Mises U 2025

The right dismisses economics at its peril. Tom Woods shows why Austrian economics holds the key to solving the very cultural and economic crises that MAGA claims to care about.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on July 20, 2025.

Mises University is the world's leading instructional program in the Austrian School of economics, and is the essential training ground for economists who are looking beyond the mainstream.

Ryan McMaken explores five enduring myths in the history of political thought, drawing on Ralph Raico’s The Struggle for Liberty to challenge conventional takes on Rousseau, John Stuart Mill, constitutionalism, and more. This lecture reclaims the radical roots of liberalism and warns against the illusion of legal remedies in the fight for freedom.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on July 26, 2025.

Mises University is the world's leading instructional program in the Austrian School of economics, and is the essential training ground for economists who are looking beyond the mainstream.

Tho Bishop delivers a defense of Gen Z, arguing that they are bearing the brunt of decades of fiscal irresponsibility, inflationary policy, and political neglect. With historical insight and Rothbardian flair, he exposes how central banks, entitlements, and Keynesian ideology have rigged the system against younger generations, and why reclaiming the narrative is key to rebuilding liberty.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on July 26, 2025.

Mises University is the world's leading instructional program in the Austrian School of economics, and is the essential training ground for economists who are looking beyond the mainstream.

Hosted live at Mises Unviversity 2025, Spencer Morrison, author of Reshore: How Tariffs Will Bring Our Jobs Home, faces off with economist Murray Sabrin over the economic merits and pitfalls of tariffs. Morrison argues that strategic tariffs protect national industries, foster innovation, and maintain economic independence, while Sabrin counters that free trade and economic freedom consistently deliver greater prosperity and peace. Both debaters examine historical evidence, current economic policy, and practical implications of interventionism versus open markets, providing a nuanced discussion on one of economics' enduring controversies.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on July 25, 2025.

Mises University is the world's leading instructional program in the Austrian School of economics, and is the essential training ground for economists who are looking beyond the mainstream.

Connor O’Keeffe applies Rothbardian insights to expose how the news media distorts reality, not because of markets, but because of its entanglement with the state. From access-driven censorship to democracy-fueled misinformation, this talk reveals why the real threat isn’t media profit. It’s political power.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on July 26, 2025.

Mises University is the world's leading instructional program in the Austrian School of economics, and is the essential training ground for economists who are looking beyond the mainstream.

What’s the real foundation of a free and prosperous society—state control or individual liberty? In this dynamic faculty panel, leading Austrian economists challenge mainstream economic dogmas, from monopoly myths and interventionism to the paradox of tolerance and the future of money. Audience questions spark an exploration of ethics, property rights, methodology, human capital, and the limits of state power. This is the Austrian answer to today’s economic controversies.

Featuring Paul Cwik, Lucas Engelhardt, David Gordon, Jeffrey Herbener, Shawn Ritenour, and Joe Salerno.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on July 25, 2025.

Mises University is the world's leading instructional program in the Austrian School of economics, and is the essential training ground for economists who are looking beyond the mainstream.

What's the best historical example of a truly libertarian society—and what’s the biggest obstacle facing liberty today? In this faculty panel, Mises Institute scholars answer tough questions on taxation, constitutional limits, fractional reserve banking, and the controversial issues of assisted suicide and anti-discrimination laws.

Featuring Tom DiLorenzo, Patrick Newman, Bob Murphy, Sandy Klein, David Howden, Timothy Terrell, and Mark Thornton.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on July 25, 2025.

Mises University is the world's leading instructional program in the Austrian School of economics, and is the essential training ground for economists who are looking beyond the mainstream.

Jonathan Newman challenges mainstream interpretations of equilibrium, showing how Austrian economics replaces static models with a dynamic, step-by-step view of market coordination. Drawing on Mises, Rothbard, and Salerno, he explains how real-world prices emerge from individual choices and imperfect knowledge, not from abstract supply-demand curves or idealized conditions

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on July 25, 2025.

Mises University is the world's leading instructional program in the Austrian School of economics, and is the essential training ground for economists who are looking beyond the mainstream.

Patrick Newman exposes tariffs as economic distortions that harm consumers and misallocate resources. Drawing on Austrian insights, he debunks protectionist myths and makes the case for free trade over government intervention.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on July 22, 2025.

Mises University is the world's leading instructional program in the Austrian School of economics, and is the essential training ground for economists who are looking beyond the mainstream.

Entrepreneurs are the market’s driving force: risk-takers who organize capital and labor to meet uncertain consumer needs. Without them, there is no market economy.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on July 21, 2025.

Mises University is the world's leading instructional program in the Austrian School of economics, and is the essential training ground for economists who are looking beyond the mainstream.