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America the Obese: How Taxpayers Are Forced to Ruin Their Health
Since the original sugar tariff of 1789, US government policy has been to subsidize sugar, a policy that has led to serious consequences, including a health…
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Preserving the Statist Quo: Creating a Generation of Welfare-ing, Libertine Narcissists
Not only is Washington in political turmoil, but the policies emanating from the Beltway are more incoherent than ever. Original Article: Preserving the…
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Progressive Interventionism Is Ruining American Healthcare
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is at it again: demanding government intervention in the nation's healthcare system to deal with problems caused by earlier government…
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The Legacy of Legacy Admissions Is Not What the Critics Claim
Critics of college legacy admissions claim that the practice is racist and admits undeserving students. The longer-term results of such admissions show why…
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Cryptocurrency: Integrity Destroyer or Policy Scapegoat?
Is cryptocurrency a scam or is it a legitimate alternative to state-corrupted money? Political elites want to eliminate it altogether, but that alone should…
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The Taxman Cometh
Philip Goff wants to solve the why of the universe, but his answers are not always logically coherent, as David Gordon explains. Original Article: The Taxman…
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The TSA Is Still Crazy after All These Years
In the past two decades, the TSA has proven it is ineffective in providing real security for airline passengers. However, its growing incompetence is matched…
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All-Time Highs!
In this week's episode, Mark looks at "All-Time Highs" in such things as stocks, real estate, and stock indexes. Housing prices hit an all-time high this week…
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The More Complex the Society, The Less Government Control We Need
Progressives claim that perhaps individual freedom might be appropriate for a simpler society but that as society grows more complex, the need for government…
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The Worse-than-Medieval Economics of Climate Technocrats
Mainstream economists turned climate warriors use cost-of-production methods to determine the “true” social cost of carbon. They appeal to a discredited…
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Is ExxonMobil's Acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources a "Threat to Democracy"?
According to a Brown University professor, ExxonMobil threatens our democratic republic by purchasing another company. The totalitarian woke atmosphere in…
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The Inevitable Bust: Why Economic Booms Contain the Seeds of Their Own Destruction
While the Fed tries to engineer the mythical “soft landing” for the economy, Austrian economists know that this is an exercise in futility. Once the…
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The Treasury is Running Out of Creditors
The US Government will face another round of federal debt expansion in 2024, but will there be enough creditors to allow their continued spending? Investors…
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Do You Have a Right to Sell Your Land to the Chinese?
Ryan McMaken and Benjamin Seevers examine the reasoning behind efforts to destroy Americans' right to sell land to foreign nationals, especially the Chinese…
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From the Invisible Hand to the Invisible Sleight-of-Hand
Advocates of unbacked paper money claim that theirs is the “civilized” choice, as opposed to gold, or what Keynes called “that barbarous relic.” These…
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Ten Years Ago, I Discovered the Mises Institute. These Are the Things I Wish I Had Done Differently
Ten years ago, I discovered the Mises Institute. This is the advice I wish I could send back to my younger self. Original Article: Ten Years Ago, I Discovered…
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Statist Ideology and War: Israel versus Hamas
As this author previously has noted, the ideology of statism is responsible for much of the violence that plagues the world. We see this played out in Israel's…
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Time Preference Is the Key Driver of Interest Rates
Forget the other mainstream explanations for interest. Time preference explains this phenomenon and gives a true picture of why interest exists in the first…
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October's Sobering Jobs Report Adds to Mounting Bad Economic News
Data on employed persons, wages, and other measures point to trouble ahead in an economy already strained by growing bankruptcies, mounting debts, and…
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There's No Easy Way Out of This Debt Spiral
The new problem we now face arises from the fact that huge deficits are only manageable so long as interest rates remain very, very low. Original Article…
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The "Climate Emergency": Fueled by Twenty-First-Century Marxism
The eternal “climate emergency” is upon us. While doomsday is said to be around the corner, the reality is that the only thing rising is the level of…
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The Federal Reserve Is Running Losses. Does This Cost Anyone Anything?
The new problem we now face arises from the fact that huge deficits are only manageable so long as interest rates remain very, very low. Original Article: The…
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Israel Isn't the Brilliant Friend of Freedom the Beltway Claims It to Be
While Israel receives praise for being a “democracy” in the undemocratic Middle East, its surveillance policies mirror those of China, which is decidedly not…
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Is Migration a Tool of the Consumptive Class?
An unfortunate consequence of increased wealth is the growth of the parasitic consumptive class of political and cultural elites. Labor migrations often follow…
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Jim Chanos and Stock Markets
In this week's episode, Mark looks at the implications of famed investor Jim Chanos shutting down his hedge fund which specialized in shorting stocks. The…
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Killers of the Flower Moon Is about Government Failure
The newly released movie "Killers of the Flower Moon" depicts what happens when politically connected people can use the state to carry out nefarious deeds…
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Co-Creator Explains Javier Milei's Plan to Abolish the Central Bank
Nicolás Cachanosky was a co-author on the dollarization proposal for Argentina that Javier Milei publicly endorsed. Nicolás explains to Bob the outlines of the…
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Contra CATO: COVID-19 Vaccinations Are Not a Free Market Victory
A Cato Institute associate has declared the development of the covid-19 vaccines to be a free-market “triumph.” The only thing that has triumphed in this sorry…
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Should Libertarians Be Thankful for Milei's Election?
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the aftermath of Javier Milei's election in Argentina. The two discuss the value Milei's…
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The Interest Rate Shock Will Blow Up the Government’s Ponzi Game
As the federal government continues its Ponzi scheme of issuing debt to pay for past debts, interest rates will increase to the point where this no longer is a…
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Hostage Extraction Needs to be Privatized
In the aftermath of Hamas's taking hostages in its conflict with Israel, the question arises: Who pays the ransom? State-financed payments lead to the worst…
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Liberty: Stifled by the Stockholm Syndrome
Governments regularly suppress freedom—yet few complain. One wonders if Stockholm syndrome is at work. Original Article: Liberty: Stifled by the Stockholm…
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What "Just War Theory" Really Means
Ryan and Zachary discuss the basics of Just War Theory and whether a "moral war" is possible. They also discuss the theory's origins in natural law, and how…
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Blaming the Free Market (Even Where It Doesn't Exist)
Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton claims that the free market cannot provide adequate medical care. Of course, he goes on to describe government failure but…
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You're Paying for the Israel War. You'll Also Pay for the Refugees.
Resettling Gazans in America—at taxpayer expense—will be sold as a "humanitarian" effort, but anyone who sees through the propaganda will see that it's really…
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Affective Polarization Is Making Us Dumber
One way to combat intellectual atrophy is to learn from Ibram Kendi’s mistakes and do the opposite. Original Article: Affective Polarization Is Making Us Dumber
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American History Is a Preview of the Israel-Palestine End Game
How the Israel-Gaza war ends is easy to imagine because it's following a path that has been trod many times before. We've seen it many times during conflicts…
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Coauthor of War College Journal Article Tries to Backtrack on Call for "Partial Conscription"
After an earlier article by Zachary Yost on a call by military “experts” to reinstate the military draft, the authors of the original paper are trying to back…
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Mohamed El-Erian's New Views on the Fed
In this week's episode Mark reports on Pimco's former financial guru Mohamed El-Erian and his new views on the Fed. Mark also does some minor deconstruction of…
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Statism Is the Cause of the Israel-Hamas War
This latest Middle East conflict is ultimately little more than gang warfare. We oppose it as a matter of principle. Original Article: Statism Is the Cause of…
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China's Inefficient and Unsustainable Central Planning
China's so-called economic miracle is running into the ground as the reality of central planning becomes increasingly obvious and an economic reckoning looms…
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How German Exports Lost the Race with China
The German economic powerhouse is slowing, weighed down by its costly green energy policies and a bloated welfare state. Germany's economy needs market…
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Murray Sabrin's Memoir: From Liberal Democrat to Libertarian Running for Governor of New Jersey
Murray Sabrin has a long history with the Austrian movement and is one of two people who had Murray Rothbard on his PhD committee. He talks with Bob about his…
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Why the National Debt is Now Threatening the Regime
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Peter St. Onge, an economic fellow with the Heritage Foundation and frequent Mises…
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The Specter of Hyperinflation Looms over the Economy
While the White House claims that inflation is losing steam, the truth is that unless the government changes its reckless monetary course, hyperinflation could…
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Turkey Is Sustaining Major Inflation. Something Has to Give
Inflation in Turkey today is officially running close to 70 percent, but the Turkish economy seems to be booming. Inflationary booms, however, cannot be…
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Canadian Digital Protectionism Gravely Threatens Free Speech
Under the guise of "modernizing" communications, the Canadian government is vastly expanding its power to regulate social media and threaten free speech…
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Kendi's Critical Race Theory Is a Failed Marxist Doctrine
While Ibrahim Kendi's infamous antiracism center at Boston University implodes, the doctrines espoused by the center continue to present false social…
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How Austrian Economics Impacted My Life
Professor Joseph T. Salerno tells his personal story of how he discovered Austrian economics and how he has become one of the its leading proponents. The…
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Mises on the History of Warfare
As war rages in the Middle East, we are reminded of what Mises wrote in 1949 on warfare and its awful effects. Original Article: Mises on the History of Warfare
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Pushing the False Narrative of U.S. Isolationism
Americans have been fed the myth that US foreign policy from 1919 to 1941 was isolationist. In reality, US policies destabilized already volatile international…
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Battling Beasts and Bureaucrats: Naomi Wolf and the American Medical-Government Police State
Naomi Wolf has taken on the American medical bureaucracy for its lies and malpractice in dealing with covid. Original Article: Battling Beasts and Bureaucrats…
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Federal Flood Insurance Drains Taxpayers
Federal flood insurance was created ostensibly to provide insurance to people who live in flood-prone areas. Not surprisingly, it subsidizes bad home-building…
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Reason versus Emotion in Economics: A Praxeological Response
The field of behavior economics downplays the role of purposeful praxeology in economics. Austrian economics does not make that error. Original Article: Reason…
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Cut through the Media Noise, and Remember the Economic Priorities
Modern prosperity is astonishing, but it can quickly disappear if our monetary unit fails. We need to keep up the fight for sound money. Original Article: Cut…
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No Monetary or Political Bailouts for Belt-and-Road Initiative Debtors
The countries have changed, but the story remains the same. Wealthier countries try to “invest” by lending money to African regimes, where the money…
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Seed Corn and Dry Powder
On this week's episode, Mark looks at the financial condition of the government and of American citizens on the cusp of the next recession. The financial…
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Are We Headed for a Recession in 2024?
Recorded at the Mises Circle in Fort Myers, Florida, 4 November 2023. Special thanks to Murray and Florence M. Sabrin for making this event possible.
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How Statism Leads to War
Mises' work explains how laissez-faire economies have incentives to be peaceful with each other, and how, inversely, tariffs and protectionism create…
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The Dangers of a "Cashless" Economy
While the ruling elites and the Federal Reserve try to sell digital money as “modern” and “convenient,” it poses threats to financial privacy and civil…