Mises Institute
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
 
 
Smashing the Western Illusion of Democracy
Finn Andreen
When our ruling classes speak of “believing in democracy,” they are speaking of a romantic version of a form of governance that, in real life, is quite different than the sanitized version presented in our media.
 
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New “Engels” on Marx
David Gordon
It is understood that Marx's theories stand entirely upon his Labor Theory of Value. If that theory is discredited, so is the scenario that leads to the inevitable triumph of communism. That fact, however, doesn't stop Marx's disciples from employing other fallacies.
 
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Does Any Daylight Remain Between Monetary and Fiscal Policy?
 
Contrary to the myths, the Fed and the Treasury work closely together.
 
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Learning from the Past: What History Teaches
 
In this 2004 lecture, Charles Adams suggests nine reforms to tame the tax monster.
 
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The Bolognese Jurists behind the Proto-Austrian Theories of the Salamanca School
While people knowing the history of the Austrian school of economics are familiar with the School of Salamanca, it turns out they were influenced by jurists in Bologna who helped to build a legal and intellectual framework upon which scholars could develop free market thought.
 
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Marxism as Sophism: A Critical Examination of Labor as a Commodity
Marx built his infamous labor theory of value on the premise that labor itself was a commodity. However, as Mises and other Austrians have noted, Marx failed both at understanding the complexity of labor and subjective value theories.
 
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Back to School—A Critique of the College Model
Without market forces reigning in costs, colleges have almost no incentive to get creative or reduce their expenses. As a result, many students graduate with enormous debt, and many without even securing jobs that justify their investment.
 
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We’re in the Middle of a Long War with the State
 
Ryan McMaken presented this talk at Mises University 2021.
 
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Austrian Business Cycle Theory: An Introduction
 
Only once we understand how the smaller parts of an economy work together can we begin to understand how the larger system works. This is the Austrian economics perspective presented as a model.
 
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