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Even When There Is Inflation, the Fed STILL Fights Falling Prices
Forget the notion that the Fed "fights inflation." In fact, the Fed exists to promote inflation. Original Article: "Even When There Is Inflation, the Fed STILL…
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The Five Stages of Totalitarianism
Totalitarian societies do not become that way overnight. There are recognizable signs and stages which show how a society slides into that abyss. Original…
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Will AI Solve Scarcity?
A Google engineer is in hot water for claiming the company's chatbot tech had become sentient. Meanwhile, Jerome Powell presumes to fight inflation…
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Are Technology Shocks Responsible for Business Cycles? In a Word, No.
The theory of real business cycles won a Nobel Prize, but it ultimately confuses cause with effect. Original Article: "Are Technology Shocks Responsible for…
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The Fair Tax Is the Tax That Will Not Die
The Fair Tax is a supposed alternative to the income tax. But the name does not matter, since a tax is still a tax. Original Article: "The Fair Tax Is the Tax…
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Are Today's Homeownership Rates Sustainable?
Skyrocketing asset prices are great for hedge fund managers and Wall Street types, but they increasingly drive ordinary people into unsustainably large amounts…
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War, Economy, and State
Tho Bishop introduces a new Mises Institute podcast: War, Economy, and State, with Ryan McMaken and Zachary Yost. The War, Economy, and State podcast covers…
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Will Punch-Drunk Biden Take America Down with Him?
Inflation is at a forty-year high, fuel prices are wreaking havoc, and there's no end in sight. Time for Biden to tell us how good we have it. Original…
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Instead of Uniting the World, Globalization Has Set Nation against Nation
The Davos crowd sold globalization as a way to bring nations together. Unfortunately, by insisting on political conformity, the globalists have set the world…
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Let's Boycott Them!
Since the state is incorrigible and incapable of being reformed, perhaps the best way to deal with government predations is to boycott the elections. Original…
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Finland and Sweden in NATO: Disregarding the Benefits of Neutrality
In seeking membership in NATO, Finland and Sweden seem to believe they will have more military security. But they also are giving up their precious…
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Bastiat Predicted the Baby Formula Crisis 170 Years before It Happened
Although Biden presented the formula shortage as caused by "forces" outside the USA, the shortage is homegrown. Bastiat could have explained why. Original…
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Debt-Fueled Demand and Oil Price Inflation Brings Airfares Roaring Back
Airfares may surge 40 percent or more in 2022. This could be the biggest price increase in many decades. Original Article: "Debt-Fueled Demand and Oil Price…
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Don't Be Fooled: The World's Central Bankers Still Love Inflation
The proposed WHO Pandemic Treaty is nothing less than an exercise in medical totalitarianism. Welcome to the rule of the medical bureaucrat. Original Article…
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Inflation Then vs. Now: Follow the Money
Today, inflation and prices are soaring. We know that Federal Reserve monetary policy is the cause. But why didn't something similar happen after the 2008…
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The WHO's Pandemic Treaty: The End of National Sovereignty and Freedom
The proposed WHO Pandemic Treaty is nothing less than an exercise in medical totalitarianism. Welcome to the rule of the medical bureaucrat. Original Article…
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Why Russia's Authoritarian Regime Continues to Enjoy Public Support
Vladimir Putin (not unlike President George W. Bush) has led his country into a destructive war, yet the Russian political leadership enjoys wide public…
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Politicizing Mass Shootings Only Guarantees There Will Be More of Them
Mass shootings are bad enough, but progressives have turned them into political events. They then claim that further politicizing these tragedies will reduce…
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Uvalde's Biggest Mistake Was Trusting the Police to "Keep Us Safe"
Knee-jerk support for the police helps gun control advocates by undermining the most fundamental reason for gun ownership: the government's armed enforcers…
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Capitalism Is Not Racist; Capitalism Undermines Racism
Leftist regularly accuse capitalism of depending upon racism for its existence, but history tells a much different story. Original Article: "Capitalism Is Not…
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Liberty, Power, and 2,000 Mules
Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the question of election integrity and what it means for the regime. How should we look at the allegations made in the film…
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The Great Capitalist Novel
Ignorant politicians who create no wealth can only impede great visionaries like Henry M. Galt from creating wealth with monetary chicanery, antitrust…
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Covid and Its Statist Legacy: How Did We Get to This Point?
The Great Reset usually is framed as the reestablishment of democratic social principles. In reality, it's an attempt to do away with the last vestiges of…
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Davos Man Is at It Again: The 2022 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum
Once upon a time, the progressive hero was "socialist man." Today, we have "Davos man," who is ready to plan your life for you—your wishes notwithstanding…
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Elon Musk versus the Woke Cartel
Because of Elon Musk's attempt to take over Twitter, Tesla has been removed from the S&P's ESG Index, an action that exposes ESG for what it really is: a woke…
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The Backstory of the Great Reset, or How to Destroy Classical Liberalism
The Great Reset usually is framed as the reestablishment of democratic social principles. In reality, it's an attempt to do away with the last vestiges of…
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Government Spending Is the Real Tax; Deficits Are a Sideshow
While politicians claiming to be "fiscally responsible" call for balanced budgets, the real drag on the economy is government spending itself. Original…
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Mergers, Acquisitions, and Market Manias: The Fed Has Made Things Worse
As the economy begins to slow, the results of the Fed's money pumping are showing up in mergers and acquisitions. Original Article: "Mergers, Acquisitions, and…
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Peace through Strength? Excessive US Military Spending Encourages More War
American politicians claim that excessive military spending makes Americans "safe." The record shows otherwise. Original Article: "Peace through Strength?…
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Just How Common Are School Shootings?
Thirty-nine people were killed in school shootings in 2018 (one of the worst years). In the same period, 900 children drowned, and 1,800 were murdered via…
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Police Botched the Uvalde Standoff. Now Gun Controllers Want to Give Police More Power.
Police stood around outside the Uvalde, Texas, school while a gunman shot children inside. Meanwhile, gun control advocates tell us we should just trust the…
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Are Stablecoins the Camel's Nose for Central Banks?
Jeff and Dr. Murphy discuss a recent interview with IMF economist Manmohan Singh in the context of central banks co-opting digital technology for bad ends…
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Covid-19: Assessing the Madness in Year 3
By making covid a political virus, progressive politicians, cheered on by their media, applied political "solutions" that failed to protect the most vulnerable…
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Ireland: When MMT and Price Controls Collide, Little Remains
Ireland has been "experimenting" with MMT and price controls. The results are predictable. Original Article: "Ireland: When MMT and Price Controls Collide…
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What Krugman Gets Right and Wrong on Trade Surpluses
Krugman’s recent NYT column on Russia features commentary on trade surpluses that is at best very misleading. Original Article: "What Krugman Gets Right and…
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Federal Control of Abortion Laws Is Modern Colonialism
The proabortion centralist line of "accept our definition of human rights, or else" is what we'd expect from the imperialists of old who claimed the "savages"…
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Private Guns, Do-Nothing Police, and Government Power
In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Jeff Deist and Ryan McMaken talk police, guns, gun control, and the 2nd Amendment. Recommended Reading "Uvalde's Biggest…
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To Succeed, the AfCFTA Must Be about Actual Free Trade, Not Government-Managed "Free Trade"
The African Continent Free Trade Area has the potential to serve Africans and bring about better living standards. However, it is threatened by government…
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Everything You Need to Know about Money
Recorded at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Orlando, Florida, on May 14, 2022. Slides used in this talk are available here. Special thanks to Greg and Julann Roe…
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The Fed's Latest Housing Bubble
After the 2008 housing bust, the government supposedly set up a fail-safe mortgage program aimed at preventing future bubbles. It failed. Original Article…
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The New Postliberalism
There are two competing visions for the Right. Original Article: "The New Postliberalism" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.
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The Pandemic of Executive Overreach Comes to an End. When Will the Next One Begin?
While the covid-19 pandemic brought sickness and death, another pandemic raged through Washington: abuse of executive power. Original Article: "The Pandemic of…
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Austrian Economists Are Not Surprised by the Shortages
While supporters of the Biden administration fault Putin for shortages, Austrian economists know the answer lies in Washington's monetary and economic…
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It's Not Just the USA: The Economic Instability Is Global
The combination of covid lockdowns, money pumping, and attempts to force a new green economy are taking their toll. This is not going away any time soon…
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NATO Plans to Rip Off Americans Even More as Sweden and Finland Set to Join
The Europeans are welcome to keep NATO going if they like. But the time has come for the United States to exit. Original Article: "NATO Plans to Rip Off…
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The Economics of Davos
Jeff and Bob take a look at the misnamed "World Economic Forum" and its conference this past week in Davos, focusing on their recently published report. Read…
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Christianity and the Development of Human Capital: Challenging the Narratives
While the standard secular narrative is that Christianity held back science and human development, history tells a different story, one of literacy and the…
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Inflation, War, and Oil: How Today's Crises Are Rehashing the 1970s
Persistently loose monetary policies always have negative growth and distributional effects that impair political stability. In extreme cases, there are civil…
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McDonald's Closes All Stores in Russia as Woke Russophobes Rage
The presence of American companies in foreign nations was once seen as a sign of American superiority and an instrument of American cultural power. Not…
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The Progressive Colonialism of Roe v. Wade
In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop consider progressivism as a form of modern colonialism. The response to the prospects of the…
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Massive State Economic Intervention Has Led to This Point
Everything from huge Keynesian "stimulus" policies to the war in Ukraine is dovetailing in a bout of stagflation: the simultaneous growth of inflation and…
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Panel: "The Absolute State of Money"
Recorded at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Orlando, Florida, on May 14, 2022. Special thanks to Greg and Julann Roe for sponsoring this event.
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Welcome and Opening Remarks
Recorded at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Orlando, Florida, on May 14, 2022. Special thanks to Greg and Julann Roe for sponsoring this event.
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Understanding Russia's War: The Strange Philosophy of Aleksandr Dugin
Trying to interpret the actions of Vladimir Putin or politics in Russia using Western narratives is likely to end in failure. Original Article: "Understanding…
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It Just Might Be Time to Listen to the Austrians
The latest Keynesian money-printing and spending schemes are blowing up. It is time to hear what the Austrians have to say. Original Article: "It Just Might Be…
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History and Institutions Matter: The Postslavery Development of Jamaica and Barbados
Why did Barbados postslavery develop a more robust economy than Jamaica even though the people had similar ethnic backgrounds? Original Article: "History and…
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Money: What Is It? The More Important Question: Why Is It?
Most people—and especially most economists—not only are ignorant of what money actually is, but how and why it became part of our economy in the first place…
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Lighting the Gas under European Feet: How Politicians and Journalists Get Energy So Wrong
Green energy advocates want us to believe we easily can transition from conventional fuels to renewables. In truth, such a transition not only would devastate…
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Student Loans and Government Subsidies: Another Government "Benefit" Creates Financial Chaos
Since the Obama administration nationalized the student loan program, we have seen student debt metastasize. Unfortunately, the Biden administration looks to…
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Who Central Bankers Really Are
We spend a lot of time on this show talking about central banking. This week we talk about central bankers themselves, from Powell to Brainard to Lagarde to…