Mises Institute
Saturday, December 20, 2025
 
 

Marxists have dominated the “soft” academic departments for so long, it’s hard to remember a time when literary criticism was not almost exclusively a field for the socialist Left. But this is not a reason to let them win, and the work of the great literary critic Paul Cantor shows us how Austrian economics and libertarian thought offer a better way of seeing art and culture.

Also today, Josh Mawhorter shows how the cheapening of our fiat currency has driven investors toward housing, and made it unaffordable for so many.

Ryan, Editor-in-Chief

 
 
Breaking the Marxist Mold: A Review of Libertarian Literary and Media Criticism: Essays in Memory of Paul A. Cantor
Jason Jewell
Libertarian Literary and Media Criticism is a welcome addition to a field long starved for alternatives to Marxist approaches. 
 
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Inflation and the Intergenerational Housing Rivalry
Joshua Mawhorter
Instead of market competition, inflation forces young and old into rivalrous competition for housing. The best solution to this is sound money.
 
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