Mises Institute
Thursday, October 10, 2024
 
 
The Mirage of Honest Government
James Bovard
America is always on the verge of finally having “honest government.” Of course, what passes for “honest government” is a government that efficiently takes wealth from productive people and transfers it to those who are politically-connected.
 
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The “Fascist” Ad Hominem As an Act of Projection
Thomas J. DiLorenzo
Mussolini: “The fascist conception of life stresses the importance of the State and accepts the individual only in so far as his interests coincide with the State.”
 
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To Beat the State,
We Must Replace It
 
Ryan McMaken on why we must first build institutions that can replace the state. Institutions like families, churches, and schools.
 
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Hurricanes Are Not Going Away
 
We must double down on what’s making them more survivable.
 
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Why Democracy Has Such Staying Power
Despite its obvious failures, progressives claim that democracy is the Holy Grail of governance. Why people believe this is another question.
 
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Mises’s Framework Still Sets the Standard
As we wade through the intricacies of modern society, it becomes all the more imperative to go back to the works of Ludwig von Mises.
 
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Can the Federal Reserve Buy Gold? Should It?
Since the sixth century BC reign of Croesus of Lydia, refined gold has served as a monetary store of value.
 
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A Faceless Enemy
 
The war on terror introduced a new kind of enemy—one with no public face, no territorial boundaries, and no representative government.
 
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Why American History Is Not What They Say
 

The state and its creations are not the heroes. The producers of capital, the average people, the voluntary society: these are the forces that make up civilization.

 
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