Mises Institute
Monday, November 24, 2025
A problem with utilitarianism: countless regimes have used it over the centuries to justify their crimes. David Gordon points out today ([link removed]) how utilitarianism tells us nothing is so evil that it is absolutely forbidden. That’s a problem.
Also today: It’s one thing to tolerate the state as an unfortunate reality of the modern world. It’s another thing entirely to actively defend the state and explain why it’s “necessary.” Per Bylund today explains the difference ([link removed]) .
Lots more below and at mises.org this week.
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The Futility of Utility
David Gordon
Mainstream economics is obsessed with “maximizing” so-called utility functions and discovering the ubiquitous “social utility curve.” In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon takes apart this “utility” fixation.
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Minarchism: The Worst Kind of State Idolatry
Per Bylund
Is minarchism an antidote for the growing statism and socialism infecting our body politic? Think of it as “statism lite.”
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The Seven Deadly Economic Sins
Seven “economic sins” share one root: monetary inflation—fueling higher prices, inequality, debt, war, and even moral decay.
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The Tyranny of
Phony Civil Rights
Dr. Wanjiru Njoya offers a conservative-libertarian case for liberty rooted in reality.
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Small Countries and Large Waves of Immigration: The [Classical] Liberal Solution
The greatest tension arises when migrants become dependent on any form of state funding.
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The Hypocrisy of Social Democracy: Hidden Intentions
Anyone who calls for elimination or inhibition of the market economy cannot claim that they are a friend to civilized society.
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JLS: Unified Libertarian Theory: Genesis
Unified libertarian theory (ULT) contends that libertarianism and realism are expressions of a single ethic shaped by context.
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Jobs Numbers, Dick Cheney, and Thanksgiving Turkey
Weak jobs, Cheney’s legacy, and why turkey costs more.
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The Misesian
In the latest issue of The Misesian, we give readers a sense of what happens at Mises University by featuring lectures and photos from the event, as well as testimonials from students.
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