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Elon Musk Claims Money Will Become Irrelevant. Is He Right?
Elon Musk recently claimed that artificial intelligence will make money itself obsolete. He needs to read the literature of Austrian economics.
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Beyond the Halfway House
While classical liberalism is preferable to socialism and interventionism, it is, at best, a halfway house to total freedom.
Trump’s War on Venezuela
A just war must be defensive; a nation must be trying to stop an invasion. And even in a defensive war, you must follow certain restraints.
The Importance of Questioning the Egalitarian Premise
Modern egalitarianism is incompatible with individual liberty, something that is not proclaimed in political life. Egalitarians understand this, which is why they want to erase individual liberty altogether.
The Seven Deadly Economic Sins
What are the things that undermine and ultimately destroy an economy and our standard of living? Dr. Mark Thornton presents seven reasons why our economy is deteriorating.
Money Remains a Medium of Exchange and Is Not a Series of Data Points
Modern economists attempt to define money by correlating it with economic activity. As Austrian economists know, money is defined by its function as a medium of exchange.
Solutions to the Affordability Crisis Will Not Come from Government
While US politicians are presenting policy prescriptions to make life more affordable, none of them are proposing what really would end this crisis: free markets.
The Affordability Equation
Politicians now are campaigning on "affordability," but their idea of making things in life more "affordable" consists of numerous interventions into free markets that ultimately make things more costly.
Money Supply Growth Surges to Multi-Year High as The Fed Loosens Policy
The money supply has accelerated over the past three months and is now at the highest rate of growth seen in 40 months—since July of 2022.
New York’s Political Left Turn: Why the Real Ballot Is Cast by Migration
As leftist politicians claim they will make life more "affordable" by imposing costly government intervention into the markets, others vote with their feet, moving to places with less intervention and more economic sanity.
The Misesian
In the latest issue of The Misesian, we give readers a sense of what happens at Mises University by featuring lectures and photos from the event, as well as testimonials from students.
The Intra-Austrian Debate over Milei and the Central Bank
This week, Bob walks through two related debates: Hoppe’s criticism of Argentina's President Milei for not immediately closing Argentina’s central bank, and the follow-up exchange between Guido Hül
The K-Shaped Economy
The "K-shape" isn’t a mystery. As Mark Thornton explains, it’s Cantillon effects from cheap money and Leviathan.
John Mearsheimer and Europe’s Bleak Future
This week Ryan and Zachary Yost take a look at international relations scholar John Mearsheimer's claim that Europe faces a bleak future as the United States pivots away from NATO.
War Drums for Venezuela and the Financialization of College Football
On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss military escalation with Venezuela, more troubling jobs data, and how college football offers an example of how financialization,
Spring 2026 Virtual Mises Book Club
In February 2026, the Mises Institute will hold its next Mises Book Club, a program that promotes deep reading in Austrian economics.
Entrepreneurship Beyond Politics: Mises Circle in Oklahoma City
Join Keith Smith, Caitlin Long, Ryan McMaken, Per Bylund, and Timothy Terrell for our first event of 2026.
Libertarian Scholars Conference 2026
Join us in Auburn in March for Libertarian Scholars Conference 2026.
Austrian Economic Research Conference 2026
The Austrian Economics Research Conference is the international, interdisciplinary meeting of the Austrian School, bringing together leading scholars doing research in this vibrant and influential intellectual tradition.
Economics for Beginners
Complexity: Liberty vs. Power
Can we find freedom and opportunity in an uncertain future? This series explores the complex systems that shape our world.
America: From Republic to Empire
"War is the health of the state." —Randolph Bourne
Progressivism
The battle between American individualism and modern progressive collectivism.
What is the Mises Institute?
The Mises Institute is a non-profit organization that exists to promote teaching and research in the Austrian School of economics, individual freedom, honest history, and international peace, in the tradition of Ludwig von Mises and Murray N. Rothbard.
Non-political, non-partisan, and non-PC, we advocate a radical shift in the intellectual climate, away from statism and toward a private property order. We believe that our foundational ideas are of permanent value, and oppose all efforts at compromise, sellout, and amalgamation of these ideas with fashionable political, cultural, and social doctrines inimical to their spirit.