Mises Institute
Monday, May 5, 2025
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Cracked Shells: Why Egg Prices Are High
Craig Duddy
As egg prices rise, the usual progressive suspects claim it is due to monopoly power by egg producers, calling for government intervention. However, the real reason is government intervention itself.
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A Moral Argument for Free Trade
Matthew Williams
Murray Rothbard believed that the right to engage in voluntary exchange has long been understood as a natural right, not just a good, practical idea. Tariffs and other trade barriers violate that right.
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Powell, Trump, and the Austrian Business Cycle Time Bomb
Mark Thornton cuts through the noise to explore the real economic threats facing America.
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The Drive for State and Federal Protective Tariffs
In the wake of the 1780s depression, American artisans clamored for protective tariffs.
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A Taxing Cut for IRS: Free Tax Filing Option to be Ended
The Trump administration announced that the IRS will end its free Direct File (DF) program that taxpayers have used on the IRS website to file their own tax returns.
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Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation, Monopoly, or Disarmament?
A past article, presenting a “libertarian” viewpoint of nuclear weapons, has two choices, but pointedly leaves out a third choice: nuclear disarmament.
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Hip, Hype, Hurrah!
In this edition of Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon reviews Arnold Schelsky’s The Hype Cycle and finds some worthy insights into things that modern culture has hyped, such as climate change.
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Want to Pay Down the National Debt? First, Cut Federal Spending
Here's Ryan McMaken with the economic truth politicians avoid.
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The Misesian
Rothbard’s “Anatomy of the State” introduces the state as a unique, coercive institution, distinct from society. The latest Misesian expands on this view, examining historical commentary on the state’s emergence and its central role in modernity.
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