Mises Daily Email

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

The US’s bombing of Venezuela makes it clear that it’s business as usual in Washington. There is no doubt that the US regime still plans to invade whatever country it wants, whenever it wants, for any reason it wants. No departure from the model will be tolerated so long as the current ruling oligarchs remain in charge.

Also, Lew Rockwell shows how, from monetary policy to war, Donald Trump works to expand state power and destroy property rights.

Ryan McMaken, Editor-in-Chief

Three Key Lessons from the US’s Venezuela Intervention

Ryan McMaken

The US’s bombing of Caracas reiterates three key foundations of American foreign policy: the Constitution is dead, democracy is irrelevant, and the “rule of law” doesn’t matter.

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Growth, Affluence, and Government

Coerced “growth” isn’t progress. It’s forced sacrifice and waste.

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The Illogic of Reparations

Historical standards, selective memory, and the logic of victory.

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NYC Cheers Socialism while California Billionaires Run from It

“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples’ money.”

Trump’s Venezuelan Crony Capitalism

Trump justifies his war on Venezuela by saying that “they” stole “our” oil. Unpacking this claim gives us insight into Trump’s version of crony capitalism.

Right and Left: What Do They Really Mean?

Mises debunked National Socialism with precision long before it was rebranded by Soviet propaganda or labeled “far-right” by modern academics.

Silver’s Growing Pains

Mark Thornton takes a hard look at the monetary-metals squeeze.

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The Misesian

The latest issue of The Misesian discusses why, without private property, there is no way to plan for the future, and one’s goods are always subject to confiscation from the more powerful. In other words, a world without private property is a lawless world.