Mises Institute

One of the prevailing myths today is the belief that AI can help to “automate” the economy. That is impossible, given that only humans can determine the value of something.

Buc-ee’s—the roadside travel phenomenon—seems to cater to the extremes in our society. Either customers love shopping at the place or it is yet another symbol of capitalist oppression.

Economics is far more than what people see as “the economy.” It is the central organizing factor for civilized society.

Zohran Mamdani’s proposal reflects a growing belief that economic problems can be solved through public ownership and political management. But a grocery store is still a business governed by costs, and economic reality regardless of who owns it.

“Everything is fine.” That’s the official narrative, but a nation cannot print its way to prosperity; if it did, we'd all be rich by now.

AI has created enormous demand for new data centers, and many communities do not want them nearby. The Rothbardian answer is not blanket permission or blanket prohibition, but a property-rights framework and the return of market forces that government policy has largely displaced.

The campaign worked, and now the anti-Massie elderly GOP voters will get what they wanted: a pro-Israel, pro-federal, pro-welfare, pro-war, and pro-Epstein Congressman who will never question federal power or the status quo.

At this point, the conservative populist political strategy amounts to little more than doing the same thing over and over, and when that fails, trying the

After Kevin Warsh was confirmed as Federal Reserve chairman last week, he received a stark reminder of the challenges facing the central bank. The reminder came

Can government policy replicate a market economy and improve the outcomes? That is the subject of the book, Moonshots and the New Industrial Policy. Lipton Matthews takes a deep dive into these questions.

If this ballot initiative passes in November 2026, then California’s billionaire exodus will continue, followed by the multimillionaires.