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The New Minimum Wage Increase in Nigeria is a Pyrrhic Victory for Organized Labor
The Nigerian government has passed a new minimum wage law, and the usual suspects are happy because the country "is getting a raise." Economic reality…
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The Problem with Trump’s Agenda 47 for Homeschoolers
While Donald Trump is trying to appeal to homeschooling families with his Agenda 47 plan, the reality is that by offering tax breaks and subsidies, the federal…
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Why State Enforcement of “Fairness” is Wrong
A recurring myth among progressives is that the state can enforce "fairness." However, given that government cannot even effectively define fairness, one…
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Political Realignment? The Trump-RFK-Tulsi Alliance
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the recent news of Robert Kennedy, Jr., and Tulsi Gabbard joining forces with Donald…
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The Incursion into Russia Will Not Solve Ukraine’s Biggest Problem
While the Ukrainian incursion in Russia’s Kursk region is dramatic, the operation does not change the fact that the Ukrainian position in future talks with…
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Past Tense
Mark discusses the issues of homelessness, poverty, technology, and government in two award-winning episodes of the 1995 Star Trek series, Deep Space 9. As in…
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Powell: More Easy Money Is Coming Soon
The Fed promises a soft landing, but the fact that the Fed now plans to start cutting interest rates is one of the strongest recession signals we can get. Be…
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The Classical Economists’ Theory of Value Was More Sophisticated than You Think
Bob quotes from David Ricardo to show that the classical economists understood that utility was essential to explaining market value, but then he also explains…
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The Feds’ Runaway Deficits Are Here to Stay
The US will add another $2 trillion to the total debt this year, and the US is now spending a trillion of your dollars on interest per year. There is no end in…
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The High Cost of Kamala's Price Controls
Ryan McMaken and economist Jonathan Newman look at what happens when governments try to control prices. It turns out bad things happen. “Krugman: Harris Hasn’t…
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The Only Type of Democracy that Actually Works
Ryan McMaken takes a look at Ludwig von Mises's definition of "democracy" and how democracy only works when mixed with an unlimited right to secession. Get…
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Federal Jobs Report Slices Total Jobs in New Revision
We already knew recent jobs reports—as far as the establishment survey is concerned, were based largely on made up numbers. Be sure to follow the Loot & Lobby…
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Kamala Harris Is Not a Radical Communist, but That Makes Her Even More Dangerous
Trump has taken to calling Kamala Harris a "communist." But a real communist president would be hemmed in by the political class, who wants to keep the profits…
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China’s competitiveness is driven by low taxation, not by industrial policy
Contrary to popular belief, China's economy depends much less on central planning than in the past. China is strong in EV development, and the success is due…
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Hayekian liberty and the predatory state
While F.A. Hayek was a promoter of liberty, his work nonetheless often failed to acknowledge just how predatory the state really is. Murray Rothbard understood…
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Kamala’s press chief tried to censor me
While Kamala Harris accuses Republicans of censoring books and library materials, her press secretary, Brian Fallon, tried to censor opinion articles critical…
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Protecting infant industries doesn’t help the economy
One of the excuses for levying protective tariffs is to protect emerging domestic industries. However, this kind of protectionism, contrary to popular opinion…
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The Chevron decision may also apply to federal land policies in the West
While many are celebrating the Chevron decision that limits the power of federal bureaucracies to interpret federal law, it also may provide an opportunity to…
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The Fed Is Warping the Shape of the Yield Curve
As the Federal Reserve manipulates the money supply and interest rates, the yield curve becomes a less reliable indicator of economic activity. The more the…
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The U.S. military machine is unsustainable
The U.S. government is spending trillions of dollars to prop up military ventures around the world. This kind of spending and exhausting of military resources…
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The rule of law and property rights
While many people currently are likely to view the rule of law as simply a collection of arbitrary rules, it involves private property rights and limits on…
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Sri Lanka as a Role Model for the US
Massive increases in government debts, much of it to foreigners, a willingness to pay for ongoing bureaucratic expenses with budget deficits, and a tidal wave…
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The Collapse of the Yen Carry Trade: Impending Recession?
With recent market turbulence and new potential recession indicators emerging, Peter St. Onge joins Bob to examine whether market performance accurately…
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Population
All politics aside, in the modern capitalistic society, population and population growth—or decline—is a matter of choice. We need not worry about running out…
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History Didn't End: The Return of the Draft
War, Economy, and State merges with Radio Rothbard on this episode, with Zachary Yost joining Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop for a look at the draft. The three…
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Money-Supply Growth Accelerates as Wall Street Demands Even More Easy Money
The current trend in money-supply growth is a big turnaround from the many months of depression-level contractions we saw in 2022 and 2023. Original article…
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Colonialism, Self-Determination, and Secession
"Self-determination, imperialism, and secession are three ways of looking at the same object. Because, as we will see, the tradition of self-determination is…
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A ‘smart city’ is a city plagued by high taxes and central planning
When municipalities embrace new technologies, people often refer to them as “smart cities.” However, all too often these technological “revenue enhancers” are…
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Bidenomics: New employment numbers say recession is here
Following the release of today’s jobs report, it seems serious cracks are now appearing in the media's narrative on our "strong" economy. Original Article…
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How capitalism defeats racism
By appealing to the self-interest of buyers and sellers, capitalism foils attempts by lawmakers to create racially constructed limits on voluntary exchange…
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How should government police the public domain?
Libertarians have no problem dealing with how private property should be policed, but what about those areas we call public spaces? Murray Rothbard, not…
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Is the European Union headed for another debt crisis?
With the European economy remaining relatively stagnant and government debt levels climbing to disturbing levels, it's possible that some of these countries…
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Project 2025: The good, the bad, and the frustrating
With its focus on dismantling the administrative state, Project 2025 represents a refreshingly serious turn for the American right. However, its policy…
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Rachel Maddow’s hunt for imaginary fascists
Rachel Maddow, the leftwing broadcaster, tries her hand at rewriting history. Unfortunately, her tendency to see a fascist hiding behind every bush and tree…
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The American tradition of abolishing central banks
The United States abolished its first three central banks, and this was followed by a period of immense economic growth. End the Fed? We did it before and can…
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Techno Unemployment
With Mises University over and the stock market showing the first crack in its armor, it's time to check the underbelly of the economy’s mighty growth…
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What Does Say’s Law Really Say?
Bob goes solo to give the historical context and true meaning behind "Say's Law," as well as the caricature presented by Keynesian critics. J.B. Say's A…
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What's the Real Story Behind the Market's Crazy Week?
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by friend of the show, Peter St. Onge. The three recap the highs and lows of the past…
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Biden’s parting deluge of deceit deserves damning
The president's latest episode of "transparency" was the same deceitful behavior that has characterized his administration for the past four years. This time…
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Have we been living in an MMT world since 2008?
What we may call the “spending illusion” is perhaps the gravest error in the history of economic thought and has been deeply embedded in economics since the…
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Kamala Harris is awful
Kamala Harris is more than a continuation of the Obama-Biden progressive interventionism at home and abroad. She's an acceleration. Original Article: Kamala…
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No exceptions, please!
While defenders of democracy claim to hold fealty to the U.S. Constitution, they are quick to jettison it when they claim that democracy itself is in peril…
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Time to reject ‘social justice’ and replace it with real justice
Social justice is a nonsensical term that interferes with the attempts to find authentic justice. It is not about equality so much as it is about imposing…
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Unelected technocrats are now the nation’s chief executives
For all the regime's talk about "democracy," it is clear at this point that the White House is run by unelected personnel who are accountable only to…
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United in economic stagnation and false fears
In the wake of the Labor Party's huge win in Great Britain, one is reminded that Labor and Conservatives are far more united in their economic and policy…
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What Project 2025 says about the Fed
Surprisingly, Project 2025 blames the Fed for exacerbating the cycle of booms and busts, inflating away the value of the dollar, enabling exorbitant deficit…
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The Meaning of Revolution
Live at Mises University in Auburn Alabama, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the methods of radical libertarians in light of Rothbard's essay on revolution…
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A historical lesson in higher-education self-governance
One of the reasons for the hard-left turn in higher education has been the increasing radicalization of accreditation agencies. It is important for colleges…
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Alexander Hamilton’s poisoned legacy
Alexander Hamilton hated decentralization, and wanted a strong central government, high taxes, and a central bank. Hamilton's legacy today dominates in…
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Are apartment syndicators incompetent or crooked? The answer is yes
More than two decades ago, the Federal Reserve joined with the federal government to make housing more affordable. The first housing bubble popped in 2008, and…
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How capitalism defeats racism
By appealing to the self-interest of buyers and sellers, capitalism foils attempts by lawmakers to create racially constructed limits on voluntary exchange…
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Legal discrimination in apartheid and equity
Under the regime of apartheid, South Africa's government engaged in legal discrimination. In the new South Africa, the government also engages in legal racial…
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The 1866 civil rights revolution
The 1866 civil rights law was historical not because it promised racial equality but because it changed the legal relationship between the states and the…
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The degrowth movement is antihuman, and its advocates are fine with that
The degrowth movement seeks to mitigate climate change by ending economic growth, which is really a move to engage in large-scale depopulation. Original…
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The problem with ‘work or starve’
Critics of capitalism claim that private enterprise gives workers the unhappy choice of either working difficult, low-paying jobs or outright starving. The…
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Does Austrian Business Cycle Theory Help the Investor?
Recorded in front of a live audience at the 2024 Mises University, Bob discusses recent market turbulence with Mark Thornton. They also delve into the…
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Closing Remarks and Awards Ceremony
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on August 3, 2024. Mises University is the world's leading instructional program in the Austrian School of…
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Debamboozling 101: How Court Historians Turn Political Villains into Heroes
"Murray Rothbard used this term debamboozle, because the idea is that the state and all of its minions—the media, the universities—they're all in the business…
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Colonialism, Self-Determination, and Secession
"Self-determination, imperialism, and secession are three ways of looking at the same object. Because, as we will see, the tradition of self-determination is…
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How We Win: Advancing Liberty in Your Career
"There are different ways that we can take what we've learned here at Mises U and apply it." Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on August 3…