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It’s not clear how Mises would feel about every individual facet of the current election, but we can say without hesitation that he would not support either major candidate. It should be obvious that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump oppose virtually every tenet of classical liberalism and sound economics. Unfortunately, justified opposition to Clinton has led many people to overlook the fact that Trump’s major positions also run directly contrary to the economic and political doctrines of classical liberals like Mises.

Consider the following (incomplete) list of ways that Mises would oppose Trump’s views and policies:

We can’t know in every case what Mises would think if he were they alive today. But we can feel confident claiming that, true to his character, he would firmly defend free trade and peace against all their opponents on the left and right.

Matt McCaffrey is assistant professor of enterprise at the University of Manchester.