Readings on Ethics and Capitalism, Part I: Catholicism
In this unpublished memo to the Volcker Fund in May 1960, Rothbard discusses some of the enormous differences among Catholics on political and economic questions.
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Hyperinflation and Hyperreality: Thomas Mann in Light of Austrian Economics
Decisively refuted by the facts of economic life, Marxism has been forced to retreat to the one place in the academy where empirical reality seems to carry no weight in an argument: the humanities departments.
Bring Back the Breakfast Drink
Everyone knows the rule: drink no liquor before noon. How insufferable such advice is! It has caused morning drinkers to hide their habits, deny them when confronted, and otherwise feel like they are doing something wrong or immoral or socially intolerable, a combination which leads to other forms of pathology.
Another Take on a Mises Song
At the Mises University this year, there will be another performance of “Mises: The Musical“
The Anti-Capitalism of Batman Begins
Pro-market movies seem atypical for Hollywood, and a thoughtful summer blockbuster seems almost an oxymoron.
The Myth of the Cell-Phone Addiction
Pundits and bloggers are addicted to decrying the supposed cell-phone addiction of Americans, writes Jeffrey Tucker. Actually, there is a rational explanation for why we observe so much cell-phone yammer and why we find it so alarming.
The Best Book on Money Ever Written
What's the best book on money ever written? That's an easy one: What Has Government Done to Our Money? by Murray N. Rothbard. The Mises Institute is bringing out a new edition, and uniting it with Rothbard's radical blueprint for monetary reform. You can help.
Envy Unleashed at the New York Times
In a series of editorials cleverly disguised as news stories, the New York Times is using highly misleading data to stoke envy and class hatred. George Reisman takes apart the latest in the series.
