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While the US was able to give the Soviets a bloody nose by pouring billions into the mujahideen, it’s undeniable the US created a Frankenstein's monster that ended up turning on its creator. Original Article: "The Roots of the Afghanistan War" This

The Federal Reserve has been increasing the money supply at an explosive rate. The federal budget, deficits, and the trade deficit are record levels. Governments, both foreign and domestic, have locked down people, restricting production and consumption. How should this

The state is making people dependent on it, both as means for control and as an outcome of many policies intended to provide relief. Original Article: "The Postpandemic World Is One of Widespread Dependence on Government" This Audio Mises Wire is generously

One of the worst consequences of converting the federal government to a national security state has been the stultification or warping of the consciences of the American people. With unwavering allegiance to the Pentagon, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the

The 1980s were a kind decade for the United States when it came to its ability to project military power. Coming off the heels of decisive interventions in Grenada and Panama and devastating punitive actions against Libya and Iran, the

It is important to get some much-needed context when examining a disease which is being used to justify unprecedented increases in state power and violations of human rights. Original Article: "Age-Adjusted Mortality Is at 2004 Levels. Yet They Tell Us Covid

This special virtual seminar for donors to our fall campaign was livestreamed on October 8th, 2021. Jeff Deist and Bob Murphy discuss Mises's views on interventionism and their continued relevance today, particularly after the last year and a half of economic

Over the past half decade, there has been a growing trend signaling a shift in the perceived and accepted role of science. It is not uncommon to see slogans and mottos such as “the science is settled” and “believe in

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to Berkeley's David Card, MIT's Josh Angrist, and Stanford's Guido Imbens for their work on "natural experiments," a currently fashionable approach to estimating the causal impact of one economic variable on another.

Money supply growth slowed again in August, falling for the sixth month in a row, and to an18-month low. That is,  money supply growth in the US has come down from its unprecedented levels, and has now returned to more "normal"