1+ hour, 54+ min ago   (473+ words) It’s a very common example used to illustrate the plight of the poor. The reasoning goes that this math is what keeps the poor poor and the rich rich. The poor person is forced to spend additional money over the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (782+ words) In 1871, Carl Menger gave what still is the best explanation of diminishing marginal utility. What was true in 1871 is true today. Why Don’t We Keep Buying? (And Buying) A man walks into a store and buys a bottle of water…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (202+ words) Every donor of $100 or more gets our limited edition 40th Anniversary Mises University T-shirt! Donors’ names will be prominently displayed on the Honor Roll during Mises University. Plus, the 2026 Mises University official T-shirt! While Adam Smith is celebrated in some circles…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (407+ words) They can watch it on television, it’s sorta semi-free to watch it on television. That’s the way life goes. Now, if the team wasn’t a big success, you could go very easily. That’s just the way life is. To quote…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (209+ words) Government transit in the US is going from bad to worse. Systems are breaking down and law-abiding riders face dangers of assault, robbery, and murder. The current “solution”? Spend even more money on these systems. The Lane Kiffin saga has…...

11+ mon, 2+ day ago   (158+ words) Don’t Wait. Double Your Gift Today! Any amount—even $5—helps. Donating $100 (or $9 per month) will also make you a 2026 Mises Member. And today only, everyone who donates $100 or more will receive two booklets by Hans-Hermann Hoppe: Social Democracy and What…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (755+ words) “If human equality is to be forever averted—if the High, as we have called them, are to keep their places permanently—then the prevailing mental condition must be controlled insanity.”—George Orwell, 1984 “In contrast to all other thinkers, left,…...