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Private Property and Customer Safety: Starbucks Learns a Hard Lesson
One of my favorite illustrations of the different incentives private enterprise and government face when it comes to the provision...
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The Best Week of the Year Has Never Been More Important
The world today is in crisis. Military aggression in Ukraine has escalated into global economic war, with nations forced to...
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John Lilburne: The First English Libertarian
Introduction The year 2007 marked the 350th anniversary of the death of John Lilburne, a remarkable Englishman. He became known...
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A Future in Austrian Economics
This address was presented at the Mises Institute Graduate School Commencement at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 29 July 2022.
Read moreFaculty Panel: Policy and History
Featuring Per Bylund, Tom DiLorenzo, Lucas Engelhardt, Sandy Klein, Robert Murphy, Patrick Newman, and Tim Terrell. Recorded at the Mises Institute...
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Faculty Panel: Theory and Method
Featuring Mark Thornton, David Gordon, Jeffrey Herbener, Peter Klein, Jonathan Newman, Shawn Ritenour, and Joseph Salerno. Recorded at the Mises...
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Do Free Markets Create a Wasteful “Landfill Economy”? Definitely Not
Critics claim the market economy engages in "planned obsolescence" that encourages throwing good products into landfills. In fact, activities that...
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The Fallacy of Market Monetarism
The original Monetarists (Milton Friedman), Scott Sumner, and problems with Market Monetarism. Download the slides from this lecture at Mises.org/MU22_PPT_38....
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Rastafarianism’s Antistate Beginnings: It’s More Than Just Bob Marley’s Music
Despite its humble origins in 1930s Jamaica, Rastafarianism has evolved into a global liberation movement. Rastafarianism’s impact on popular culture...
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Energy Economics
Some principles for understanding environmental issues. Can government steer energy use decisions to improve outcomes? Download the slides from this...
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