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Keynesian economics is a scourge to any nation that tries it, and African countries are no exception. Original Article: "Nine Ways Debt and Deficit Spending Severely Harm African Societies" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

A maybe somewhat neglected aspect of libertarian theory as understood by Ludwig von Mises is the theory of internal peace in a society and how it can shed light on how to deal with cases of controversial legislation about individual liberties

In "Nations by Consent," Murray Rothbard explains that because libertarians tend to view the world through either the lens of the state or of the individual, they miss out on one of the most important aspects of the real world: the

Perhaps one of the more astute observers of Russian foreign policy in recent decades has been John Mearsheimer at the University of Chicago. He has spent years warning against US-led NATO enlargement as a tactic that would provoke conflict with

Lots of Americans now openly discuss the idea of National Divorce, focusing on the political, cultural, and social divisions in America. But what about the economics? How would issues like debt, entitlements, and defense be addressed if the US split

Groups targeted by class warriors in America will achieve more if they follow the Igbos’ path and ignore the politics of grievance. Original Article: "Africa's Entrepreneurs: The Igbos of Nigeria" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

The top seller on Amazon for books devoted to war and peace as of this writing, Scott Horton's newest offering, Hotter than the Sun: Time to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, is a timely must read. As Washington barrels heedlessly along into Cold

Robert Nozick is probably most familiar to readers of this column as a libertarian political philosopher, but this week I’d like to look at another issue, relevant not only to libertarians but to anyone interested in moral and political thought,

While the economic sanctions against Russia are helping to impoverish people in that country, they are doing a lot of damage elsewhere too. Original Article: "The Unending Farce of US Sanctions against Russia" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher

We are bombarded regularly with narratives touting the ravaging effects of income inequality in capitalist societies. For many, inequality is the signature economic story of the twentieth century and must be averted at all costs. But inequality is only problematic