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Chapter 6. The Pretense of Knowledge
Chapter 6 of Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy Audiobook. Narrated by Bill Anciaux.
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Chapter 5. The Non Sequitur of the “Dependence Effect”
Chapter 5 of Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy Audiobook. Narrated by Bill Anciaux.
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Chapter 4. The Meaning of Competition
Chapter 4 of Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy Audiobook. Narrated by Bill Anciaux.
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Chapter 3. The Use of Knowledge in Society
Chapter 3 of Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy Audiobook. Narrated by Bill Anciaux.
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Chapter 2. Why the Worst Get on Top
Chapter 2 of Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy Audiobook. Narrated by Bill Anciaux.
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Chapter 1. The Intellectuals and Socialism
Chapter 1 of Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy Audiobook. Narrated by Bill Anciaux.
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Introduction to Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy
Introduction to Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy Audiobook. Narrated by Bill Anciaux.
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Mises on Separating Morality and State
The recent assassination of Charlie Kirk has focused attention on political violence. Ludwig von Mises, not surprisingly, understood that tying morality to…
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Why Taxes Were So Hated in the Middle Ages
During the Middle Ages, taxation was considered to be appropriate only as an extreme measure in times of emergency, and as a last resort. Kings were expected…
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The Importance of Time in Explaining Asset Bubbles
Jonathan Newman returns to join Bob in a critique of Eliezer Yudkowsky’s viral theory of investment bubbles. Yudkowsky states that the bad investment during…
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Individualism and the Violence of the Identitarian Left
Leftists seek to create a new society that supposedly is peaceable. However, they also celebrate violence done against political opponents, something that…
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Vitamins vs. Technocracy: Lessons from MK-7
On the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton uses vitamin K2 (MK-7) as a case study in how technocracy goes wrong, elevating cutting-edge findings and…
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Does Economic Growth Require an Elastic Money Supply?
A long-enduring myth about money is that we need a flexible or "elastic" currency for the economy to grow. Economist Jonathan Newman joins us to talk about why…
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Inflation and Economic Growth
According to mainstream economists, inflation aids economic growth while deflation impairs growth. Austrian economists, however, point out that in much of US…
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Jefferson's War on the Barbary Pirates Is an Unjustified Password for Military Intervention
Advocates for US military intervention have invoked the war against the Barbary pirates as justification. Yet, an examination of that conflict shows that…
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National Guards, Government Shutdowns, and the Prosecution of James Comey
On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Tho, and Connor look at the news this week, including the escalation of threats to turn federal troops onto blue…
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The Complicated Legacy of Andrew Jackson’s Bank War
Was Jackson’s victory over the Second Bank of the United States a triumph for liberty, or did it merely expand federal authority under the guise of…
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Absolutism and the “Reason of State”: Rothbard on the Growth of Statism
The Renaissance period is seen as mostly positive by historians, but the sinister development of absolutism and the imperial state complicates the legacy of…
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James Comey Is Not an Innocent Victim of the Lawfare He Helped to Create
Although the political establishment claims the Comey indictment represents an unprecedented moment in our history, the truth is much different. Federal…
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Trump, Comey, and the Long History of the Unelected Government
The media is trying to frame last week’s indictment of James Comey as a “norm-shattering” use of executive power for personal gain. In truth, it's just the…
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The Wheels of Government Cheese
By trying to protect dairy farmers and raise their incomes, the government created a massive cheese surplus, then gave it away, thus harming the farmers they…
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Menger's Barter Theory of the Origin of Money Is Still Standing
Professor Georgy Ganev joins Bob to explain that, contrary to the claims of David Graeber and the MMTers, the barter origin of money has not been refuted. The…
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How the Fourteenth Amendment Empowers Judicial Activism
Created to assure that newly-freed slaves would receive equal legal protection, the Fourteenth Amendment has come to dominate federal jurisprudence. This is…
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When Political Violence Becomes a Signal
Individual voters have little reason to become informed. Politicians have strong incentives to pander rather than persuade. Partisans are rewarded for tribal…
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Silver, Subsidies, and the Green Paradox
On the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton critiques “green” mandates through the seen–unseen lens, contrasting them with conservation grounded in…
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Rothbard's Lost Letters on Ayn Rand
New letters, from Murray Rothbard to Frank Meyer, have been discovered by researcher Daniel Flynn detailing some of Rothbard's earliest views on Ayn Rand, and…
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Presidents Have a Long History of Using the FCC to Silence Their Critics
President Trump’s latest anti-broadcast media actions are portrayed in legacy media as being unprecedented. While they definitely are outrageous, they hardly…
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What's Worse: Pam Bondi, Jimmy Kimmel, or War with Russia?
On this episode of Power and Market, the roundtable promotes our Mises Institute fall campaign, bashes Attorney General Pam Bondi, has little sympathy for…
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Why Pam Bondi Is Very Wrong about Hate Speech
“Hate speech” does not exist. At all. That’s a concept the Left invented to justify state-enforced censorship of speech the Left doesn't like. Be sure to…
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Establishment Fears About Trump’s Focus on the Fed Are About Optics, Not Policy
The political establishment is trying to stoke panic that Trump is “politicizing” the Federal Reserve. But it’s already political. The real danger, from their…
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Why the Government Is So Loved by So Many
Men can be trained to regard their exploiters as the virtuous architects of safety and prosperity, as so many so-called "citizens" in America are so…
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Jimmy Kimmel: An American Tragedy
The irony of the Jimmy Kimmel controversy is that he owed his spot at ABC precisely because his work was non-political. Unfortunately in modern America…
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"Hate Speech" Isn't Real and Pam Bondi Is an Enemy of Freedom
“Hate speech” does not exist. At all. That’s a concept the Left invented to justify state-enforced censorship of speech the Left doesn't like. Original…
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Are Private Equity Firms Really Driving Home Prices?
In this solo episode, Bob challenges the populist narrative that private equity ownership of homes is the main driver of rising housing costs. He explains the…
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On the Hyperinflation On-Ramp
Mark Thornton returns as a guest on the Liberty and Finance podcast with Dunagun Kaiser to walk through Ludwig von Mises’s three stages of inflation, and why…
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The Federal Reserve Cut Rates So the Rich Get Richer
As the Federal Reserve signals it doesn't care about price inflation, we're reminded the Fed is mostly motivated to ensure rising asset prices for Wall Street…
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The Fed Has No Idea What It’s Doing
Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss the causes and implications of the Fed’s decision to cut interest rates. For more information and to subscribe, visit…
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The Kirk Assassination Has Exposed Our Political Rot
As politics come to dominate more of our lives and young generations grow righteously disillusioned with a system designed to rip them off, we’re likely to see…
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Inflation’s Impact on Marriage and Children
Bob talks with economist Jeff Degner about his new book Inflation and the Family. Drawing inspiration from Guido Hülsmann’s The Ethics of Money Production…
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Charlie Kirk and the Sacred Totem of Civil Rights
One of the reasons Charlie Kirk was considered "divisive" was that he spoke out against the civil rights laws, which was interpreted as his supporting Jim Crow…
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The Unique Evil of the Left
Since the French Revolution, leftism has served as the impetus for many of the state’s worst massacres and totalitarian impulses. Original article…
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Black Swans, Sequestered Capital, and the Next Bust
On the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton argues that “black swans” aren’t root causes but announcement effects of imbalances created by the Fed’s…
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The Jobs Picture Is Worse than They Told You
Newly released jobs data this month shows that the jobs narrative from the media was based on bogus numbers. Free Book: Get your copy of Hayek for the 21st…
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9/11, Charlie Kirk, and Political Violence Everywhere
From interstate wars to local stabbings, violence is the ultimate expression of political action. For more information and to subscribe, visit…
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The Dehumanization of Charlie Kirk Came from the Establishment
Modern political life in the U.S. is increasingly defined by violence and toleration of violence against one's perceived enemies. The murder of Charlie Kirk…
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Senator Tim Kaine Declares that Rights Come from Government
Senator Tim Kaine’s definition of “rights” as things created by government and human law is extremely dangerous because a government that creates rights can…
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The 9/11 Attacks Exposed Major Government Failure, But Americans Learned the Wrong Lessons
Political elites insisted that the 9/11 attacks occurred because the US Government lacked power and authority. Unfortunately, the elites got their wish and…
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Trump Is Digging His Own Economic Grave
Since becoming president, most of the actions taken by President Trump have been anti-economic growth, and the US economy now is sputtering. Unfortunately…
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Why the Fed Isn’t Really Independent
This week, Bob takes on the hot-button debate over Federal Reserve “independence” in light of Trump’s moves against Fed Governor Lisa Cook. He explains why the…
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The Road to Hyperinflation
On the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton takes a provocative look at America’s path toward hyperinflation. Mark walks through Mises’s three stages…
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Politicizing a Politicized Fed and the Value of Leisure
Jonathan Newman joins Ryan and Connor this week to discuss the latest developments in Trump’s campaign to “takeover” the Fed, the current state of the jobs…
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The Venezuela Military Deployment Is About Cronyism, Not National Security
President Trump has deployed naval vessels off the coast of Venezuela, citing its escalation of the war on drugs. However, the true motivation for Washington’s…
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Peter Klein on Hayek for the 21st Century
Bob is joined by Dr. Peter Klein to take a look at the Mises Institute's new book, Hayek for the 21st Century. The discussion highlights Hayek’s insights on…
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Hans Hoppe is No Revolutionary
Is Hans-Hermann Hoppe a firebrand revolutionary, or something very different? On this episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton traces Hoppe’s American debut in…
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San Francisco's Black Market for Housing
San Francisco politicians have made it so difficult to build new housing that a black market for apartments has emerged. "San Francisco Has A Black Market for…
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Intel, MAHA, and Trump's Similarities with Richard Nixon
Assistant editor Joshua Mawhorter joins Tho Bishop and Connor O’Keeffe on the Power and Market Podcast. The three discuss Trump’s acquisition of a stake in…
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The Real Problem with Trump’s Intel Deal
The federal government taking an ownership stake in Intel is neither a promising new approach to governance nor an unprecedented leap into economic fascism…
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Charlie Kirk on Drugs: Addicted to Progressive Values?
On this episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton responds to Charlie Kirk’s “most controversial take” on cannabis and drug policy. Mark contrasts Kirk’s…
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Why Rothbard Thought the Fed Eliminated Market Safeguards Against Bank Inflation
In his underappreciated work The Mystery of Banking, Murray Rothbard first explained how a regime of "free banking" would put strict limits on the ability of…
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Inflation and Family Economics
Economist Jeff Degner joins Ryan McMaken to discuss how inflationary monetary policy has changed our culture, and the family with it. Free Book: Get your copy…