Mises Institute
Friday, December 26, 2025
The Christmas story is one in which a new king is born, yet he does not seek worldly power. But, as soon as the local tyrant learns about it, he reacts by ordering the murder of children to preserve his political power. Then, as now, resistance to tyranny is in the spirit of Christmas ([link removed]) .
Even today, the spirit of resistance manages to survive in the West, as is seen even in 20th-century pop culture. Finn Andreen explains ([link removed]) .
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Reclaiming the Antistate Roots of Christmas
Jeffery L. Degner
Herod’s oppressive rule and the predations of the Roman state play a huge role in the Christmas story.
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The Libertarian Political Messages in The Mark of Zorro
Finn Andreen
The 1940 version of The Mask of Zorro is more than a swashbuckling film.
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Plato
Greeks are considered the start of political philosophy. Plato is the most famous.
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How Capitalism Made Christmas a Holiday for Children
Christmas is the time to strategize on how to receive essential toys from Santa.
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Putting the Economics Back in Christmas
Saving, investment, and entrepreneurship are the critical components of economic growth.
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More Largesse from Santa Claus Trump
All children eventually learn that the presents under the Christmas tree come from family and friends, who must pay for them with their own money.
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This Is Not a Christmas Story—But Maybe It Should Be
Losing one’s money, credit cards, and passports in a New York City cab could have been a disaster.
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Reading, Teaching, and Quoting Mises
Mark Thornton at the 2024 Human Action Conference in Auburn.
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Hayek for the 21st Century
The Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of this collection of essays by Austrian School economist and Nobel laureate F. A. Hayek, whom Ludwig von Mises described as “one of the great economists” of all time. The vision of this book is to introduce a new generation of readers to Hayek’s writings.
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