Mises Media
Podcasts, interviews, lectures, narrated articles and essays, and more. This is the Mises Institute's primary online media catalog.
Prospects for Hyperinflation
In this episode, Mark Thornton explores the looming threat of hyperinflation in the US. With the national debt soaring past $33 trillion and future obligations exceeding $100 trillion, can America avoid a financial crisis where prices skyrocket out of control?
Mark examines historical hyperinflations in leading economies like France and Germany, and how excessive government spending and debt played a role. Drawing on the insights of Ludwig von Mises, Mark dissects the three phases of inflation and what happens when the public loses faith in holding money.
Is hyperinflation merely an accounting problem, or does it portend...
Randall Wray's MMT Lecture Distorts History
The Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) crowd prides itself on fidelity to actual history. But Murphy shows how leading MMT guru Randall Wray completely distorts his discussion of two historical episodes in his college lecture.
Wray, "Modern Money Theory for Beginners": Mises.org/HAP496aThe NBER Paper on Colonial Virginia's Money Regime: Mises.org/HAP496bNPR Planet Money, "A Giant Stone Coin At The Bottom Of The Sea": Mises.org/HAP496cMilton Friedman, "The Island Of Stone Money": Mises.org/HAP496dBob's Article, "MMT and Treasury Debt Payoff": Mises.org/HAP496eThe Mises Institute is giving away 100,000...
Trump Wants Even More Military Spending
Donald Trump says he plans for a big 12% jump in military spending, he has threatened war with Iran, and has escalated the war with the Houthis. None of this has anything to do with defending the United States.Â
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Bringing the War on Terror to Our Southern Border Can Only End in Disaster
President Trump has threatened to use the armed forces to go after the drug cartels in Mexico. Escalating the disastrous War on Drugs by incorporating the failed strategies of the War on Terror is a terrible idea.
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The Twin Deficits
You’ve heard endless debate about the trade deficit, but what about its evil twin, the budget deficit? In this episode, Mark Thornton untangles the truth behind the so-called “twin deficits,” revealing why trade imbalances aren’t necessarily bad, and how government borrowing distorts investment, fuels inflation, and weakens long-term prosperity. Mark cuts through the economic fog and shows what’s really dragging us down.
Additional Resources“Trade Deficits and Fiat Currencies” by Robert Murphy: mises.org/MI_115_A
“The Evil Twins: U.S. Federal Budget Deficits and U.S. Trade” by Jane L. Johnson: mises.org/MI_115_B...
Preface
The Preface to Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles audiobook.
Chapter 11. Haunted Donations
Part Three: Gratuitous Goods and the State
Chapter 11 of Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles audiobook.
From pp. 333–364 in the print edition.
Chapter 5. The Economics of Donations
Part Two: Gratuitous Goods in a Free Economy
Chapter 5 of Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles audiobook.
From pp. 137–178 in the print edition.
Chapter 4. Reciprocations
Part One: The Nature of Gratuitous Goods
Chapter 4 of Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles audiobook.
From pp. 117–136 in the print edition.
Chapter 3. Motivations of Donations
Part One: The Nature of Gratuitous Goods
Chapter 3 of Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles audiobook.
From pp. 95–116 in the print edition.