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December 30, 2019

Mises Institute

By David Gordon

Why Marx Was Against Individual Rights

Karl Marx agreed with Rothbard that individual rights lead to inequality. For Marx, though, this was an argument against rights.

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By Ryan McMaken

Abolish the Office of the First Lady

Once upon a time, the president was expected to pay for parties and public relations out of his own pocket. Now we have the Office of the First Lady, so taxpayers can now pay her staff to plan opulent parties for wealthy donors and powerful politicians at the White House.

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By David Gordon

Butler Shaffer, R.I.P.

Butler Shaffer, a major libertarian legal scholar and theorist, died yesterday.

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By Frank Shostak

To Be Useful, Data Needs Theory

Statistical data is merely history, but a competent historian does not simply let the events speak for themselves. He arranges them according to the ideas underlying the general notions he uses in their presentation. He does not report facts as they happened, but only relevant facts.

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