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Chapter 8. The Socio-Psychological Foundations of Socialism or The Theory of The State
Pages 173–198 in the text. Narrated by Jim Vann.
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Chapter 9. Capitalist Production and The Problem of Monopoly
Pages 199–222 in the text. Narrated by Jim Vann.
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Saifedean Ammous on his newest project!
Saifedean Ammous previews his new online Austrian Economics Academy.
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“You’ll Be Dead in a Year!”—A Patient’s Journey Through the Healthcare System
What can we learn from the experience of a 90-year-old patient who is told point-blank, “You’ll be dead in a year!”—and who survives to tell the story? This is…
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Michel Accad, MD, Leads Bob on a Discussion of "Efficiency" and "Market Failure" as Used in Health Economics
Michel Accad practices cardiology and general internal medicine in San Francisco, and holds a part-time clinical faculty appointment at the University of…
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The Economics of Healthcare: Market Failure or Faulty Models? (Part 2)
It is commonly believed that healthcare is a sector plagued by “market failure.” A heavy dose of government intervention is therefore necessary to optimize the…
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Donnie Gebert Explains That a Direct Republic is Now Possible
Like the Matrix, you cannot be told about a three-hour conversation with Donnie Gebert; you must hear it for yourself. But here’s the blurb from his book, A…
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Karl Smith Defends Keynesian Stimulus and Carbon Taxation
Bob Murphy has a friendly discussion and debate with Karl Smith. First, Bob pushes Karl to clarify the conditions under which government deficit spending…
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The Economics of Healthcare: Market Failure or Faulty Models? (Part 1)
It is commonly believed that healthcare is a sector plagued by “market failure.” A heavy dose of government intervention is therefore necessary to optimize the…
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Richard Cantillon As a Proto-Austrian
Dr. Mark Thornton, our in-house Cantillon expert, joins the Human Action Podcast to discuss the contributions of this important proto-Austrian thinker…
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4 Reasons to Oppose a Universal Basic Income
Beyond the usual arguments about incentives and taxes, a Universal Basic Income is a dangerous policy that supercharges the state and threatens to heighten…
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Why the Swiss Voted for More Gun Control
What is particularly scary is that the whole argument for the new law was not really about saving lives or reducing gun violence, but is about Brussels…
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Austrian Economics is No Longer the Unheard Music
Austrians will be vindicated, but will they be heard? Original Article: "Austrian Economics is No Longer the Unheard Music"
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The Opioid Epidemic: Is Pharma To Blame?
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ lawsuit against Purdue Pharmaceuticals exemplifies a common narrative that lays a large part of the blame for the opioid…
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Tucker Carlson Wants Affirmative Action for American Workers
Tucker Carlson gives unambiguous approval for Elizabeth Warren’s call for “economic nationalism,” saying her proposal sounds like “Trump at his best.” Carlson…
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Stephan Kinsella Discusses Law Without the State, and the Illegitimacy of Intellectual Property
Bob talks with Stephan Kinsella about the basis of libertarian law, and how we could have justice without a coercive State. They then discuss Stephan’s…
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Bob Nails Krugman's Perverse Morality on Infrastructure Spending
Bob replays a recent Contra Krugman episode covering a Paul Krugman column on infrastructure spending. In addition to getting the economics wrong (as usual)…
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Bernie and Ocasio-Cortez Declare War on the Poor
By slapping new regulations on high-interest credit cards, Bernie and Ocasio-Cortez will just prevent high-risk borrowers from getting loans. Original Article…
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Tucker Carlson's Broadside Against Austrian Economics
Does Carlson honestly think Republican members of Congress are overly theoretical and ideological? And here we thought they were a bunch of unprincipled and…
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Chapter 1. The Problem of Security; Historicity of the State and "European Realism"
From The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production, edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe. Narrated by George Pickering.
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Chapter 10. Government and the Private Production of Defense
From The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production, edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe. Narrated by George Pickering.
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Chapter 11. Secession and the Production of Defense
From The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production, edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe. Narrated by George Pickering.
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Chapter 2. War, Peace, and the State
From The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production, edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe. Narrated by George Pickering.
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Chapter 3. Monarchy and War
From The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production, edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe. Narrated by George Pickering.
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Chapter 4. Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation or Monopoly?
From The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production, edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe. Narrated by George Pickering.
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Chapter 5, Part 1. Is Democracy More Peaceful than Other Forms of Government?
From The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production, edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe. Narrated by George Pickering.
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Chapter 5, Part 2. Is Democracy More Peaceful than Other Forms of Government?
From The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production, edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe. Narrated by George Pickering.
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Chapter 6. Mercenaries, Guerrillas, Militias, and the Defense of Minimal States and Free Societies
From The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production, edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe. Narrated by George Pickering.
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Chapter 7. Privateering and National Defense: Naval Warfare for Private Profit
From The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production, edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe. Narrated by George Pickering.
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Chapter 8. The Will to be Free: The Role of Ideology in National Defense
From The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production, edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe. Narrated by George Pickering.
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Chapter 9. National Defense and the Theory of Externalities, Public Goods, and Clubs
From The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production, edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe. Narrated by George Pickering.
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Every Law "Legislates Morality" — From Abortion to Minimum Wage
Virtually all laws involve "legislating morality." When people use this phrase they often really just mean "I want laws to back my version of morality, not…
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Dr. Keith Smith on How to Secede from the Broken Health Care and Insurance System
Keith Smith is an anesthesiologist who founded the Oklahoma Surgery Center and the Free Market Medical Association. He is a medical doctor, but also a student…
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In Africa, Poverty Grows Because of the Elites' Anti-Capitalism
Both ideological anti-capitalism and economic factors contribute to the way Africa lags the rest of the world in the conquest of poverty. Original Article: "In…
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After the Revolution: American Response
Joseph Sobran of National Review cautions against all foreign aid, calls for an end to entangling alliances, and suggests that America's most important export…
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Barriers to De-Socialization in the USSR
Yuri N. Maltsev of the International Center for Development Policy and a former Gorbachev reform team advisor, describes the miserable standard of living in…
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De-Socialization in Poland
Krzysztof Ostaszewski of the University of Louisville, a Polish emigre, offers a critique of Poland's half-way reforms and describes the obstacles the country…
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De-Socialization in Theory and Practice
Murray N. Rothbard of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, explains that Mises and the Austrians forecasted the collapse of socialism, and points to the…
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De-Socialization in United Germany
Hans-Hermann Hoppe of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, a German emigre, notes the errors already made in the process of German unification and offers an…
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De-Socialization of Lithuania
Kęstutis Baltramatis, chief privatization economist of the Lithuanian Council of Ministers, speaks of Lithuania's plan to completely privatize industry and…
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How To Rollback Bad Health Care Laws
Is the healthcare mess so hopeless that physicians should either leave it or wait for it to collapse? Are there legislative steps that doctors can take to…
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Remarks on De-Socialization
Gottfried Haberler (1900–1995), senior scholar of the American Enterprise Institute, former president of the American Economic Association, and a student of…
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Mises on Omnipotent Government
In 1944 Ludwig von Mises published Omnipotent Government, his historical treatment of Nazism and its origins in the collapse of German liberalism. This book…
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Even An-Caps Sometimes Give the State Too Much Credit
Bob Murphy points out a common fallacy among even self-described anarcho-capitalists, when they blame a social problem on “too little government.” For example…
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End School Compulsory-Attendance Laws
Just as people shouldn’t be forced to send their children to church, they shouldn’t be forced to send their children to a state-approved organization for…
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The Welfare State is Tearing Sweden Apart
The welfare state is a key ingredient in sowing social mistrust and discord among diverse groups in Sweden. Original Article: "The Welfare State is Tearing…
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Mainstream Media's War on Julian Assange
The Bill of Rights doesn't mention that freedom of speech is restricted to a special class of establishment journalists. Freedom of speech is a universal…
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Scott Horton Discusses Who’s to Blame in Venezuela, and Explains the Carnage in the Middle East
Scott Horton returns to the podcast to share his wealth of knowledge on a variety of topics. Bob first gives Scott the opportunity to express his unhappiness…
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Why Single-Payer Healthcare Is So Bad
Compared to other types of universal healthcare systems, what we call "single-payer" healthcare is possibly the worst of all. Original Article: "Single-Payer…
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Bitcoin, Gold, and the Battle for Sound Money
Bitcoin is a shot across the bow at government’s monopoly control of money. While no one in the US appreciates the direction money is going, others are waking…
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Can 12th-Century Medicine Save 21st-Century Health Care?
Is the body a machine? Are doctors mere technicians who simply “fix” biological defects in their patients? In a very real sense, that’s how modern societies…
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Elizabeth Warren Shows Us Why Government Must Get Out of the Student Loan Business
Under Warren's plan for higher education, Warren won’t make you go to college — but she’ll make you pay for it. Original Article: "Elizabeth Warren Shows Us…
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Envy, Inc.
Why do so many people resent capitalism, even when they benefit enormously from it? Ludwig von Mises explained so much of what still plagues us today in his…
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The Unseen Costs of "Medicare for All"
Many of the worst costs that will come with "Medicare for All" won't be calculated in dollars. They'll come in the form of doctor shortages, long wait times…
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Tucker Carlson and AOC Are Wrong About Christianity and Usury
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez thinks Christian theology supports her bill on excessive interest. Her position ignores the actual history of Christian views of…
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Harvard Astronomy Chair Avi Loeb Explains the Physics of Black Holes
Bob brings on special guest Avi Loeb, who is the Frank B. Baird Jr., Professor of Science and Chair of the Astronomy Department at Harvard University. Among…
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The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality
The Human Action Podcast reviews another overlooked classic by Mises: The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality. This book takes no prisoners, showing how envy motivates…
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The Broken Window
The broken-window fallacy, under a hundred disguises, is the most persistent in the history of economics. Excerpted from Economics in One Lesson, pp. 11-13.