Why do people become libertarians? What attracts them to Austrian economics? Original Article: Living Libertarian: Brief Biographies

According to popular thinking, the definition of money is flexible. Sometimes the money supply could be M1 (currency and demand deposits); at other times it could be M2 (all of M1, plus savings deposits, time deposits, and money market funds) or some other M. According

Recorded at the Mises Institute Supporters Summit in Auburn, Alabama, 12-14 October 2023. Sponsored by Michael and Lisa Keller. Download the slides from this lecture at Mises.org/SS23_PPT_7

Recorded at the Mises Institute Supporters Summit in Auburn, Alabama, 12-14 October 2023. Sponsored by Bob Tancula. Includes awarding of the George F. Kother Free-Market Writing Award by Ben Koether. 

Recorded at the Mises Institute Supporters Summit in Auburn, Alabama, 12-14 October 2023. Sponsored by Thomas and Lisa Dierl.

Recorded at the Mises Institute Supporters Summit in Auburn, Alabama, 12-14 October 2023. Sponsored by Gregory and Jane Gandee. Download the slides from this lecture at Mises.org/SS23_PPT_6

Recorded at the Mises Institute Supporters Summit in Auburn, Alabama, 12-14 October 2023. Sponsored by Dan Johnson and Randee Laskewitz.

Recorded at the Mises Institute Supporters Summit in Auburn, Alabama, 12-14 October 2023. Sponsored by Mark Strategos.

Although there has been excitement and fanfare over the recent BRICS meetings and proclamations, it is doubtful that these economies’ performance can match their rhetoric. Original Article: Assessing the BRICS Expansion: Debunking Expectations

Seemingly coming out of nowhere was the song “Rich Men North of Richmond,” by singer-songwriter Oliver Anthony. Overnight, the laments of one man from Appalachia over the state of the American economy and government spread like wildfire. In “Rich Men North of Richmond” Anthony decries the