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Washington is pursuing industrial policy again, this time being an attempt to form a minerals consortium with other countries to secure minerals vital to US manufacturing. No doubt, this initiative will end up on the ash heap of bad policy.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/minerals-consortium-will-result-malinvestment

The US fiat monetary regime not only has given us inflation and boom-and-bust cycles, but it also is the main contributor to the out-of-control government spending and debt accumulation.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/causes-uncontrollable-us-public-spending-and-debt

The standard line among most economists is that deflation is as bad or even worse than inflation. In reality, the economy needs deflation now more than ever.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/deflation-bad-economy

Bob sits down with Dr. Jonathan Newman to discuss his Mises Academy course for homeschooling families based on Lessons for the Young Economist, using it as a starting point to walk through the full Austrian case against socialism.

Related:

• The Mises Academy: Mises.org/HAP550a
• Dr. Newman's Course, Lessons for the Young Economist: Mises.org/HAP550b
• Bob's Lessons for the Young Economist: Mises.org/HAP550c
• Bob's Lessons for the Young Economist Teacher's Manual: Mises.org/HAP550d
• Dr. Newman's Article, "Star Trek Is Wrong: There Will Always Be Scarcity": Mises.org/HAP550e

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Last week’s CPI report, and this week’s PPI report both showed price inflation surging to multi-year highs, and not just on oil prices.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/price-inflation-accelerates-wars-and-deficits-expand

What might be the process of a society moving from being unfree to being free? Here is one scenario.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/when-society-chooses-freedom-unfree-world

Ryan McMaken looks at the latest jobs numbers form the federal government and why so many workers and families appear to think the economy is in trouble.

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Ryan McMaken takes a look at Rothbard's seminal 1963 essay "War, Peace, and the State." We find that Rothbard was no pacifist, but supported defensive violence against aggressors. Rothbard also maintains war must be limited by respect for neutrals, and avoidance of weapons that target innocent non-combatants. 

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On the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton opens with a candid assessment of his own prediction record: what he got right, what he got wrong, and why Austrian economics tells you what must come but not when. He then turns to the current landscape: every major valuation metric is flashing red, market concentration exceeds the level on the cusp of the 1987 crash, deficit spending is at World War II levels, and the Fed is injecting $40 billion a month in new liquidity. Yet Wall Street remains unanimously bullish. The second half features an interview with Kaniki Kojo on gold, fiat currencies, and the Austrian school's growing global influence.

2026 is the Year of Rothbard—Murray's 100th birthday—and we're celebrating by giving away free copies of Anatomy of the State through May 31. Grab yours today at https://mises.org/issuesfree

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Murray Rothbard is one of the all-time greats in Austrian economics and libertarianism. When studying his achievements, we immediately see that Rothbard is a giant whose shoulders free-market scholars should aspire to stand on.

Original article: https://mises.org/misesian/why-rothbard-relevant-ever