Mises Institute
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Markets are the source of all economic progress, but governments everywhere are crippling markets and impoverishing the people. Yet, when life becomes unaffordable, governments claim that they can fix the problem. Today, Artis Shepherd explains this disastrous cycle ([link removed]) .
Also: Vincent Cook shows ([link removed]) that the politicians campaigning on “affordability” want the usual government “solutions.”
Ryan McMaken, Editor-in-Chief
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Solutions to the Affordability Crisis Will Not Come from Government
Artis Shepherd
While US politicians are presenting policy prescriptions to make life more affordable, none of them are proposing what really would end this crisis: free markets.
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The Affordability Equation
Vincent Cook
Politicians now are campaigning on “affordability,” but their idea of making things in life more “affordable” consists of numerous interventions into free markets that ultimately make things more costly.
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The Intra-Austrian Debate over Milei and the Central Bank
Hoppe’s criticism of Milei and the follow-up exchange between Hülsmann and Bagus.
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Why Banning Hate Speech Is Evil
Marion Millar has been charged with the crime of “malicious communication” due to tweets criticizing gender self-identification.
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The Hegseth Killings Must Stop
Congress has the authority to stop Secretary Hegseth from killing people on the high seas. It should do so without delay.
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Video: How Monetary Inflation Destroys The Middle Class
Economist Daniel Lacalle hosted Ryan McMaken on his channel to talk about the damage of monetary inflation on the middles class.
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Obama’s PowerPoint Death Parade Led to Trump’s Venezuelan Killings
President Trump and Hegseth are cashing a blank check for carnage that was written years earlier by President Barack Obama.
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The K-Shaped Economy
Mark takes apart the mainstream media’s “K-shaped economy” cliché.
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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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