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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.
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21 August 2026
Why the French Revolution Was Not a Libertarian Revolution
A common misconception about the French Revolution is that it was some sort of classical liberal or libertarian revolution.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-french-revolution-was-not-libertarian-revolution
20 August 2026
Jason Arday and the DEI System that Just Won't Die
After the death of Jason Arday, it is appropriate to examine the academic system in higher education and see why we should not expect it to change.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/jason-arday-and-dei-system-just-wont-die
18 August 2026
The Seen and the Unseen Cost of a Government Grocery Discount
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has stated plans for five city-owned grocery stores to compete with private stores in NYC. However, as Henry Hazlitt and Frederic Bastiat before him have pointed out, the unseen costs in an initiative like this will outweigh the “seen” benefits.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/seen-and-unseen-cost-government-grocery-discount
18 August 2026
The Innovation Mirage: Why DeepSeek and Kimi 3 Do Not Settle the Question of Chinese Technological Supremacy
There is no doubt that Chinese firms have made many advances in AI technology, but how far they can go in the future still is an open question.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/innovation-mirage-why-deepseek-and-kimi-3-do-not-settle-question-chinese-technological-supremacy
17 August 2026
The Imaginary World of Fed "Independence"
The rhetoric of independence allows the Treasury and the Fed to cooperate when convenient and deflect blame when something goes wrong.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/imaginary-world-fed-independence
14 August 2026
The Return of Economic Gaslighting
Democrats learned the hard way that voters don’t like being told the economy is great when they’re struggling to afford everyday life. Now Republicans have chosen the same strategy.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/return-economic-gaslighting
07 August 2026
The Declaration and Dinesh D’Souza’s “Revisionist History”
Dinesh D’Souza—a self-proclaimed opponent of “revisionist history”—reinterprets the Declaration of Independence through anachronism and equivocation, reading modern concepts of nationhood and equality back into 1776.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/declaration-and-dinesh-dsouzas-revisionist-history
06 August 2026
When Death Is Cheaper Than Care: Mutual Aid for the Developing World
Mutual aid societies once were an important part of the US social landscape. Africans can benefit from the same movements—provided their governments get out of the way.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/when-death-cheaper-care-mutual-aid-developing-world
06 August 2026
The US Supports the Mass Migration of Moroccans into Spanish Territory
In spite of the GOP's feigned dismay over Morocco's weaponization of migrants against Spanish exclaves in North Africa, US policy supports Moroccan expansionism in the region. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/us-supports-mass-migration-moroccans-spanish-territory
05 August 2026
Inflation and Statistics: Economics Explains Them, Not the Other Way Around
Statistics can be interesting and informative, but only if one can properly understand them through sound economic theory.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/inflation-and-statistics-economics-explains-them-not-other-way-around