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Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Murray Rothbard was right when he labeled the Constitutional Convention a counterrevolution against the spirit of the American Revolution. Yet pundits and historians continue to push the myth that the 1787 convention somehow saved America. In fact, the new constitution needlessly centralized government power.

Increasing state power is what politicians do, and it’s why politicians love war. War, in fact, as Smedley Butler knew, was a racket for the ruling class.

Ryan McMaken, Editor-in-Chief

Constitutions and Chaos

Will Ferrell

The Ken Burns theme that the creation of the US Constitution saved this country from “chaos” exaggerates the difficulties the new nation faced under the Articles of Confederation and fails to comprehend where the Articles were successful.

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Three Key Lessons from the US’s Venezuela Intervention

The foundations of American foreign policy.

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Trump’s National Insecurity Strategy

President Trump’s latest national security initiative is unlikely to make the US secure from outside danger.

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Regime Change and Nation-Building Are Back!

In case you missed it, the foolish prospect of quick and easy regime change is back again in the public consciousness.

Mises on Secession

If Mises stopped short of affirming the full right of individual secession, it was only because of what he regarded as technical obstacles.

Calhoun’s Doctrine of the Concurrent Majority

John C. Calhoun perceived the doctrine of the concurrent majority as limiting the powers of government.

Liberating the American University

Cut all state ownership, funding, and regulation. Let genuinely private institutions compete.

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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.