
Mises Institute
The Mises Institute, founded in 1982, is an educational institution devoted to advancing Austrian economics, freedom, and peace in the classical-liberal tradition. Our website offers many thousands of free books and thousands of hours of audio and video, along with the full run of rare journals, biographies, and bibliographies of great economists.
Latest episodes

Oct 18, 2024 • 8min
Centralizing Federal Power through Southern Reconstruction | Wanjiru Njoya
One of the outcomes of the American Civil War was the movement toward centralization of political power in Washington. The Reconstruction regime imposed upon the former Confederate states following the war was an overt attempt to further impose federal power there.
Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

Oct 18, 2024 • 10min
The Present Monetary System Is Heading for a Breakdown | Frank Shostak
As monetary authorities continue to inflate the money supply, they inflict more and more damage upon the currency. Unfortunately, as the economy falters under the inflationary regime, the “solution” always is to ramp up inflation.
Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

Oct 18, 2024 • 6min
Home Ownership Is Not the American Dream | Artis Shephard
Home prices continue to rise as the government tries to further intervene into the housing markets, all in the name of the “American Dream.” However, remember that these massive increases in housing prices began when the government decided to make housing more “affordable.”
Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

Oct 18, 2024 • 6min
Hayek on the Welfare State | David Gordon
While F.A. Hayek contributed much to the Austrian School of Economics, he also supported the establishment of the welfare state, believing that it was compatible with the rule of law. Ludwig von Mises, however, knew that the welfare state is the ubiquitous slippery slope.
Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

Oct 17, 2024 • 19min
Economists and the State: From Enemies to Friends | Joe Salerno
Mises Institute faculty and scholars explore the nature, history, and consequences of the state, and how the state has sought to control every aspect of daily life through control of money, education, markets, and more.
Presented in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, October 11–12, 2024.

Oct 17, 2024 • 20min
The State versus Prosperity in the Less Developed Countries | Shawn Ritenour
Mises Institute faculty and scholars explore the nature, history, and consequences of the state, and how the state has sought to control every aspect of daily life through control of money, education, markets, and more.
Presented in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, October 11–12, 2024.

Oct 17, 2024 • 20min
A Case Study in State Conquest: The Federalists’ Constitution | Patrick Newman
Mises Institute faculty and scholars explore the nature, history, and consequences of the state, and how the state has sought to control every aspect of daily life through control of money, education, markets, and more.
Presented in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, October 11–12, 2024.

Oct 17, 2024 • 26min
Mises on Democracy: A Critique | Guido Hülsmann
Mises Institute faculty and scholars explore the nature, history, and consequences of the state, and how the state has sought to control every aspect of daily life through control of money, education, markets, and more.
Presented in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, October 11–12, 2024.

Oct 17, 2024 • 20min
Prohibition: The Sword of the State | Mark Thornton
Mises Institute faculty and scholars explore the nature, history, and consequences of the state, and how the state has sought to control every aspect of daily life through control of money, education, markets, and more.
Presented in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, October 11–12, 2024.

Oct 17, 2024 • 22min
Printing Power: The Central Bank and the State | Alex Pollock
Mises Institute faculty and scholars explore the nature, history, and consequences of the state, and how the state has sought to control every aspect of daily life through control of money, education, markets, and more.
Presented in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, October 11–12, 2024.