Mises Institute
Saturday, October 25, 2025
 
 
War, Taxes, and the National Science Foundation
Peter G. Klein
Scientists have been transformed into grant hunters, and that gives them lots of incentives to lobby for even more federal funding. So, scientists themselves are among the most up in arms at the proposed cuts to federal research funding among universities today.
 
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“Experts” Don’t Know How Ignorant They Are
Gary Galles
The central philosophy of progressivism is that we should be governed by so-called experts, especially entrenched within an unelected bureaucracy. What happens, however, when the “experts” are just plain wrong?
 
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Tulipmania Reconsidered, Reconciling Austrian Perspectives
The Dutch Tulip Bulb Mania of the 1630s continues to fascinate, especially given recent asset bubbles. What caused this bubble is worth a second look.
 
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What Will the Next Gold Bust Look Like?
There have been four gold busts under the fiat dollar money regimes since the “freeing” of the gold price in March 1968. Will the current gold boom end in a similar bust?
 
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We Have Not Properly Reckoned with the Economic Insanity of 2020
The government’s covid response hurt the economy, leading the Federal Reserve to trigger massive inflation to bail out economic actors.
 
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Yes, Tariffs Reduce Imports, but They Also Reduce Exports
Bob Murphy unpacks Lerner’s Symmetry Theorem.
 
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The Myth of the “Robber Barons”: James Hill versus the Crony Competitors
The “robber baron” myth flips reality.
 
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Reading Markets the Austrian Way
Mark Thornton reviews a commodity playbook for long-term investors.
 
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Memories of Delray and 30 Years of Mises.org
 
Joshua, Connor, and Tho discuss the Supporters Summit, the legacy of Mises.org, and books they are reading.
 
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Hayek for the 21st Century—Our New 100,000 Book Giveaway
 
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