Mises Institute
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
 
 
Why They Really Hate Elon Musk
Connor O’Keeffe
As Elon Musk takes on federal agencies, the Washington establishment is trying to frame him as an unelected plutocrat using government to help himself and other rich people at the expense of the poor. But these labels apply much more accurately to the establishment itself.
 
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Why the Early Libertarians Opposed Universal Suffrage
Ryan McMaken
For both Locke and Montesquieu, private property was more fundamental than any political “right,” and this required prudential limitations on who could vote.
 
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Can Concentrated Power in DC Be Broken?
 
Ryan McMaken and Stephen Gardner discuss DOGE, corruption, waste, and more.
 
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The Inflationist View of History
 
Ludwig von Mises eloquently explained why inflation undermines the free market economy.
 
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The Political Crisis in South Korea and the Failure of Beltway Libertarians
Like their American counterparts, libertarians in South Korea allied themselves with the conservative political factions and now are paying a price in the face of a political meltdown.
 
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Will Cryptocurrency Bring about a Rebirth of Property Rights?
Government-sponsored currency means one does not own one’s money. Cryptocurrency, however, is privately owned, which is a threat to government’s money monopoly, potentially creating monetary property rights.
 
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Trump on Tariffs
Tariff advocates perpetuate the myth that the state can solve economic problems by imposing artificial barriers. What is truly disturbing about Trump’s tariff strategy, however, is the fundamental disregard for individual liberty and free-market principles.
 
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End the Fed
 
"We need to get the government out of our lives, out of our bedrooms, out of our walls, off our back, and out of foreign countries." —Ron Paul (2009)
 
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Memoirs
 
These are difficult times for those who love freedom, but they are nothing like what Mises faced during his life. He prevailed, and his Memoirs explain how. We can learn from Mises in this respect too.
 
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