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Totalitarian Ideals and Not Living by Lies
More than forty years ago, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn urged his fellow Russians “not to live by lies.” In our politicized age, his words ring truer than ever…
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The Corrupt Political Influence on Military Intelligence and Its Fundamental Role in State Propaganda
Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 23, 2023.
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The Economic Coercion and ‘Repressive Tolerance’ of the Woke Regime
Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 23, 2023. Includes audience Q&A period.
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Toward a Heideggerian Libertarianism?
Can there be a bridge between Heideggerian metaphysics and practical political philosophy? Original Article: Toward a Heideggerian Libertarianism?
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Why Stabilization Policy is Destabilizing
The call for "price stabilization" was part of the recent Republican debate. Despite its attractive appearance, having the Fed try to "stabilize prices" is a…
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How a CBDC Created Chaos and Poverty in Nigeria
The Nigerian government should have seen the economic disaster the eNaira would cause. They didn’t, and chaos and rioting followed. Original Article: How a…
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Limitless Money and the Limitless Fed
Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 23, 2023.
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The Liberty Movement’s Pro-War Fifth Column
Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 23, 2023.
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Why the "Just Wage" Theory Doesn't Make Much Sense
Just-wage theory tells us that an employer cannot reduce his workers' wages below some presumed "cost of living." Yet, that same employer can be permitted to…
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Does Technical Knowledge Always Lead to Economic Growth?
Economists and political elites fondly claim that economic growth is due to increased technological knowledge. That is only partly true. Original Article: Does…
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Understanding Hegel from a Straussian Viewpoint
While Leo Strauss did not share G.W.F. Hegel's acceptance of historicism, nonetheless he gives Hegel a sympathetic review. David Gordon takes a closer look at…
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August Price Inflation Accelerated, and the Fed Fears More Is in Store
Fed policymaking is all about political expedience. When we see Fed policy, we must keep in mind that "managing the economy" is secondary to managing public…
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Strikes Always Have Economic Consequences and the Latest UAW Strike Is No Exception
The UAW's strike against US automakers will do long-term damage to the domestic auto industry. Unfortunately, unions and their advocates will learn nothing…
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There Is No Fed Magic Trick to Achieve a Soft Landing
There are no more rabbits for the Fed monetary magicians to pull out of their hats. In an economy addicted to artificially low interest rates, any more moves…
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The Chinese Economy: Market Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
China rose from poverty after the Mao years only because its political leadership embraced private property and a market economy. Unfortunately, today the…
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The State as Modern-Day Superstition: Unraveling the Illusions of Authority
To progressive elites, the state (at least one run by progressives) is omniscient and all-powerful. To anyone with understanding, the state is an entity…
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Touch-and-Go
In this week's episode, Mark interprets the Fed's new economic projections for the economy, in which the Fed "doubles-down" on current economic growth and the…
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Are Workers Being Paid Their Product? Watch Out for Misleading Charts
Dr. Jonathan Newman joins Bob to break down the data used in a popular productivity vs. pay graph. They show why you should be wary of charts coming from…
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Is the US Banking System a House of Cards Waiting to Topple?
Decades of low interest rates have ruined saving in the US economy, and banks are going to pay dearly for it. Original Article: Is the US Banking System a…
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Striking Autoworkers Will Only Harm Their Own Livelihoods
Autoworkers are angry at their working situation and are striking for higher wages and a shorter work week. Their anger is misdirected. Original Article…
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"Debanking": The Latest Assault on Freedom of Speech
In their war against free speech, progressive governments are now denying dissidents use of the banking system. Original Article: ""Debanking": The Latest…
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America's Big Three Entitlement Bankruptcies Are Inevitable
The vast American welfare system is imploding. Future tax revenues will not come close to meeting future obligations. Something must give. Original Article…
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Most Economists Are Wrong about the Economy
Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by economist Mark Thornton to take a look at why so many economists keep telling us the economy is in great shape. Get…
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Is China Colonizing Jamaica?
Some Jamaicans complain that the Chinese are "colonizing" the country because of their economic success there. Actually, their success is due to…
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Are Markets Tyrannical? Where Christian Conservatives Are Mistaken
A number of Christian conservatives are claiming that markets are as coercive as government. Try boycotting the FBI or your local police the next time they do…
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Gold Will Destroy the Keynesian Fallacies
Keynes denounced monetary gold as "a barbarous relic." In the end, it will be that "barbarous relic" that overthrows the regime of paper currency. Original…
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Government Imposed "Competition" Harms Competition
President Biden says he is going to unleash regulators to bring more "competition" to the economy. This is an oxymoron. Original Article: "Government Imposed…
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Marxist States Never "Wither Away" as Marx Predicted
David Gordon continues his analysis of Graham Priest’s book, Capitalism: Its Nature and Its Replacement. While Priest might not understand either Marxism or…
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China’s Maneuvering and the New Balance of Power
Washington is paranoid of current Chinese actions. However, it is Washington that has been the aggressor in world affairs. Original Article: "China’s…
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Bidenomics: A Boom That Awaits an Inevitable Bust
While unemployment currently is low and the rate of inflation has fallen somewhat, Bidenomics is setting off a boom that is unsustainable. We know what happens…
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The USDA’s War on Small Farms
The Biden administration is unleashing the USDA on small farmers, attempting to regulate them out of business. This is done to protect not the public's health…
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Where's the Beef?
Americans are mad about the economy, and particularly about the Fed's inflation of prices and declining inflation-adjusted wages and incomes. Keynesian…
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Dollar Hegemony Is Ending Due to Geopolitical Changes
Since the end of World War II, the US dollar has been the world's reserve currency. That status may well change because US monetary authorities insist on…
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The Great Phony Disinflation Enters Its Finale
Supposedly, the "big news" is the decline of inflation. However, the monetary and political forces driving the latest bout of inflation have not gone away…
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Why Plea Deals Are a Miscarriage of Justice
Lawyers for two of the Proud Boys convicted for their role in the January 6 assault on the Capitol are filing appeals claiming that they are being subject to a…
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9/11 and the Triumph of the Uniparty
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the domestic costs of 9/11 and its continuing impact on Americans. The two discuss…
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Beyond Crisis: The Ratchet Effect and the Erosion of Liberty
After governments create crises, they use those crises to seize new powers. After the crisis subsides, governments give up some, but not all, of their new…
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Saving Marxism from the Labor Theory of Value: It Is Still Bad Theory
While Graham Priest seems to have "rescued" Marxism from the labor theory of value, he cannot rescue Marxism itself. Original Article: "Saving Marxism from the…
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America Since 9/11: 22 Years of Lies and Despotism
In a more reasonable world, people like Cheney, Rice, Bolton, et al., would all be forgotten, shamed, and disgraced for overseeing multiple disastrous wars…
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The Coming Collapse of the Global Ponzi Scheme
In the global Ponzi scheme, thin air and deceit substitute for sound money. As hedge-fund manager Mitch Feierstein wrote in Planet Ponzi, “You don’t solve a…
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No, Small Countries Are Not at an Economic Disadvantage
Being large doesn't make a country wealthy, nor does being small shrink a country's economy. Original Article: "No, Small Countries Are Not at an Economic…
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What Mises Really Thought about Fascism
When Mises wrote that the fascists had "saved European civilization," he could have been describing Francisco Franco of Spain, who kept Spain from becoming a…
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Is the Monopoly Board Game Like Real Markets?
Many people believe that the board game Monopoly, developed during the Great Depression, mimics a real-world capitalist economy. Monopoly is a game, not real…
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Regulation in the Free Market: It’s Not What Most People Believe
Can a government regulatory system be reformed? In a word, no. The free market is always the best regulator of quality and safety. Original Article…
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AI Lacks the Entrepreneurial Intelligence to Plan an Economy
Despite what many elites believe, AI can do many things, but it cannot successfully plan an economy. It lacks the intelligence of an entrepreneur. Original…
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Inflation Is a Giant "Skim" on the American People
Contrary to the government's line that "inflation hurts everyone," inflation really is a wealth transfer from those without political power to the politically…
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Thanks to Government, Maui's Lahaina Fire Became a Deadly Conflagration
While progressives blame climate change for the deadly Lahaina fire, government created the conditions for the blaze and then helped set it. Original Article…
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The Producer Price Index
In this week's episode, Mark looks at PPI—the Producer Price Index—which provides evidence of the costs for suppliers in various industries, macroeconomic…
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Family Flourishing and State Denigration
As family life descends into crisis in the USA, many conservatives call for state intervention to "fix" things. It's state intervention that created the…
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Let Staten Island Secede!
If Staten Island is allowed to secede, our national technocrats fear that might open up countless similar demands for self-determination across the nation. For…
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The Beltway Libertarians Are Too Smart for Oliver Anthony
Ryan McMaken joins Bob to discuss the surprisingly negative reaction (from a Reason writer and Tyler Cowen) to Oliver Anthony's hit song, "Rich Men North of…
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Eurodollars as a Fractional Reserve Market
We should not just be concerned about problems in the American banking system, but also about the proliferation of Eurodollars. Original Article: "Eurodollars…
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Golf Merger Is Opposed by Congress. This Is Misguided
Members of Congress claim to be "concerned" over the proposed merger between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour. They should be supporting it or, even better, backing…
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Local Secession Movements: From Staten Island to the South
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at county and city-level secession movements and what it means for political…
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Thatcher's New Style of Government
The possible bankruptcy of Thames Water Company in Great Britain brings to mind the heady days 40 years ago when Margaret Thatcher's government was privatizing…
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The Bombing of Hiroshima: The Crime and the Cover-Up
The real effects of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima were hidden from Americans until the New Yorker published an exposé in 1946. Americans finally were confronted…
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"National Greatness" Is Not the Appropriate Response to "Wokeism"
Many conservatives, in trying to steer the USA away from "wokeism," fail to understand that their “national greatness” schemes are just as harmful. Original…
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The Problem with Public Transit
Much of government-owned transportation destroys rather than adds to wealth. The lack of a sound system of economic calculation is to blame. Original Article…
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Easy Money Is a Much Bigger Economic Problem than Debt
While many economists claim that high overall debt levels can lead to economic recessions, irresponsible government spending and money expansion are the real…
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France's Unrest Has Deep Roots. Proposed Immigration Restrictions Will Make Things Worse
The rioting in France is not due to racism nor is it the logical end of immigration. Instead, it is rooted in France's minimum wage and other labor…