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The Gateway Drug Myth
The Time magazine article creating "the gateway drug" myth in the 1970s provided no citations for its claims, except ambiguous references to unnamed “experts.”…
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The Lesson
The whole of economics can be reduced to a single lesson, and that lesson can be reduced to a single sentence: The art of economics consists in looking not…
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The Meaning of Competition
Competition is a process of the formation of opinion: by spreading information, it creates that unity and coherence of the economic system which we presuppose…
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In the Footsteps of Donabedian: The US News and World Report Hospital Ranking System
Quality ratings of hospitals and physicians: help or hindrance? Surely, the general public demands and is entitled to an assessment of hospital quality based…
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The Elite Under Capitalism
In a free society there is no other means to avoid the evils resulting from one's fellows' bad judgment than to induce them to alter their ways of life…
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The Individual in Society
Those who are asking for more government interference are asking ultimately for more compulsion and less freedom. Excerpted from Economic Freedom and…
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Why Plea Deals Are a Gross Miscarriage of Justice
Bob goes solo to explain why the common practice of “offering a plea deal” is a horrible practice, which gives us little reason to trust that those convicted…
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How College Profs Push Students to Socialism
The true aim of these “scholar activists,” as many academics have begun calling themselves, is to propagate socialism by redefining capitalism to encompass…
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Lew Rockwell on the College Cheating Faux Scandal, the Sinister FBI, and How the CIA Kills People
Bob brings on Mises Institute founder Lew Rockwell to primarily discuss Lew’s article in defense of Lori Loughlin (“Free Lori Loughlin and All Political…
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Brexit's Downsides Are Caused by Our Own Government
Brexit and decentralization are good things, but the unfortuante truth is that harmful post-Brexit policies are equally likely to be imposed by the UK’s own…
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A Debate on Vaccine Mandates
Two distinguished guests join us to debate the issue of vaccine mandates. Dorit Reiss (twitter) is Professor of Law at UC Hastings College of the Law in San…
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A Nuclear War? Over Venezuela?
How ironic that Pompeo and the rest of the neocons in the Trump Administration are ready to violate the US Constitution in order to attack Venezuela to…
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Reaching the Next Generation
Please help us distribute Economics in One Lesson far and wide to students across the US. From home schools and high schools to universities and graduate…
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Capital and Interest in the Austrian Tradition, Part 3 of 3
Bob finishes his three-part series by first reviewing the contributions of Böhm-Bawerk, Fetter, and Mises to the modern Austrian explanation of interest…
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The Bureaucratic Revolution
The twentieth century revolution in America was bureaucratic, not ideological. And in 1944, a new American—Ludwig von Mises—published Bureaucracy, the most…
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Defenders of the Status Quo: Arthur Caplan and the Modern Bioethics Movement
A short episode commenting on a recent piece in Medscape, one of the most influential bioethicists of the last forty years. See "No, Patients Are NOT…
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Inflation: The Rumors of its Death are Greatly Exaggerated
The real money-creating machines are commercial banks. Loan dollars become deposit dollars. Lots of lending means the money aggregates increase. Little lending…
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Occupational Licensing — An Unnecessary Evil
The number of jobs that require an occupational license now covers 30% of the US workforce, up from 5% in 1950. Original Article: "Occupational Licensing — An…
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Sorry! I Can’t Relax About Socialism
Socialism, democratic or otherwise, rides on the back of force and violence. When they drop the veil, its a government agent pointing a gun. Original Article…
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Freedom or Government Control — There Is No True "Third Way"
Government interventions in the marketplace crate side effects which distort markets and impoverish consumers. The government must then step in the "correct"…
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How Gun Control Became an Instrument of Tyranny in Venezuela
Venezuelans are defenseless against a government that runs roughshod over their civil liberties and economic livelihood. Original Article: "How Gun Control…
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Why Social Democracy is Failing Europe
Social Democracy fails for the same reasons communism did. It just fails more slowly. Original Article: "Why Social Democracy is Failing Europe".
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Life After Shiloh: Tory Rule
Season 3, Episode 54 After Grant’s army moved on from Pittsburg Landing, the horrors of the battle remained for the people living there. Focusing primarily on…
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Unlike Real Insurance, Social Security "Insurance" Creates Greater Risk for the Future
Social Security acts as a sort of "reverse insurance," doling out money now, leaving less for the future. Original Article: "Unlike Real Insurance, Social…
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Billionaires Aren't Quite As Rich as We Think They Are
If the Wal-Mart CEO were to take a $1 salary and the company were to spread that over each of the company's workers, each worker would receive a one-time bonus…
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Robbie "The Fire" Bernstein Discusses Stand-Up Comedy, Dealing With AOC, and the Coming Economic Crash
Bob brings on Robbie “The Fire” Bernstein, host of Run Your Mouth and junior host to Dave Smith on the popular libertarian podcast Part of the Problem. Bob and…
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Praxeology and the Method of Economics
Dr. Joe Salerno joins Jeff Deist to explore another foundational topic: the method of economics. Mises developed praxeology, perhaps his most controversial…
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Why Do Socialists Hate Families?
Families provide an example of social bonds without private property, prices, and “capitalist exploitation.” So, it's odd that Marx wanted to abolish the…
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Bridging Health and Community with Pritpal Tamber
If health is an elusive concept, how much harder it must be to articulate what a healthy community should be. But that should not stop us from grappling with…
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"Obstruction of Justice" Isn’t What People Think It Is
As far as the FBI is concerned, it can do whatever it wants — and anyone who resists its power is guilty of "obstruction of justice." Original Article…
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Jeff Deist on the Fed, Foreign Policy, and the Sri Lanka Terrorist Attack
Jeff Deist joins David Gornoski to discuss the impending train-wreck of runaway government spending, and why the average person doesn't feel the effects of…
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No, Ilhan Omar Wasn't Taken Out of Context
Bob Murphy critiques an article by Conor Friedersdorf, in which Friedersdorf mocks the right-wing outrage over Rep. Ilhan Omar's 9/11 remarks as a tempest in a…
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Reefer Madness: Government Efforts to Criminalize Marijuana
This episode features a talk Chris Calton gave to Auburn’s Young Americans for Liberty on April 20, as part of the Reclamation of Liberties event. In the talk…
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A Non-Libertarian Approach to Drug Legalization
Hosted by Young Americans for Liberty at Auburn University and the Mises Institute. Recorded 20 April 2019 at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama.
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Can We Have a Reasonable Discussion About Vaccines?
Does the vaccine debate have to be polarized according to “Pro-Vaxx” or “Anti-Vaxx” camps? Is it possible to have a reasonable discussion about harms and…
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Nullifying the War on Drugs
Hosted by Young Americans for Liberty at Auburn University and the Mises Institute. Recorded 20 April 2019 at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama.
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Reefer Madness: Government Efforts to Criminalize Marijuana
Hosted by Young Americans for Liberty at Auburn University and the Mises Institute. Recorded 20 April 2019 at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama.
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Capital and Interest in the Austrian Tradition, Part 2 of 3
Bob continues his series on capital and interest theory. In this episode he explains Böhm-Bawerk's solution to the problem of interest, namely that present…
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Hysteria Over School Safety Won't Keep Us Safe
The #NeverAgain movement that arose after last year’s Parkland shootings ignores how government officials cannot be trusted to behave honestly or responsibly…
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"A Glittering Lie" — The True Battle of Shiloh
Season 3, Episode 53 "Professor CJ" of the Dangerous History Podcast joins Chris Calton to tell the story of Shiloh from the perspective of two soldiers, from…
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Economic Stratification and College Admission
The increasing importance of elite higher education is a symptom of "political capitalism" in which success is determined by political connections rather than…
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Lara and Murphy Discuss IBC and the Business Owner
In this re-broadcast of a recent Lara-Murphy Show episode, Bob Murphy and co-host Carlos Lara discuss the yield curve from an Austrian perspective. Carlos…
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Mises on Liberalism and Political Economy
Our in-house economist and editor Ryan McMaken joins the Human Action Podcast for a deep dive into Mises's seminal 1927 book Liberalism. This is the definitive…
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Capital and Interest in the Austrian Tradition, Part 1 of 3
Bob begins his three-part series devoted to Capital and Interest Theory in the tradition of the Austrian School. This is his area of expertise, and the focus…
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Conservative Means to Progressive Ends? Avik Roy on Healthcare
Is there a conservative path to universal healthcare? Our guest certainly believes so. Avik Roy (twitter) is one of the most influential conservative voices in…
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Jeff Deist Talks Ray Dalio and Crony Billionaires
Jeff Deist joins David Gornoski to respond to billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio's recent interview on 60 Minutes. Jeff discusses the self-serving nature…
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Ocasio-Cortez's Selective Memory on the New Deal
The New Deal invigorated a bureaucratic state which had already done much to limit the entrepreneurial opportunities of Americans of all racial and economic…
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The Battle of Shiloh, Part 4: "Tell My Mother I Died Like A Soldier"
Season 3, Episode 52 The second day of battle brought fresh Union soldiers to the battlefield. They could hardly comprehend the destruction they witnessed from…
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Dear Mr. President, Security Does not Create Development
Even though security might be a necessary condition for development, it is not a sufficient one. Original Article: "Dear Mr. President, Security Does not…
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Discussing MMT Through the Eyes of a Socialist
Bob shares an interview he did on C. Jay Engel’s podcast, Austro-Libertarian, where they discussed Doug Henwood’s critique of MMT that ran in the socialist…
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Elizabeth Warren's New Antitrust Crusade: A New Progressive War on Wealth
Warren and her fellow progressives have the regulatory issue with respect to free markets and public utilities almost precisely backwards. Original Article…
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The Battle of Shiloh, Part 3: The Hornet’s Nest
Season 3, Episode 51 As the Union line fell back, they condensed at the bottom of a ravine. As the thousands of soldiers in each army crowded in to fight in…
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Will Democrats Rally Behind a Herman Cain Fed Nomination?
It will be interesting to see how Trump critics handle Mr. Cain. He has the one quality Elizabeth Warren and other Democrats have chosen to focus on when it…
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Capital is a Mystery to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
While Ocasio-Cortez has a degree in economics, she apparently never learned the lessons stressed by Hernando de Soto in his The Mystery of Capital. Suggested…
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It's Not a Recession, It's a "Global Economic Slowdown"
Pundits are hoping that instead of a crisis, we just get a "global economic slowdown." Given the damage done by central banks, a sustained slowdown would be a…
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The De-Socialization of the Lithuanian Economy
Mises Fellow Vytautas Žukauskas discusses the experience of Lithuania transitioning to a market economy after independence from the USSR. Recorded at the…
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How Countries Fall into the Welfare Trap
Before wealth can be redistributed by the state, it must first be produced. But welfare-state policies end up destroying the very wealth which is necessary for…
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Taking the USMLE to Task
Should a pass-fail exam designed to determine a student’s competence to practice medicine be scored numerically and used for residency selection? Every year…
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The Apocalypse Has Been Postponed
The radical nature of anti-climate-change measures require promises of a near-total apocalypse in the near future. But the date for the promised disaster keeps…
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Study Estimates the Green New Deal to Cost $93 Trillion — That's a Conservative Estimate
The Green New Deal contains a wish list of progressive social and economic goals that come with a staggering price tag. Original Article: "Study Estimates the…