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August 15, 2020
Mises Institute

By Jeff Deist

Trump Agonistes

Populists need a status quo to oppose, and Trump now faces a new normal of incumbency.

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By Robert P. Murphy

A Brief History of the Gold Standard, with a Focus on the United States

Arguments over the gold standard are not merely technical disagreements. Rather, the gold standard often serves as a proxy for “sound money,” which was a central element in the classical liberal tradition of limiting government’s ability to wreak havoc on society.

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Jeff Deist | Walter Block

Man, Economy, and State: Monopoly with Dr. Walter Block

When Murray Rothbard wrote Man, Economy, and State in the 1950s, monopoly theory was a mess. Even Mises did not have a full understanding of where neoclassical economics went wrong in diagnosing "market failure." But in Chapter 10 of his great treatise, Rothbard demolished the myths surrounding monopolies and cartels. His friend Dr. Walter Block joins the show to discuss Rothbard's breakthroughs and draw downward-sloping demand diagrams for us!

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MISES WIRE AND
POWER & MARKET 


Institute's Master of Arts in Austrian Economics to Commence Next Week by Jeff Deist

Jefferson on the Family and Liberty by David Gordon

Why Property Rights Are Absolute, but Contracts Are Not by Murray N. Rothbard

Gold Prices Show There's a "Big Short" Going on in Official Currencies by Thorsten Polleit

Why There's a Left-Right Divide among Libertarians by Gregory Gordon

Trump's Payroll Tax Order Is Good Politics, but Doesn't Offer Much Tax Relief by Ryan McMaken

Are Negative Rates a Natural Historical Development? by Pascal Hügli

Calculating GDP Correctly by Mark Brandly

The Misplaced Fear of "Monopoly" by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

Why We Need Entrepreneurs and Market Prices for a Healthy Economy by Fabrizio Ferrari

Why Chicago's Mayor Blames Her City's Murders on Wisconsin and Indiana by Ryan McMaken

Why I Write by James Bovard

Albert Jay Nock, Radical by Murray N. Rothbard
Pennsylvania Is Playing Politics with Drug Rationing by Zachary Yost

Reflections on the Failure of Socialism by Max Eastman
 

AUDIO MISES WIRE


Why the US Economy Is Stronger Than the Eurozone's

Dear Portland, It's Not America's Job to Solve Your Problems

The Implosion of the Virus Hysteria Smells a Lot like 1989

Today's Anticapitalists Are Closer to Fascism Than They Think

Trump's Payroll Tax Order Is Good Politics, but Doesn't Offer Much Tax Relief

Political Self-Determination and the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
 


THIS WEEK'S PODCASTS


Economics for Entrepreneurs: Per Bylund Introduces the Austrian Business Model

Radio Rothbard: Kamala Harris Is Basically Obama-Clinton 2.0, but Worse

Radio Rothbard: Why Chicago's Mayor Blames Her City's Murders on Wisconsin and Indiana
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