Mises Institute
Monday, April 14, 2025
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Trump’s “Fair Trade” Offal
James Bovard
Although he has temporarily suspended his threatened tariffs, President Trump’s demands for “fair trade” make no sense economically speaking. Trump’s demands of Vietnam alone are beyond head-scratching.
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The President’s Unilateral Tariff Power and the Triumph of the Executive State
Ryan McMaken
How remarkable it is that today’s conservatives are so enthusiastically committed to handing over untrammeled power to the executive to impose new taxes.
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Pietism and the
Power Brokers
Murray Rothbard unpacks the forgotten forces that shaped American parties and the rise of corporate statism.
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Trump’s Tariffs:
Triffin Is Wrong, Ron Paul Is Right
Bob Murphy argues that persistent US trade deficits aren’t necessary for dollar dominance.
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Did Tariffs Really Cause the American Civil War?
Regional conflicts went far beyond a simple dispute over taxation. For the South, the end aimed at was the preservation of slavery, and the means they employed to realize these ends was secession.
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How Economic Competition, Rational Economic Calculation, and Civilization Emerge from Private Property
Mises said, “The continued existence of society depends upon private property.” Private property is essential for exchange and economic calculation.
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A Foundation for Libertarian Ethics
Within a libertarian society, people are free to act as long as they follow a principle of non-aggression. But can a libertarian society adopt an idea of the common good? In his Friday Philosophy, David Gordon tackles that question.
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The Twin Deficits
Mark Thornton exposes the real threat to our economy—and it’s not what you’ve been told.
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The Betrayal
of the American Right
Murray Rothbard tells the untold story of a lost tradition: a pro-liberty, anti-war right that was sidelined by the rise of statism, empire, and big-government conservatism.
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