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Truth or Consequences
The transatlantic slave trade from Africa is a well-known chapter in the history of slavery in the Western Hemisphere, but much lesser known is the enslavement…
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Wealth Generation and the Market Economy
A free market economy does not generate jobs or money. Instead, it creates wealth through exchange and production. Government intervention, contrary to what…
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Why Elon Musk Is Right: The Case Against Subsidizing Amtrak
Amtrak is always on the verge of reviving intercity rail traffic in the US, or at least that is what politicians want us to believe. The truth is that the case…
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JFK and the Burden of Proof
We know what happened on November 22, 1963, at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, but there is a lot about that terrible day we don't know. But we also know that…
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The Politics of Guilt
From Reconstruction to George Floyd, the left‘s guilt industry has run at full speed. As Murray Rothbard wrote, it is time to stand up to those that use guilt…
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We Never Got to Torture Congress
Thanks to the endless “War Against Terror,” the US Government promoted methods of torture, including some borrowed from the sadistic torturers of the former…
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What Is the Rationale Behind Current US Tariff Policy?
The Trump administration has pursued a high tariff policy, reversing the movement to lower trade barriers around the world. The justification for this policy…
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How High Egg Prices May Resemble High OPEC Cartel Oil Prices
While no one is accusing egg producers of colluding or price-fixing, from an economic standpoint, it certainly could be happening either by design or…
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Why Haters of Free Markets Love the Fruits of Free Markets
There are numerous critics of free markets. However, all of those critics also are consumers and they gladly depend upon free markets to satisfy their needs…
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What the New Right Gets Right—and Wrong—About Free Trade
Bob takes a close look at Oren Cass’s recent appearance on Tucker Carlson, where Cass argued for free trade to a skeptical conservative audience. Bob unpacks…
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Are Bond Vigilantes Finally Waking Up?
This week, interest rates spiked as Trump's spending problem convinced investors they want higher yields for trillions of new federal debt. Be sure to follow…
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The Triumph of Economic Freedom
In this episode, Mark Thornton discusses The Triumph of Economic Freedom: Debunking the Seven Great Myths of American Capitalism, the new book by Senator Phil…
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Is Culture Degeneration Biological or Ideological?
Why do cultures degenerate? At the recent Natal Conference, Robin Hanson cites biological and evolutionary factors. However, if one looks to Mises and the…
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Price Controls and Drug Shortages in France: A Textbook Case of the Evils of Interventionism
France is facing critical shortages of a number of drugs, and one need look no further for a cause than a price control regime. Naturally, the French media and…
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Biden, Bombs, and Bonds
Biden's hidden illness, Trump's surprise foreign-policy pivot, and America's bond meltdown. Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Power & Market Podcast, a…
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Lord of the Manor
Dr. David Gordon reviews Mary Grabar‘s Debunking FDR, which examines Roosevelt‘s paternalistic worldview and how it shaped his political life and his…
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Relearning the Lessons We Never Learned from World War I
The 20th century gave us two world wars that have altered the world's political landscape to this day. We would do well to remember the main lesson from World…
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Student Loans: A New Sheriff in Town
Forbes called this explosive loan situation, a “perfect storm…of heavier debt loads, higher payments, and an unforgiving economy.” Original article…
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MMT and US History: Redefining Chartalism
MMT uses chartalism and a few dubious examples to appeal to history to establish the theory‘s authority and validity, only to discard this element as…
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The Rise of War Propaganda and the Defeat of Laissez-Faire
In this lecture from the Mises Institute's recent Conference on War Revisionism, McMaken looks at how classical liberals' pro-peace foreign policy was defeated…
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What the Biden Health Coverup Reveals About the Political Class
The reaction to Biden’s cancer announcement reveals how little trust the public has in the people who spent years claiming that Biden’s mental decline was…
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Gold/Silver Ratio Signaling Rapid Reversal and Recession Coming
Mark Thornton appears on Liberty and Finance with Elijah K. Johnson. They discuss the economic implications of the historically high gold-silver ratio. Dr…
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The Righteous Cause Conquers the World
Brion McClanahan dismantles the so-called "righteous cause" narrative that shapes modern American history and foreign policy, tracing its roots from Sumner and…
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Reconstruction Reconsidered
Who really caused the violence of Reconstruction? Wanjiru Njoya exposes how federal intervention fueled racial conflict and dismantled the South's social…
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The "New Economists" and Military Keynesianism
Military Keynesianism wasn't just economic policy, it was socialism in disguise. Joseph Salerno reveals how John F. Kennedy's economists used war spending and…
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Origins of the National (Military) Science Foundation
Does government-funded science drive progress or distort it? Peter Klein uncovers the hidden costs, cronyism, and political agendas behind the National Science…
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The Importance of Ralph Raico’s Foreign Policy Revisionism
Ryan McMaken discusses Ralph Raico’s critique of war propaganda, revealing how states systematically shape history to justify endless conflict—and why…
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Examining Pentagon Lies in Real Time: A Personal Perspective, a Public Prescription
From Vietnam to Iraq, Pentagon insider Karen Kwiatkowski reveals firsthand how government lies drive America's wars—and how courageous whistleblowers fight…
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Why Are US Drug Prices So High?
Economist Alex Tabarrok joins Bob to review Trump’s executive order on prescription drug pricing. They explore how price discrimination works in global…
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The Myth of Fed Independence After the Treasury-Fed Accord of 1951
Is the Federal Reserve truly independent? Jonathan Newman uncovers the myths behind the 1951 Treasury-Fed Accord, revealing the Fed's long history as a willing…
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The True History of World War II
Ron Unz critically reassesses the established narrative of World War II, exploring overlooked historical evidence, scholarly purges, and contested…
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Resurrection of the Skyscraper Curse?
On Economics Explored, host Gene Tunny and guest Dr. Mark Thornton discuss the "Skyscraper Curse," the uncanny correlation between constructing the world's…
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The Attack on the USS Liberty
Phillip Tourney provides a first-hand account of the 1967 USS Liberty incident, examining its lasting implications for US foreign policy, governmental…
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The Marshall Plan Slush Fund: Cronyism for US Exporters
Did the Marshall Plan save Europe or enrich crony capitalists? Patrick Newman discusses how corporate welfare, hidden deals, and corruption shaped postwar…
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Charles Beard and American Foreign Policy
Historian Charles Beard championed continentalism—keeping America out of foreign wars. David Gordon explores Beard’s forgotten warnings and their lasting…
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The Revisionist Economic History of the Civil War
Why did the South lose the Civil War? Mark Thornton argues Vicksburg—not Gettysburg—was key, revealing how Confederate economic failures sealed their fate…
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Engines of Destruction in the Great War: Artillery, Society, War Finance, and the Emergence of the Total State
How did the state grow from Machiavelli to World War I? Hunt Tooley reveals how artillery, arms dealers, and bankers turned war into profitable, prolonged…
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How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine
Endless wars abroad destroy liberty at home. Scott Horton explains how US foreign policy disasters—from NATO expansion to Ukraine—threaten peace, prosperity…
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False Virtue: The Phony Rationale for American Military Imperialism
Revisionist history isn't denial—it's the pursuit of truth. Tom DiLorenzo exposes the dangerous "Treasury of Virtue" that justifies endless wars and…
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The Real Israel vs. Hasbara History
Ilana Mercer addresses Israel’s "Hasbara" myths, exposing harsh truths behind Gaza’s suffering—and the moral complicity of America in enabling atrocities…
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A History of Political Theory in the West
Political Scientist Joseph Solis-Mullen joins Ryan McMaken to review Ralph Raico's newly published lectures on politics in the West. We recommend this book for…
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How Trump Can Lower Drug Prices Without Price Controls
While Trump has not yet turned to price controls to address America‘s absurdly high drug prices, Monday‘s executive order suggests that he soon may. Price…
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Wealth Generation and the Market Economy
A free market economy does not generate jobs or money. Instead, it creates wealth through exchange and production. Government intervention, contrary to what…
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Explaining the Quirks in the GDP Report
The recent BEA "Advance Estimate" for 1q GDP growth showed a lackluster drop of 0.3 percent, but it included unusually large swings in private inventories and…
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The Gold-Silver Ratio
In this episode of the Minor Issues Podcast, Mark Thornton unpacks the fascinating world of the gold-silver ratio. Once a key player in bimetallism debates and…
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California's Bullet-Train Delusion
California economist and resident/victim William Anderson joins us to talk about the absurdity of California's bullet train plan, and how it ignores economic…
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Real ID Is Not About Keeping You Safe
With the deadline for obtaining the federal government‘s Real ID technically upon us, it‘s important to understand that this is not an irritating but necessary…
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The Method Behind Real Economic Thinking
Dr. Jonathan Newman returns to the Human Action Podcast to discuss the relaunch of the Mises Academy—including his new course based on Bob's Lessons for the…
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Powell, Trump, and the Austrian Business Cycle Time Bomb
Is President Trump right about interest rates? Is Fed Chairman Jay Powell making a mistake? Forget the mainstream media talking points. Mark Thornton cuts…
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Want to Pay Down the National Debt? First, Cut Federal Spending
If a politician claims that he cares about the national debt, but then won't make big cuts to current federal spending, he's either a liar or a fool. Be sure…
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Trump's First 100 Days: The Good and the Bad
Historian Chris Calton joins Ryan McMaken to discuss both the upsides and the downsides of Trump's first 100 days. Register for our Revisionist History of War…
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The Trump Administration Is Not Serious About Ending Endless Wars
The first 100 days of the second Trump administration have made it clear that those who want the foreign policy status quo to continue are serious about doing…
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MAGA, MAHA, and the Nanny State
Dr. Robert Malone exposes how public health and pharmaceutical industries merged psychological warfare with government bureaucracy to drive fear, obedience…
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Public Enemies: Government Bureaucrats as Societal Parasites
Mises Institute President, Tom DiLorenzo, explains how bureaucracy became a self-feeding monster, rewarding failure, wasting resources, and building the Deep…
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The Public Health Bureaucracy: Enemy of the Public, Enemy of Health
Tom Woods lays bare the madness of the public health bureaucracy during COVID, showing how blind rule-following replaced human life, joy, and basic decency…
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Why Do So Many Bad Economists Support the Austrian Position on Free Trade?
Why do economists across the spectrum—even Paul Krugman and Karl Marx—support free trade? Mark Thornton explores this surprising consensus. Do tariffs force…
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Trump's Monetary Policy Favors the Wealthy over Ordinary People
Trump has tried to claim that he favors "Main Street over Wall Street." Unfortunately, by pushing aggressive low-interest-rate monetary policy, Trump has put…
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Should Economists Champion Fed "Independence"?
Dr. Joe Salerno joins Bob to review the recent tensions between Donald Trump and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. As Trump questions Powell’s leadership and Fed…
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Why Did Trump Arrest a Student for Writing an Op-Ed?
James Bovard joins host Ryan McMaken to talk about how the White House went from targeting illegal aliens to seizing legal residents guilty of the "crime" of…
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Stop All Federal Funding of Universities
President Trump‘s threat to withhold $9 billion from Harvard University is being framed in the legacy media and academia as a threat to Harvard‘s academic…