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Audio recordings of Mises Wire articles, offering contemporary news and opinion through the lens of Austrian economics and libertarian political economy.

    The FBI and CIA Are Enemies of the American People

    The FBI and CIA Are Enemies of the American People

    The only answer lies in eviscerating their budgets, abolishing their enabling legislation, and encouraging aggressive lawfare against the regime in retribution for these agencies' many crimes.
    Original Article: The FBI and CIA Are Enemies of the American People
     
     

    Conservatives Are Wrong on Economics. Here’s How to Fix the Problem.

    Conservatives Are Wrong on Economics. Here’s How to Fix the Problem.

    While conservatives and followers of Austrian economics often have much in common, many conservatives are against free trade and free exchange. Austrians need to carefully explain why those beliefs are harmful.
    Original Article: Conservatives Are Wrong on Economics. Here’s How to Fix the Problem.
     
     

    Does Libertarianism Reject Communities? Libertarianism Actually Strengthens Them

    Does Libertarianism Reject Communities? Libertarianism Actually Strengthens Them

    A common knock on libertarianism is that it is so individualistic that it rejects the concept of community. (Think of the political cartoon in which the libertarian lifeguard let people drown.) In truth, strong communities also need free individuals.
    Original Article: Does Libertarianism Reject Communities? Libertarianism Actually Strengthens Them
     
     

    Privatize Driver’s Licenses

    Privatize Driver’s Licenses

    People often stubbornly hold to false beliefs, one of them being that government regulation of driving prevents chaos. However, the opposite seems to be true: government involvement in anything, including driving a car, creates the chaos we claim we want to avoid.
    Original Article: Privatize Driver’s Licenses
     
     

    Cowardice, Not Courage, Led House Republicans to Side with the Democrats

    Cowardice, Not Courage, Led House Republicans to Side with the Democrats

    The New York Times recently characterized House Republicans that voted to extend government domestic spying and continue to fund wars in the Middle East and Ukraine as “the adults in the room.” This is ironic, as real adults would not spend the country into oblivion. 
    Original Article: Cowardice, Not Courage, Led House Republicans to Side with the Democrats
     
     

    Javier Milei vs. the Status Quo

    Javier Milei vs. the Status Quo

    Unsurprisingly, Javier Milei’s free-market and antistate initiatives face opposition in Argentina. Whether he is successful depends on his being able to politically outlast his collectivist opposition.
    Original Article: Javier Milei vs. the Status Quo
     
     

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