Joe Salerno introduces Mises University 2024.

The Washington political establishment's uniform condemnation of the assassination attempt against Donald Trump does not square with the apocalyptic rhetoric they have used to describe him over the past eight years.

While protecting “intellectual property” has a good sound to it — even among libertarians — such policies are harmful to authentic property rights. We need to pursue another path.

Instead of the usual claptrap that characterizes most graduation speeches, someone needs to give a speech that defends liberty and tells the truth about government and capitalism.

Issues of immigration are complex. The current system of open borders, detention and expanding access to welfare is destructive to our body politic. We need to come up with a better system that protects the rights of all.

Continued bailouts undermine the entire economy by rewarding financial failure and discouraging productive economic activity.

Commonsense safety measures are being replaced in our working culture by an impossible “no risk” standard. A culture of “can do” is replaced by the culture of fear.

Economic mythology said governments must regulate markets to prevent monopolies. In reality, it is the government regulation itself that creates monopolies, which do not emerge in free markets.

Economic laws represent the real world. They are not ideologies or objects of worship. These laws are not the product of an ideological wish list but rather explain production and exchange.

Prompted by a listener request, Bob gives the standard economic analysis of tariffs and other types of taxes.