Cross-posted at StephanKinsella.com.
See Ludovico Lumicisi, “Rothbardian Property Rights in a Dangerous Digital World,” Mises Wire (04/11/2026) (reprinted below). This article won First Place in the Mises Institute’s annual Kenneth Garschina Undergraduate Student Essay Contest. I had corresponded previously with the author of this excellent paper. It cites and relies heavily on work by Hoppe and myself. [continue reading…]
Jeffrey Tucker, “A Half-Century of Household Income,” The Epoch Times (April 14, 2026). Reprinted with permission.
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Commentary A few months back, I wrote a piece that touched on a taboo topic, though I did not know it at the time. It generated empirical evidence that confirms an intuition we all have that all is not well for American prosperity. I don’t mean just since the great inflation of the last six years. I extended the analysis back 50 years to show just how devastating the two-income trap has been for household income. Yes, we have more toys and digital media, carry surveillance devices in our pockets, and can turn on our lights with a voice command. [continue reading…] |
Originally published as Sean Ring, “Peace!Fire!,” The Rude Awakening (April 9, 2026)
I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired.
And since I sit here exasperated as I’ve been since this ill-conceived mess began, I thought I’d check the scoreboard.
What amazes me isn’t the unintended consequences. I didn’t know what they’d be, but I knew they were coming.
What blows my mind is that everything doom merchants have been selling for the past 25 years is coming to pass, in real time. Real de-dollarization. An empire breaking apart because it can neither bribe nor protect its periphery as promised. The empire’s metropole is blind to the consequences of its actions. Alfred Thayer Mahan’s blue ocean world is fading into history. Halford Mackinder’s world island is becoming a reality.
Am I an alarmist? You be the judge of that.
Here’s the damage report so far, region by region. [continue reading…]
Unfortunately, there are Austrian-School economists—most of them—and there are pseudo Austrian ones—enough to spoil the whole. It seems that many of that kind can be observed, lately. In France, where I do my best to promote Murray Rothbard’s legacy, we have our share of pseudos. Quite a share, actually. I like to call them “economyths”. Consider.
A few weeks ago, François Facchini published a book with the following title: “Quelle fiscalité pour demain ?”—“What taxation for tomorrow?”1 The tone is already set, isn’t it? As I am sure you had guessed, this book is not meant to explain that “Taxation is Theft”, but rather that taxation is a necessary evil that we can at least try to keep below 100%. [continue reading…]
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Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 321.
AI-assisted audio narration of the main chapters of Rothbard at 100: A Tribute and Assessment (Papinian Press and The Saif House, 2026) is available at this PFS Youtube Playlist; the mp3 files may also be downloaded in this zip file.
The first two chapters—my “Preface” and Hans’s “Introduction”—were published the week of Rothbard’s birthday here on the Property and Freedom Podcast (PFP315 and PFP314). The other main chapters will be released sequentially weekly on Mondays. The next in the queue:
6. Lee I. Iglody, “The Man Across the Hall: My Time with Professor Rothbard”
An exciting event celebrating Rothbard, in commemoration of his 100th year, “100 Years with Rothbard,” will be held in Porto, Portugal, June 27, 2026.
This event, being organized by PFS member Manuel Ogando, is sponsored by several Portuguese libertarian groups: Mises Portugal, Catalaxia, Don’t Trust Verify (bitcoin podcast), ZugaTV (libertarian podcast), and Golpe de Estado Podcast (ancap podcasters). [continue reading…]
From the “never trust a politician” files (see Milei and his reversion to the mean with his political rhetoric) we now have the latest edition of “never trust a celebrity.” Our latest victim (or shall we say perpetrator) is Rob Schneider’s X post (March 27, 2026) .
Briefly, Scheider is now promoting (non-ironically) the idea of reinstating the draft in the US (a sadly “new” idea re-emerging). Upon publishing his unsolicited opinion he received a tidal wave of backlash (or “ratio” in X-posting parlance). He soon doubled down to “explain” it was meant to be a legal instrument to de-incentivize politicians from sending other kids off to war if they know their own children might get called up. The most charitable interpretation of this stance is that he is incredibly naïve, not only about politics but likewise American history (e.g. the recent wars where there has been no congressional approval of military incursions along with well-publicized Vietnam era draft dodging by politically connected youth).
In a recent article for Die Weltwoche, Phillip Gut discusses the “triumph of the chainsaw,” citing specific praise for Javier Milei in The Washington Post.
“The rapid transition from nearly a century of socialism to free-market capitalism continues to demonstrate the superiority of the latter,” says Gut. However, the Milei administration, which took office in December 2023, is actually just as socialist as its predecessors. So what free-market capitalism is Gut talking about? Indeed, beyond a few half-hearted steps toward deregulation—which in no way challenge the most cherished interests of the business classes most closely tied to power—Mileism is more of the same, even in Argentina’s statism standards: high taxes, money printing, indebtedness, and so on. There is certainly no clear improvement whatsoever.
Fernando Chiocca, “How to win the economic debate,” Instituto Rothbard (Jan. 29, 2013), regarding PFS 2012 (PFS 2012 Youtube Playlist; PFS 2012 Annual Meeting—Speakers and Presentations). I was just made aware of this so have added it to our Press & Offsite Material page. The automatic English translation is below.
Put Fernando Chiocca-29/01/2013
“We won!”
This is how writer and economist Andy Duncan began the opening lecture at the annual meeting of the Property & Freedom Society (PFS), held in September 2012 in Bodrum, Turkey. [continue reading…]
That’s “a categoric no” said Daniel McAdams, director of the Ron Paul Institute. Ron Paul “would never say the things” that Milei says about foreign policy. Neither would any real libertarian.
ISRAEL 3/30/2026: Death Penalty for Terrorists Law:
The Death Penalty for Terrorists Law (Hebrew: חוק עונש מוות למחבלים, romanized: Hok Onish Mevot leMachavlim) is a 2026 Israeli law. It prescribes execution by hanging for certain terrorist offences, and in practice applies only to Palestinians and not Jewish Israelis.[1][2][3] The bill was passed 62–48 by the Knesset on 30 March 2026.
See also the Grok summary.
Still awaiting Javier Milei’s approval…..
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Property and Freedom Podcast, Episode 320.
AI-assisted audio narration of the main chapters of Rothbard at 100: A Tribute and Assessment (Papinian Press and The Saif House, 2026) is available at this PFS Youtube Playlist; the mp3 files may also be downloaded in this zip file.
The first two chapters—my “Preface” and Hans’s “Introduction”—were published the week of Rothbard’s birthday here on the Property and Freedom Podcast (PFP315 and PFP314). The other main chapters will be released sequentially weekly on Mondays. The next in the queue:
From the Property and Freedom Journal:
Alessandro Fusillo, “Cannon Fodder for the New Wars,” Property and Freedom Journal (April 5, 2026).
Germany is preparing for war and, above all, is preparing for that particular form of enslavement represented by military conscription. Many German media outlets have highlighted the fact that, starting from January 1, 2026, all German men between the ages of 17 and 45 will be required to obtain authorization from the Bundeswehr Career Center (Karrierecenter der Bundeswehr) if they intend to leave German territory for more than three months.
The Rothbard Institute from Brazil has published today my article “The Mises Institute Versus the Legacy of Murray Rothbard.”
In the article, I discuss the decline in the quality of the articles published on Mises.org over the last few years, a trend in which the emergence of Javier Milei has played a significant role.
For more on the editorial decline at Mises.org, click here.
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