya, takes us through the discussion to show us how different ...

Austrian economics veers sharply from the economic mainstream over the use of mathematics and quantitative measures. Instead, ...

Some in Congress are floating the idea of selling government land—especially in the West—as a way to pay down federal debt ...

Mises University is the world's leading instructional program in the Austrian School of economics. In September 2025, the Mises Institute will hold its next Mises Book Club, a program that promotes ...

While it is tempting to see the economic success of Singapore and Hong Kong as similar, there really are stark differences ...

Why did North and South go to war with each other in 1861? The standard narrative is that slavery caused the war while more thoughtful people realize that the ...

Hanke is Professor of Applied Economics at The Johns Hopkins University. His work is on the economics of water, natural ...

Just as no one in the world could possibly make something as simple as a pencil all by himself, as the great Leonard Read ...

The “no hire, no-fire” job market continues. While we’re not yet seeing a trend toward widespread layoffs, it is increasingly difficult to get hired. As we saw ...

This article is dedicated to some of the quotes, especially from key participants and primary sources, about inflation and ...

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