The Ludwig von Mises Institute was founded in 1982 as the research and educational center of classical liberalism and the Austrian School of economics. It serves as the world’s leading provider of educational materials, conferences, media, and literature in support of the tradition of thought championed by Ludwig von Mises. The school of thought Mises enlivened and carried forward during the 20th century now has blossomed into a massive international movement of students, professors,and people in all walks of life. This school of thought seeks a radical shift in the intellectual climate as the foundation for a renewal of the free and prosperous commonwealth. We promote personal freedom, private property, personal responsibility and peace without government intrusion into our lives.