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The Bad News Hiding Behind the GDP and Jobs Numbers
Economist Daniel Lacalle joins Ryan and Tho to talk about how central banks are engineering more zombie companies, higher inflation, and a "private sector…
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The Bill of Rights: The Only Good Part of the Constitution
The Bill of Rights turns 232 years old today. Adopted in 1791 as a consolation prize for the Anti-Federalists, it has been the most important part of American…
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Truth Is the Biggest Threat to Democracy in DC
It seems U.S. government officials are entitled to blindfold and deceive the American people to avoid “intruding” on foreign leaders planning a military…
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Zoning Laws: Wolves in Sheep's Clothing
While zoning laws do not explain all homelessness in this country, they help make housing less affordable, putting more people on the streets who no longer can…
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What an Old Coin Collection Tells Us about Money from the Past
A coin collection can tell a lot about this nation's monetary history, and especially what happened nearly 60 years ago after the government debased U.S…
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2023: A Year Reviewed
In this episode, Mark looks back at 2023 as a great year for the goals and prospects of the Mises Institute moving forward, but a very bad year for the State…
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America's Corn Crop Comes from "Corny" Subsidies
America's famous Corn Belt should better be known as the nation's Subsidy Belt. Original Article: America's Corn Crop Comes from "Corny" Subsidies
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Federal Student Loans Drive Up College Tuition Levels
Like every other government program designed to make something “more affordable,” the student loan program has managed to drive college tuition to atmospheric…
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Let them Merge: Foreign Acquisition of US Steel
Nippon Steel's proposal to merge with US Steel is meeting opposition from the usual suspects in Washington, not to mention Tucker Carlson. Their hysteria is…
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Tyler Cowen on the GOAT in Economics
Tyler Cowen is Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics and chairman of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. With Alex Tabarrok, he runs the popular…
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2024 Predictions (and New Years Resolutions)
On the final Radio Rothbard of 2023, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Patrick Newman. At a recent Mises event, Newman made some bold predictions about…
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COP28: Climate Catastrophism Wins as the World Loses
World elites gathered in yet another attempt to remake the world in a different image, with so-called climate change invoked as the catalyst for the meeting…
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Political Authorities and Covid: Creating Crises in the Name of Public Health
In the name of dealing with a so-called public health crisis, U.S. political and medical elites created even more crises. David Gordon reviews Tom Woods' new…
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The Immorality of COP28
As the delegates gather for COP28 to set an agenda to "fight climate change," we should remember what they are seeking to do: destroy the world's economy as we…
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Will Powell's Pivot Bail Out Biden?
With a doveish pivot, Jerome Powell is declaring victory over inflation. It would be extraordinarily naive to ignore the influence of next year’s presidential…
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Africa Doesn't Need More Government Aid; It Needs Free Markets
Africa, while being rich in natural resources, is hobbled by government corruption, socialistic policies, and a lack of economic freedom. One only can hope for…
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Can a Libertarian Find Hope in Prison? Maybe
One usually does not equate libertarian thinking with a US prison, but prison life does offer some surprises, especially when it comes to internal…
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The Fed Pivot
Stock and bond markets are abuzz this week over Chairman Jay Powell's hints of a "Fed Pivot" in interest rate policy. Mark Thornton explains why this optimism…
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Unraveling the Roots of the German Mark's Collapse
A century ago, the German reichsmark went into freefall as the most famous hyperinflation in history exploded the German economy. The repercussions still are…
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Dean Baker Debates Bob Murphy on Recession Outlook
On a recent installment of the Pynx debate series, Bob had a friendly debate with Dean Baker on a soft or hard landing in 2024. In this episode of the Human…
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Henry Kissinger: War Criminal and Enemy of Mankind
Get ready to see George W. Bush, Michelle Obama, Mitch McConnell, and Hillary Clinton all mourn together at Kissinger's funeral as they hail one of the…
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President Biden Is Wrong. Military Spending Does Not Produce Wealth
In his latest defense of bloated military spending, President Joe Biden claims that the military budget creates real wealth. Instead, military spending is…
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The Anatomy of the Statist
Statists reveal their belief in the almighty state in many different ways, but they all want the same outcome: more government control over our lives. Original…
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The Immorality of Protectionism
Protectionists are no better than any run-of-the-mill Progressive who wants more taxes on one group in order to subsidize some other group. There's no moral…
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Does Anyone Know What the Fed Is Doing?
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Mark Thornton to discuss Jerome Powell's most recent announcement. As the Fed…
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The Fed-Enabled Apartment Bubble Is Unraveling
Thanks to Federal Reserve intervention, apartments and apartment buildings have turned into giant malinvestments. Once again, a federal entity intervenes in…
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The First Enemies of Free Markets Were Conservatives, Not Socialists
British conservative critics of industrialization invented new terms like "wage slavery," "factory slavery," and "white slavery." Much of the conservatives'…
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Friedman versus Rothbard
Murray Rothbard and Milton Friedman didn’t only disagree on the subject of economics. They also sharply disagreed on the direction American conservatism needed…
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The Path to True Freedom is Systematic Privatization
Anarchocapitalism does not fall into the same category as socialism, whose establishment and maintenance require violence. Anarchocapitalism arises…
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Year-End Foreign Policy Predictions
Ryan and Zachary make some guesses about where things are headed in 2024 for both Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war. How long will the US try to keep the…
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Biden Is Providing an Opportunity for a New "Outreach to the Deplorables"
As the Biden administration doubles down in its determination to create a more progressive nation, it inadvertently is creating more opportunities to promote…
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Understanding Anti-Capitalist Fallacies
The accusations against capitalism that we read not only from progressives but also conservatives are based upon fallacious thinking. It’s time to deal with…
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What Would Mises Think? Austria Is Applying (Some) Austrian Economics
While Austria is not the free-market republic Ludwig von Mises hoped it would be, the country has made many steps in the right direction, freeing markets and…
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Greenwashing
In this week's episode Mark explains the term "Greenwashing" and describes how Austrian economists might agree with the sentiment behind it. Are Austrian…
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How Fossil Fuel Revolutionized Our Kitchens and Our Food
Coal drove the development of a whole new way of cooking and a radically different diet. A menu based upon coal-fired food was the cuisine that accompanied…
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It’s Time to Bust the Myth of Fed Omnipotence
One of the biggest and most pervasive myths in modern-day economics is the myth of the omnipotence of the Federal Reserve. Original Article: It’s Time to Bust…
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After Ukraine, Realpolitik Will Be the New Interventionist Status Quo
Between war weariness and the inability of the US government to pay war bills, reality is going to come to the fore even if Washington doesn't like it…
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Student Loans: The Continuing Crisis That Is Getting Worse
The student loan program is descending into chaos and the Biden administration is clueless about what to do. Furthermore, the value of a college education…
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Will Texit Be on the GOP Primary Ballot in 2024?
Daniel Miller, founder and president of the Texas Nationalist Movement, joins Bob to discuss the exciting developments in the push for a referendum on Texas…
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As the US Treasury Runs Out of Creditors, Its Options Dwindle
With US government debt skyrocketing past $33 trillion and possible recession looming, the Treasury faces the prospect of running out of suckers. Finding…
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Inflationary Expectations Do Not Cause Inflation
According to mainstream economists, the expectation of inflation leads to higher prices. That is impossible, however, because actual inflation involves real…
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Texit, Gold, and Ideas for States in 2024
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss ideas for states to consider going into 2024. With faith in the federal government…
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Remembering the Great Henry Hazlitt on His Birthday
Henry Hazlitt, a great champion of liberty and Austrian economics, was born on November 28, 1894. His most famous book, Economics in One Lesson, remains a best…
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Should We Embrace the Stateless Roman Political Thought?
The concept of the state has more to do with the worldview of ancient Greek philosophers than with the Roman Empire. We could learn a few things about…
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Bourne Again
David Gordon reviews Only a Voice, by George Scialabba, dealing with the author's comments on antiwar progressives Randolph Bourne and Dwight Macdonald…
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Overcoming Chinese Communist GDP Myths
While China achieved strong economic growth in the post-Mao years by allowing free markets to work, the Communist leadership wants to return the economy to its…
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Napoleon: Europe's First Egalitarian Despot
For those who value self-determination, free markets, peace, and freedom, Napoleon provides little to be admired. He was a despot, a warmonger, a centralist…
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Today Is the Best Day of the Year to Rob a Bank
Today, the Fed takes a short break from robbing us via inflation and, instead, delivers huge amounts of cash to banks to service Black Friday purchases. The…
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The United States Needs Its Own Javier Milei
While the United States has not fallen as far economically as Argentina, the fact is that the present economic policies are ruinous. We need someone like…
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Are Businesses Entitled to a Fair Profit?
One of the cliches of the New Deal was that businesses were entitled to a “fair” profit. Leonard Read astutely pointed out that profits (and losses) have…
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The Oregon Problem
The Wall Street Journal reported last month that the ballot initiative to decriminalize all drugs in the state of Oregon is failing, and that efforts are…
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What Would Happen If the US Stopped Supporting Ukraine?
The standard line from US political elites is that failure to aid Ukraine would mean Russia's destruction of what is left of the country. However, the likely…
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Can Government Regulate Artificial Super Intelligence?
The Biden administration claims it wants to get out in front of the development of artificial intelligence. However, the likely scenario is that AI will leave…
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Krugman's Bag of Tricks
Ivory Tower economists continue to tell us that the US economy is booming, but consumers disagree. Paul Krugman has a new explanation for the economic gloom…
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Lew Rockwell on NOW with Bill Moyers
Lew Rockwell appears on NOW with Bill Moyers. Lew discusses Bush, Iraq, and the US economy. Originally broadcast on March 7, 2003. "We have to educate…
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Millions and Billions and Trillions—Oh My!
In The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy and her friends had to worry about wild animals and wicked witches. Today, Americans face a much more formidable foe: their own…
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Voting and Politics
On a bus from Boston to New York, a reporter learns a lot from voters. On NBC Evening News for Monday, November 4, 1974, Tom Pettit talks with voters in the…
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Can Econometric Models Provide a Laboratory Setting for Economic Analysis?
Econometric models are constructed with the idea that they can be substituted for authentic human action. Not surprisingly, they fail badly. Original Article…
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Libertarianism and the Importance of Understanding Causality
A bedrock of Austrian economic thinking is the notion of causality. A libertarian worldview also requires the understanding of causality. Original Article…
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Pfizer Faces Lawsuit for Covid Vaccine Lies
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Dr. Gilbert Berdine, an associate professor of medicine at Texas Tech University…