Source: Reason
by Brian Doherty
“Among the most damaging changes Trumpism has wrought on conservatism has been the rejection of core elements of Mises'[s] thought — the parts that undermined the idea that a ‘national interest’ should supersede individual choice and freedom in markets. Mises was an ardent free-trader. President Donald Trump promotes autarky and calls himself ‘Tariff Man.’ Mises was a devoted anti-inflationist …. Though Trump has given lip service to private cryptocurrency as part of his larger antiestablishment coalition, he also demanded in his first term that the Federal Reserve expand the money supply to goose the economy and give him a short-term political benefit. … Mises condemned forceful territorial expansion as one of the causes of Europe’s terrible 20th century wars. Since the election, Trump has publicly mulled territorial seizures around the globe. Trump ardently supports a restrictionist immigration policy. Mises believed the free flow of people, goods, and capital were linchpins of the ideal international system.” (for publication 04/25)
https://reason.com/2025/03/08/the-american-right-is-abandoning-mises/