Mises Institute

The Renaissance period is seen as mostly positive by historians, but the sinister development of absolutism and the imperial state complicates the legacy of that time.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/absolutism-and-reason-state-rothbard-growth-statism

Although the political establishment claims the Comey indictment represents an unprecedented moment in our history, the truth is much different. Federal prosecutors have a long history of bringing unjustified, politically-motivated prosecutions.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/james-comey-not-innocent-victim-lawfare-he-helped-create

The media is trying to frame last week’s indictment of James Comey as a “norm-shattering” use of executive power for personal gain. In truth, it's just the latest chapter in a much older story: the struggle between elected and unelected officials.

Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/trump-comey-and-long-history-unelected-government

Be sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB

By trying to protect dairy farmers and raise their incomes, the government created a massive cheese surplus, then gave it away, thus harming the farmers they were trying to support.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/wheels-government-cheese

Created to assure that newly-freed slaves would receive equal legal protection, the Fourteenth Amendment has come to dominate federal jurisprudence. This is not a good thing.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/how-fourteenth-amendment-empowers-judicial-activism

On the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton critiques “green” mandates through the seen–unseen lens, contrasting them with conservation grounded in property rights and price signals. He spotlights silver—vital for electronics, medicine, and water filtration, hard to recycle, and mostly a mining byproduct—now in multi-year supply deficits. Subsidies for solar and EVs accelerate silver consumption and divert it from higher-value uses into short-lived installations. Real conservation comes from ownership, profit and loss, and interest rates, not bureaucratic targets.

Donate $5 today to support the Mises Institute’s Fall Campaign and receive a physical copy of Hayek for the 21st Century: https://mises.org/mi25

A special bonus offer for Minor Issues listeners: donate to the Mises Institute’s Fall Campaign and receive a signed copy of Free Trade in the 21st Century: https://mises.org/mi25

Be sure to follow Minor Issues at https://Mises.org/MinorIssues

President Trump’s latest anti-broadcast media actions are portrayed in legacy media as being unprecedented. While they definitely are outrageous, they hardly are the first time presidents have used federal agencies to go after broadcast opposition.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/presidents-have-long-history-using-fcc-silence-their-critics

New letters, from Murray Rothbard to Frank Meyer, have been discovered by researcher Daniel Flynn detailing some of Rothbard’s earliest views on Ayn Rand, and what later went wrong.

This week is our Fall Campaign! Donate $5 today and receive a physical copy of Hayek for the 21st Century: https://Mises.org/RR25 https://Mises.org/RR25

Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbard

Radio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug

PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off

“Hate speech” does not exist. At all. That’s a concept the Left invented to justify state-enforced censorship of speech the Left doesn’t like.

This week is our Fall Campaign here at the Mises Institute. Donate $5 today! https://Mises.org/lb25

Be sure to follow the Loot and Lobby podcast at https://Mises.org/LL

Men can be trained to regard their exploiters as the virtuous architects of safety and prosperity, as so many so-called "citizens" in America are so relentlessly trained to do.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-government-so-loved-so-many