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Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Happy Armistice Day.

Before it was declared “Veterans Day”—and therefore lost its original pro-peace meaning—Armistice Day celebrated the end of the First World War. What a disastrous war it was. Today, James Bovard reminds us of some of the lies “that filled military cemeteries.” Indeed, we’re still living with WWI’s statist legacy today. The war was, as Rothbard shows, the great triumph of Progressive intellectuals.

Be sure also to check out our latest on the economic role of technological innovation, and the environmentalist lies surrounding artificial intelligence tech.

Ryan McMaken
Editor-in-Chief

On Veterans Day, Remember the Lies That Filled Military Cemeteries

James Bovard

A few hours studying the lessons of history can prevent heaps of grave-digging in the coming years. None of the veterans we celebrate on Veterans Day died protecting freedom in the US.

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War and the Growth of Government

Robert Higgs: War fuels Leviathan, and lost liberties never fully return.

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Rethinking “Sticky Prices” and Monetary Disequilibrium

Bob Murphy interviews Henry Hazlitt Research Fellow Jonathan Newman.

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The Logic of Hyperinflation: A Rejoinder to Hülsmann

Philipp Bagus responds to Hülsmann’s prior response. The debate is over whether closure of Argentina’s central bank would cause an inflationary crisis.

What Would Hayek and Mises Think about Mamdani?

Based on their writings, what insights do Hayek and Mises provide about the recent election of Mamdani? Soon, the Big Apple will be more rotten at its core.

Rothbard: World War I as the Triumph of Progressive Intellectuals

In this essay Rothbard discusses the war as the triumph of several Progressive intellectual strains from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Silver: Manipulation or Fundamentals?

Is silver “manipulated,” or are fundamentals doing the work?

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