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A Bank Crisis Was Predictable. Was the Fed Lying or Blind?
Welcome to Whose Economy Is It, Anyway?, where the rules are made up and the dollars don’t matter. Or at least that seems to be the view of the Yellen regime…
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Yes, the Latest Bank Bailout Is Really a Bailout, and You Are Paying for It.
The Fed is launching a new billionaire bailout designed to keep banks afloat, and the FDIC is promising to back potentially trillions in deposits. The taxpayer…
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Government Is as Government Does
If we have learned anything from hundreds of years of government oppression and atrocities, one thing is certain: government isn't our friend. Original…
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The Phillips Curve Is an Economic Fable
Keynesians and fellow travelers hold the Phillips curve to be sacrosanct. But because the Phillips curve cannot establish causality, it is useless as economic…
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How Easy Money Killed Silicon Valley Bank
The incredible growth and success of SVB could not have happened without negative rates, ultra-loose monetary policy, and the tech bubble that burst in 2022…
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Bank Failures: Runs and Funds
SVB Bank and Signature Bank failed this week and were bailed out. Mark explains why the banks failed and why it was bound to happen. The minor issue is that…
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The Balfour Declaration
Teaching high schoolers economics means teaching Austrian principles. Original Article: "The Balfour Declaration" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored…
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The Fed's Huge Monetary Overhang Keeps Job Totals Up as Real Wages Fall
The current job market strength partly reflects the ongoing monetary overhang from years of breakneck growth in money-supply inflation. The $6 trillion in…
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The Fed's Malfeasance after SVB
This past weekend saw extraordinary actions by the Fed to address the meltdown of Silicon Valley Bank. Did the central bank break the law by effectively…
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Bankers and Bailouts Are Ripping Us Off
Ryan and Tho talk about how last week's banking panic led to new ways for bankers and politicians to exploit regular people through inflation, regulations, and…
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Ready for Retirement? Fewer and Fewer Americans Are Saving for That Time
Because of inflation and a lack of a savings ethic, Americans are less prepared for retirement than ever. The numbers are discouraging. Original Article…
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Yearning for Beauty in the Truth of Economic Thinking
Those adhering to Austrian Economic thinking see the beauty in concepts coming together and providing a way to truthfully assess human action. Original…
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The Censored Generation
Never before have we seen an entire generation of young Americans being censored—and self-censoring—for making innocuous statements. This does not end well…
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Why Biden's Spending Is Unsustainable
It's popular for politicians to claim they will never cut Social Security. But doing nothing now about the program means imposing an even larger hit on seniors…
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Money Supply Growth Went Negative for the Third Month in a Row, and Is Near a Thirty-Five-Year Low
With negative growth now dipping below –5 percent, money-supply contraction is approaching the biggest declines we've seen in the past thirty-five years…
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The "Meritocracy" Was Created by and for the Progressive Ruling Class
All of Al Gore's children went to Harvard. Are we really to believe that this is because the Gore kids had the most "merit"? The only real meritocracy is in…
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A Permanent Wartime Economy
Resources are scarce even when money is not. Original Article: "A Permanent Wartime Economy" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher…
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Are Large Hospitals the Problem with US Healthcare?
Two "distinguished" healthcare analysts have examined the medical system in the USA and conclude that the REAL problem is . . . large hospitals. Dale…
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We Are All Counterfeiters Now
Get beyond the PhDs running the Federal Reserve or the way people treat the Fed with deference. In the end, it is nothing but a legal counterfeiting ring…
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Biden's Executive Order on Equity: It Will Create Greater Inequality
President Biden's executive order to "strengthen equity" in the federal government is doomed to fail. It will create a lot of havoc in the meantime. Original…
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Austrian Economics Stands against the Collectivism of Progressive Thought
Progressivism is collectivist, anti-individual, and ultimately destroys civilization itself. Austrian economics stands against this force. Original Article…
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Slavery in the Americas: Separating Fact from Fiction
There is no denying the awful history of slavery in the Western Hemisphere. However, to better understand its legacy, we must rely on truth, not myths…
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Toilet Paper
Mark discusses how the Federal Reserve and Covid restrictions greatly increased the price of cardboard boxes; but, with online sales softening, we should…
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A Permanent Wartime Economy?
Progressives view all aspects of human life as a struggle against forces of oppression. Earlier this week on BBC, Professor Mariana Mazzucato suggested…
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One Year Later in Ukraine: Washington and NATO Got It Very Wrong
The foreign policy "elites" have been wrong about regime change, sanctions, "the lesson of Munich," a "rules-based order," and pretty much everything else…
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Readying the War State: Biden Recommits to Protectionism in the SOTU
President Biden's call for more protectionism isn't aimed improving the US economy. Instead, it is about creating a war-footing autarky. Original Article…
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Can Congress Cancel Biden's Endless Wars?
Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at how the regime's narrative on foreign policy is failing, and how some in Congress are finally standing up to the warfare…
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Saudi Arabia’s Quandary: The End of the Petrodollar
As the Biden administration continues to inflate the dollar, other nations are questioning the existence of the petrodollar. Original Article: "Saudi Arabia’s…
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The Coming Recession Will Be a Global One
While the Biden White House claims we are on a steady course of prosperity, the more realistic future is that of a global recession. Original Article: "The…
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Secession Is Inevitable. War to Prevent It Is Optional.
The answer lies not in doubling down on political unity, maintained through endless violence or threats of violence. Rather, the answer lies in peaceful…
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The Attack of the Subversive Elites
We can be sure that the "natural elites" of which Hans Hoppe wrote are not among the Davos crowd. That group of "elites" has an agenda, and it is not liberty…
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Making Nonsense from Sense: Debunking Neo-Calvinist Economic Thought
Neo-Calvinist economic thought claims that prices and private property cause scarcity. However, they provide no methodology for their claims. Original Article…
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The New Racism of the Elect
In the name of "fighting racism," a number of writers and pundits are making social relationships between people of different races and ethnic groups more…
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Is Democracy under Attack in Canada? No, but It Should Be
Canadian political, academic, and media elites "worry" that democracy in that country may be under attack. Actually, democracy works all too well there…
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Roald Dahl and James Bond Books Are Getting Woke Rewrites. Copyright Law Ensures You Can't Stop Them.
Thanks to copyright laws, the estate of Roald Dahl can not only rewrite his books, but can also essentially outlaw the old versions. Only books in the public…
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Loss of Religious Belief Is a Greater Loss for a Civilized Society
Secularists cheer the decline of religion in Western societies, but that loss comes at a huge cost: the decline of civilization itself. Original Article: "Loss…
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Artificial Intelligence Can Serve Entrepreneurs and Markets
In our technocratic age, it is easy to dismiss the latest technological developments as an avenue toward freedom, but some of them still bode well for markets…
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China's Emerging Global Leadership Isn't Just the Result of Subsidies: Entrepreneurship Still Matters in This Market
It is easy to dismiss Chinese advancements in electric vehicles as the result of government subsidies, but private entrepreneurship also is playing a major…
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The Fed's "Disinflation" Story Just Flew Out the Window
Mark talks about the recent price inflation reports, as well as reports of job openings from private sector job placement companies. Inflation was higher than…
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Biden versus Bastiat
President Biden's recent call to "buy American" is doomed to failure, just like all other protectionist schemes. Original Article: "Biden versus Bastiat" This…
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Losing Control of Money
With global worldwide debt now over $300 trillion and interest rates rising, the US dollar is once again a relative safe haven in a slowing economy. Currencies…
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Secession: Should the American Revolutionaries Have Quit to Appease the Loyalists?
Opponents of secession say secession is wrong if some people in the population don't want it and say they will be worse off. The American revolutionaries…
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Debunked: "Red States Are Just Welfare Queens"
This episode of Radio Rothbard revisits a point in our previous episode about the popular claim on leftwing Twitter that red-state America would be a "third…
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Poor People in Developing Countries Find Alternatives to Commercial Banking
People are innovative—if government doesn't get in the way. Entrepreneurs in developing countries find alternatives for people cut off from commercial banking…
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When the Private Sector Is the Enemy
Rest in peace, "technolibertarianism." There was a time when many believed tech entrepreneurs would usher in a new era of freedom. Unfortunately, the new tech…
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Forget the Liquidity Trap—Loose Monetary Policies Cause Recessions
At the heart of Keynesian business cycle theory is the so-called liquidity trap. Contra Keynes, however, economies don't falter because a sudden increase in…
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Why You Should Fear "Bipartisan" Agreements in Congress
When we see real bipartisan action in Congress, it usually is for the worst. Original Article: "Why You Should Fear "Bipartisan" Agreements in Congress" This…
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Remember the Alamo! Moses Rose's Last Stand
In the name of "economic development," San Antonio's government is seeking to seize a thriving business near the Alamo. Original Article: "Remember the Alamo!…
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Saint Augustine, Proto-Austrian
One of the fundamental tenets of Austrian economics is the ordinal value scale. Augustine articulated the idea more than a thousand years before Carl Menger…
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Capitalism Has Improved Life in India, but the Spirit of Collectivism Still Dominates
In 1991, India's political leaders moved away from socialism, embracing markets and improving the economy. But Indian elites continue to push socialism to the…
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Covid-19: Will the Political and Health Scandals Erupt into the Public Light?
Three years after the covid virus hit the world, we are just starting to take a hard look at the damage caused by the covid restrictions. The "experts" not…
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Florida vs. Davos: Defending Entrepreneurs from the Managerial Revolution
Recorded in Tampa, Florida on February 25, 2023.
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The Austrian Edge: Leveraging the Austrian Perspective in Business
Recorded in Tampa, Florida on February 25, 2023.
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Decorum Propels DC Deceit
The president's SOTU speech has become an annual presentation of a new set of White House lies. But official Washington believes it is worse to publicly boo…
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Business Cycle Intel Report
Mark uses Intel Corporation, the computer chip manufacturer, as a barometer of the business cycle. He looks at the stock price in recent years, its production…
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Just Say No to the New Forever War
American and European political elites seem to be wanting the Russia-Ukraine war to be fought to the last Ukranian and have done nothing to bring peace. It's…
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Why the 1787 Constitution Did Not Bring Republican Government to America
It's a myth that the "Founding Fathers" made America a republic in 1787. It was the state governments and their constitutions that did this. But the top-down…