Mises Institute
Friday, August 8, 2025
 
 
The European Miracle: How Contractual Politics and Divided Power Gave Birth to Western Prosperity
Joseph Solis-Mullen
How did Europe move from a collection of impoverished city states and kingdoms to a prosperous state of affairs?
 
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The Threats of AI Come from the State
Finn Andreen
Artificial intelligence is advancing, but people often fear it for the wrong reasons. AI is not a threat in itself, but rather becomes a threat when the state uses it as one more tool to limit individual liberty and to engage in oppressive behavior.
 
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Economics of Interventionism
 
Lucas Engelhardt traces Mises’s core argument that state interference in markets is self-defeating and inherently unstable.
 
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The Political Consequences of the Welfare State
 
In 1958, Ludwig von Mises warned that the welfare state turns legislators into vote-buyers.
 
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Atomic Salvation: Did the Atom Bombs Save 500,000 to 32 Million Lives?
The myth lives on to this day that the atomic bombs ended WWII prematurely, saving millions of lives.
 
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Inflation by Design: How Keynesian Dogma Undermines Capitalism
Inflation is no longer an exception, it is the rule. Official inflation targets of 4-6 percent per year have become normalized.
 
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Modern Socialism Is Forced Socialization
Modern socialism is based upon state interference in normal human relationships, economic and otherwise. It is as disastrous as the older state-planning model.
 
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Tariffs on India, Redistricting Battles, and a Possible Trump-Putin Meeting
 
Another week of Washington fixing the world with power grabs and price hikes.
 
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The Dollar Dilemma:
Where to from Here
 
Ron Paul explains how the collapse of sound money threatens global stability. He warns that inflation, debt, and central banking undermine economic freedom and erode trust in the dollar. Dr. Paul defends honest money and currency competition as essential to liberty, prosperity, and lasting peace.
 
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