Mises Institute
Saturday, May 17, 2025
 
 
MMT, Chartalism, and the Colonial Experience
Joshua Mawhorter
The MMT crowd now claims that the monetary history of the US is an example of chartalism. US history is actually an example of the opposite.
 
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How War Propaganda Has Fueled American Foreign Policy for a Century
Ryan McMaken
Isn’t it funny how, with the possible exception of Vietnam, all of America’s wars have been justified and have been right and good? What are the odds?
 
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Jordan Peterson and the Real “Dark Tetrad”
Peterson suggests a “dark tetrad” is surfacing on the non-interventionist right, hiding motives behind conservative language. There’s a historical echo in neoconservatism, which is also tied to Machiavellianism.
 
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Why Elon Musk Is Right: The Case Against Subsidizing Amtrak
Amtrak is always on the verge of reviving intercity rail traffic in the US, or at least that is what politicians want us to believe. The truth is that the case for defunding Amtrak has never been stronger.
 
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How Trump Can Lower Drug Prices Without Price Controls
While Trump has not yet turned to price controls to address America’s absurdly high drug prices, Monday’s executive order suggests that he soon may. Here are three things he can do instead.
 
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A History of Political Theory in the West
Political Scientist Joseph Solis-Mullen joins Ryan McMaken to review Ralph Raico’s newly published lectures on politics in the West.
 
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How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine
Scott Horton exposes how US foreign policy disasters threaten peace, prosperity, and freedom.
 
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Resurrection of the Skyscraper Curse?
With the resurrection of Saudi Arabia's Jeddah Tower project set for completion around 2027, could another global economic crisis be imminent?
 
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Explaining the Quirks in the GDP Report
 
Bob Murphy shows why the report signifies poor economic performance.
 
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The Misesian
 
Rothbard’s “Anatomy of the State” introduces the state as a unique, coercive institution, distinct from society. The latest Misesian expands on this view, examining historical commentary on the state’s emergence and its central role in modernity.
 
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