Mises Institute
Thursday, February 27, 2025
 
 
The Gold at Fort Knox Was Stolen from Americans
Ryan McMaken
The US gold reserves in Fort Knox are a legacy of the time the US government confiscated private gold and reneged on its promises to pay its debts in gold.
 
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The New GOP-Organized Labor Alliance Will Not Help the Working Classes
Connor O’Keeffe
Organized labor, which long has been the bedrock of the Democratic Party, is being courted by the MAGA Republicans trying to bolster their image with the “working classes.” But labor unions are no true friend to the working class.
 
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The Parent
or the State?
 
Who should control a child's education—their parents or the government?
 
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Inflation: North and South
 
The Civil War was funded through taxation, borrowing, printing, and confiscation—each with harmful economic effects.
 
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Mr. Stiglitz, Is Hayek in the Room with Us?
In Stiglitz’s latest book, The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society, his description of what he thought F.A. Hayek believed is a caricature of Hayek’s thought.
 
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How FDR’s Attack on the Gold Standard Spawned an Age of Inflation
Franklin Roosevelt’s attacks on the gold standard ushered in “the age of inflation” that has now robbed generations of Americans through the inflation tax.
 
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Auditing America’s Gold Is Not Just Important, It’s Critical

Since the last credible audit in the 1950s, America’s gold reserves have been subject to limited, flawed, and theatrical inspections.

 
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Understanding Money Mechanics
 
The theory, history, and practice of money and banking in the United States.
 
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The Misesian
 
The success of the American Revolution struck a heavy blow against the mercantilist system. But unfortunately, the wound was not mortal.
 
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