Mises Institute
Saturday, August 2, 2025
 
 
Christine Lagarde and the Privatization of Currency
Ulrich Fromy
EU Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has declared that anything that might lead to private currencies must be stopped. Yet, as F.A. Hayek noted, one way to confound central banks is through private currencies.
 
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Why Governments Burned Money
Joshua Mawhorter
MMT misses the crucial reasons why governments sometimes burned paper money received as tax revenue. By then, the purchasing power had already been expropriated and the remaining paper represented a liability.
 
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An Open Letter to Treasury Secretary Bessent
Dr. DiLorenzo has some words for Secretary Bessent about the true role of the Fed and its record in this open letter.
 
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MMTers Love When Governments Burn Money
While it is true that colonial governments sometimes burned money after receiving it for taxes, this does not confirm MMT.
 
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Why Classical-Liberal Constitutionalism Has Failed
The old classical liberal political tactics of constitutionalism, state building, and universal suffrage have clearly failed.
 
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Five Myths About the History of Political Thought
Drawing on Raico’s The Struggle for Liberty, Ryan McMaken challenges the conventional takes on Rousseau, John Stuart Mill, constitutionalism, and more.
 
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The Problems
of Inflation
In this 1968 lecture, Ludwig von Mises delivers a forceful critique of inflationary policy, showing how monetary expansion undermines savings, distorts prices, and erodes the foundations of a market economy.
 
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The Great Precious Metal Premium Conspiracy
Why do gold and silver coins cost more than spot, and why do those premiums vanish when selling? Mark Thornton unpacks the mystery of precious metal premiums.
 
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What Henry Hazlitt Knew and What You Should Know About Inflation
 
Bob Murphy at Mises U 2025.
 
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The Dollar Dilemma:
Where to from Here
 
Ron Paul explains how the collapse of sound money threatens global stability. He warns that inflation, debt, and central banking undermine economic freedom and erode trust in the dollar. Dr. Paul defends honest money and currency competition as essential to liberty, prosperity, and lasting peace.
 
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