Mises Institute
Friday, September 5, 2025
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Donald Trump and the Mythology of Expert Governance
William L. Anderson
President Trump’s attempts to remake federal agencies has generated fierce opposition from progressives, who believe that government led by experts can solve most of our problems. Reality tells us something different.
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The Venezuela Military Deployment Is about Cronyism, Not National Security
Connor O’Keeffe
President Trump has deployed naval vessels off the coast of Venezuela, citing its escalation of the war on drugs. However, the true motivation for Washington’s involvement in the region is more likely related to disputed oil claims affecting well-connected energy companies.
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Parallel Lives:
Liberty or Power?
Lew Rockwell pits Murray Rothbard’s principled liberty against Alan Greenspan’s careerist power—and its costs.
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The Progressive Era Triple Alliance: Government as Cartellizer
The Progressive Era spawned a state–business “reform” cartel.
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The US Now Has More Unemployed People than Job Openings
This does not bode well for new potential workers entering the labor force. Remarkably, things look especially bad for recent college graduates.
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How 1971 Broke the Economy—And Why Only Austrians Can Fix It
Nixon’s 1971 decision didn’t just close a gold window—it opened the door to a fiat future of perpetual inflation, asset bubbles, moral hazard, and chronic economic dysfunction.
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The Myth of Fed Independence
The standard reply of the Fed and its partisans is that any such measures, however marginal, would encroach on the Fed’s independence from politics. Rothbard dismantled this myth.
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Politicizing a Politicized Fed and the Value of Leisure
Jonathan joins Ryan and Connor to discuss this week’s topics of interest.
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Hayek for the 21st Century—Our New 100,000 Book Giveaway
Hayek for the 21st Century is a primer for the layperson, introducing a new generation of readers to Hayek’s writings and hopefully avoiding the 20th century’s mistakes in the 21st century.
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