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January 14, 2021
Mises Institute

By Ryan McMaken

There Is No Such Thing as Treason

Some of the Capitol rioters are apparently guilty of real crimes like assault. Or even attempted murder. But none are guilty of the made-up, imaginary "crime" that is "treason."

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By David Gordon

What Does "Freedom" Mean? There Are Many Different Answers.

"These days most people tend to equate freedom with the possession of inalienable individual rights, rights that demarcate a private sphere no government may infringe on. But has this always been the case?"

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By Murray N. Rothbard

How the State Preserves Itself—and What the State Fears

The gravest crimes in the state's lexicon are almost invariably not invasions of private person or property, but dangers to the state itself: treason, desertion, insurrection, etc. The state does not exist to protect its citizens, but to protect itself.

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