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The empty shopping mall: a story of how government actions created a huge malinvestment in western Pennsylvania. Original Article: "Empty Malls and Shopping Centers: How Government Fuels Malinvestments" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Robert Kagan is a well-known neoconservative historian who believes that America ought to exercise a “benevolent hegemony” over the rest of the world. In his just-published book, The Ghost at the Feast: America and the Collapse of World Order, 1900–1941

How do societies determine who their heroes are? We know that often those seen as heroes actually made a country worse off. Original Article: "How Should a Nation Determine Its Heroes?" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

When proposing alternatives to the state, libertarians should look back at the basics of political philosophy and find historical examples that illustrate the achievement of the goals of individual freedoms and self-government. The most common mistake is to think of the

Progressives like to claim that "America" has a "gun violence problem." However, the "gun violence problem" happens to exist in places where progressives dominate the government. Original Article: "Concentrate Where the Murders Are Concentrated" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher

One of the many myths that schoolchildren are taught in the name of American exceptionalism is the idea that the Americans finally embraced a republican form of government at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. This, we are told, was revolutionary. The

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop feel obligated to discuss the State of the Union address. Was anything of value learned? Tune in to find out. Also, join the Mises Institute in Tampa this month for

Life on Earth is gradually getting better in every way, shape, and form. Dark times—like the present—are the major reason why that’s a hard sell for most people; energy crises, inflation, wars, deficits, and pandemics seem to suggest that things

Monetary authorities have come up with numerous clever ways of measuring money. However, they are unable even to define money, much less measure it.  Original Article: "Do Correlations Help Define Money?" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

The Biden administration has increased federal government spending by a record $3.4 trillion since January 2021. That includes such signature bills as the American Rescue Plan Act of $1.8 trillion, the Inflation Reduction Act of $50.6 billion, and the Infrastructure