Property Rights
On Public Property: Response to Dominiak, Israel, and Fegley
Why US Firms Aren’t Racing into Venezuela, Even with Political Incentives
Part of Donald Trump’s military excursion into Venezuela was to make the country more attractive to US business investment. It hasn’t worked out that way and probably won’t in the future, either, due to the socialist regime there.
‘Nature-Al’ Entrepreneurship: Being Green Without the State
Dr. Timothy Terrell explains how entrepreneurs and property rights can protect forests, wildlife, and open spaces better than bureaucracies, using real-world examples of “enviropreneurs” who profit by conserving nature instead of exploiting it.
Rothbard and Eminent Domain: Confused History and Legal Sleight of Hand
Governments at all levels abuse their “privilege” of eminent domain, the taking of private property for government use. Murray Rothbard understood that government was not justified to seize property for such use in the first place.
Rothbard and Eminent Domain: Confused History and Legal Sleight of Hand
Governments at all levels abuse their “privilege” of eminent domain, the taking of private property for government use. Murray Rothbard understood that government was not justified to seize property for such use in the first place.
From the Editor—January/February 2026
In this issue of The Misesian, we look at how the inflationary economy affects Gen Z, and what can be done to reclaim an economy based on saving, investing, and looking to the future. Hope is a fragile thread.
Olaudah Equiano’s Manumission: Regulatory Barriers to Freedom
If one man may legally own another, then he should likewise have the right to disown this property. To deny this right by law involves simultaneously affirming the right of one human to own another as his property but not the right to stop owning another human.
Olaudah Equiano’s Manumission: Regulatory Barriers to Freedom
If one man may legally own another, then he should likewise have the right to disown this property. To deny this right by law involves simultaneously affirming the right of one human to own another as his property but not the right to stop owning another human.
Brazil’s Social Function Trap: When Property Becomes Conditional, Markets Become Political
While Brazil calls itself a constitutional democracy that has a market economy, private property and markets themselves are subject to conditions set by the government itself.