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While the Voter ID debate consumes the airwaves with political debate, the real issue is not who is elected, but the unelected elites that hold power. Even if Voter ID passes, the new law will not change the real structure of power. Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/voter-id-common-sense-it-wont-fix-anything Be sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB

The American empire—with its global military footprint and permanent war economy—cannot be financed through honest taxation without provoking revolt. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/monetary-decay-and-imperial-survival

A lively review of Mises’s take on money, exploring why everyday cash hides deep complexity. It contrasts commodity-backed savings with bank-created credit and outlines how credit expansion fuels unsustainable booms. The conversation connects Mises’s ideas to modern low rates, debt-driven growth, bubbles, and calls for monetary restraint like a gold standard.

A provocative case for repealing federal anti-discrimination law and shrinking centralized enforcement. Discussion of how the law expands federal power and can be politicized by both parties. Claims that anti-discrimination rules conflict with freedoms of association and contract. Imagines a society where individuals and private institutions set their own admissions, hiring, and lending policies.

From the Jacksonians to the Marxists, political theorists have understood that there is something unique about “small industry” between big business and propertyless workers. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/brief-history-petite-bourgeoisie

Mark Thornton sits down with Ben Mumme of "Living Your Greatness" for a wide-ranging, long-form conversation, starting with gold and silver’s run-up and sudden correction, zooming out to inflation, saving, and why Austrian economics matters for everyday life. Watch the original interview at https://livingyourgreatness.org/podcast Order a Minor Issues tumbler today! https://mises.org/MinorIssuesTumbler Be sure to follow Minor Issues at https://Mises.org/MinorIssues

Joshua Mawhorter joins Ryan and Connor to talk about the dueling Super Bowl Halftime Shows, the latest jobs report, and Trump’s deadly and counterproductive deportation operation in Minnesota. Don’t forget, the Mises Institute’s first event is coming up on February 21st in Oklahoma City. Join us for a look at Entrepreneurship Beyond Politics: https://mises.org/events/entrepreneurship-beyond-politics-mises-circle-oklahoma-city Are you a grad student interested in Austrian economics? Consider the Mises Institute Summer Fellowship program this summer. Click here for more details: https://mises.org/events/research-fellowship-residence-2026

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. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/olaudah-equianos-manumission-regulatory-barriers-freedom

Pundits are claiming that the demise of the Washington Post will weaken democracy and provide a boost for government corruption. As usual, the pundits are badly mistaken. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/turmoil-washington-post-does-not-threaten-democracy

The similarities between the EU and the USSR are striking, and they are not just a coincidence. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/european-union-now-resembles-soviet-union