The Dupes of War: Mises on Statism, Propaganda, and Foreign Conflict
Minor Issues
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- July 11, 2026
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- Aug 19, 2026
Discusses On the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton examines the “dupes of war”—citizens trained by…
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On the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton examines the “dupes of war”—citizens trained by government, schools, and historians to accept false stories about the causes, costs, and supposed benefits of war. Drawing on Ludwig von Mises, Mark argues that war is not caused by isolated incidents or sudden crises, but by statism, nationalism, interven…
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On the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton examines the “dupes of war”—citizens trained by government, schools, and historians to accept false stories about the causes, costs, and supposed benefits of war. Drawing on Ludwig von Mises, Mark argues that war is not caused by isolated incidents or sudden crises, but by statism, nationalism, interventionism, and state worship.He challenges the standard narratives around World War I, World War II, Pearl Harbor, wartime “prosperity,” and gove