How British Efforts to Enforce Equality Have Led to a Woke Totalitarianism
From the Equal Pay Act 1970 to the Equality Act 2010, there has been a wave of legalization in Britain to turn the state into some omniscient being that can determine the intentions of an employer. While these pieces of
The Best Week of the Year Has Never Been More Important
The world today is in crisis. Military aggression in Ukraine has escalated into global economic war, with nations forced to choose between following the lead of an increasingly illiberal West and access to the vital energy and industrial markets of
Private Property and Customer Safety: Starbucks Learns a Hard Lesson
One of my favorite illustrations of the different incentives private enterprise and government face when it comes to the provision of security is an incident that took place in a Philadelphia Starbucks in April 2018. Two black men who said they were
John Lilburne: The First English Libertarian
Introduction The year 2007 marked the 350th anniversary of the death of John Lilburne, a remarkable Englishman. He became known to his contemporaries as "Freeborn John."[1] He described himself as "a lover of his country and sufferer for the common liberty."[2] His
A Future in Austrian Economics
This address was presented at the Mises Institute Graduate School Commencement at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 29 July 2022.
Faculty Panel: Policy and History
Featuring Per Bylund, Tom DiLorenzo, Lucas Engelhardt, Sandy Klein, Robert Murphy, Patrick Newman, and Tim Terrell. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 29 July 2022.
Faculty Panel: Theory and Method
Featuring Mark Thornton, David Gordon, Jeffrey Herbener, Peter Klein, Jonathan Newman, Shawn Ritenour, and Joseph Salerno. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 29 July 2022.
Do Free Markets Create a Wasteful “Landfill Economy”? Definitely Not
Critics claim the market economy engages in "planned obsolescence" that encourages throwing good products into landfills. In fact, activities that might seem wasteful are the best use of resources. Original Article: "Do Free Markets Create a Wasteful "Landfill Economy"? Definitely Not" This
Rastafarianism’s Antistate Beginnings: It’s More Than Just Bob Marley’s Music
Despite its humble origins in 1930s Jamaica, Rastafarianism has evolved into a global liberation movement. Rastafarianism’s impact on popular culture has been phenomenal, its message of resistance resonating with people across the globe. Even in death, Bob Marley, probably the
The Fallacy of Market Monetarism
The original Monetarists (Milton Friedman), Scott Sumner, and problems with Market Monetarism. Download the slides from this lecture at Mises.org/MU22_PPT_38. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 29 July 2022.