Mises Institute
Friday, November 14, 2025
Good Afternoon.
The conservative Jonathan Sanford says that capitalism is ruining liberal arts education. But Sanford seems unaware that liberal arts colleges are a product of the private sector, and it was the government takeover in the twentieth century that is destroying the liberal arts ([link removed]) . Yet again, capitalism—what the critics now call “neoliberalism”—gets blamed for what the state did.
One thing modern government-funded colleges definitely don’t teach is economic self-reliance. James Bovard today ([link removed]) takes a look at how food stamps and federal war make everyone dependent on the state.
Ryan McMaken
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Neither God nor Man At Yale
David Brady
The liberal arts in higher education are in danger and many there are blaming (of course) free markets. However, by substituting progressive propaganda for higher learning, the leaders of liberal arts institutions sealed their own fate.
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Food Stamps and the Federal War on Self-Reliance
James Bovard
The government “shutdown” and the so-called threat to the food stamp program may be abated for now, but we need to understand why this program has metastasized in recent years. James Bovard tells us why.
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Liberty at Risk: The State’s Crisis Playbook
When emergencies hit, government surges and rarely shrinks back.
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The Meaning
of Revolution
There are many roles in a long, decentralized push for liberty.
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Congressional Republicans Must Stand Up to the President on Venezuela!
Congress needs a refresher in high school civics.
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What FDR Did to Our Money
For some 90 years, Americans have lived under the paper-money system that FDR established.
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Can Minimum Wages and Use of Workplace Robots Rise Simultaneously?
Thomas Sowell said about minimum wages: “the minimum is always zero.”
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Trump’s 50 Year Mortgage Mistake
Connor, Ryan, and Tho discuss Donald Trump’s FDR-like proposal.
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The Misesian
In the latest issue of The Misesian, we give readers a sense of what happens at Mises University by featuring lectures and photos from the event, as well as testimonials from students.
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