Mises Institute
Thursday, May 15, 2025
 
 
To Make Flying Safe, Make Air Traffic Control a Profit-Seeking Business
William L. Anderson
With the recent collapse of air traffic control systems at Newark International Airport, air safety again is in the news. The problem is that the US ATC system is run on socialist principles. To fix this problem, turn to private enterprise.
 
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Tariffs Won’t Ever Be “Optimal”
Vincent Cook
Despite arguments from President Trump and his supporters, there is no such thing as an “optimal” tariff. If anything, Americans have the upper hand in trade because they can run large trade deficits due to the status of the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency.
 
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How Wars Endanger American Freedom
 
In this 1995 talk, John Denson explores how America’s military victories became pyrrhic defeats for freedom.
 
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How Trump Can Lower Drug Prices Without Price Controls
 
Competition, not government mandates, is the real solution.
 
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Courageous Followership and the Fight Against Tyranny
The powerful critiques of Mises and Hayek against centralized authority and their staunch defense of individual liberty offer essential lessons for followers navigating the ethical dilemmas of modern institutions and governments.
 
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USAID’s Legacy of Failure

Progressive supporters of USAID claim that the agency does vital work overseas to provide medical care and other necessities for the poorest of the poor. A closer look at its record reveals that USAID often is a hindrance.
 
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World War I: A Revisionist Reading List
These books and authors criticize the decision of the United States to enter WWI, the bad results of the treaties that ended the war, and the propaganda designed to induce the public to accept the war.
 
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Revisionist History of War Conference
 

The Mises Institute is livestreaming an exciting lineup of speakers, this Friday and Saturday, May 16–17.  Join us!
 
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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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