Radio Rothbard: Recent Episodes
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Radio Rothbard is a weekly podcast featuring a cast of Mises Institute voices and special guests. The show tackles politics, current events, culture, media, and of course the predatory state, all from an uncompromising Rothbardian perspective. Radio Rothbard is the weekly anti-politics podcast you won't want to miss!
Ryan McMaken and Zachary Yost try to figure out if there is any consistent philosophy that guides Donald Trump's foreign policy.
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Ryan McMaken and economist Per Bylund discuss the nature of money in our paper-money world. Are Bitcoin and gold money? If not, how do they become money?
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Ryan McMaken and Heather Carson discuss how homeschooling is a way to resist and sabotage the many ways the state centralizes power and destroys private institutions.
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Economist Jonathan Newman joins Ryan McMaken to discuss how deficit spending and runaway debt is causing price inflation and higher interest rates.
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Ryan McMaken and 'Crisis' magazine editor-in-chief Eric Sammons examine how many Christians pay too little attention to the true costs of war. Ryan and Eric also discuss the importance of Just War Theory.
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Ryan McMaken and historian Christopher Calton take a look at why homelessness is rising and why politicians like California Governor Gavin Newsom are only making it worse.
See also, "What To Do about Homelessness" by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/power-market/what-do-about-homelessness
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From the economy to foreign policy, Ryan McMaken, Tho Bishop, and Zachary Yost take a look at where we're headed in the next year.
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Social critics often tell us that capitalism is contrary to the true meaning of Christmas. In truth, markets and entrepreneurs work to make Christmas more joyous and comfortable.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Zachary Yost to discuss a new book, The Source of Russian Aggression by Sumantra Maitra. The three talk about the theory of international realism, its application to the military actions of the Russian state in Ukraine and Georgia, and what it means for better understanding foreign policy broadly.
The Sources of Russian Aggression by Sumantra Maitra (PDF): Mises.org/MaitraBook
"Review: The Sources of Russian Aggression" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/mises-wire/review-sources-russian-aggression
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Mises Institute President Tom DiLorenzo joins Ryan McMaken to look at the many ways that the taxes, known as "tariffs," destroy wealth and empower the state.
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Interest rates, inflation, home prices, and federal spending all pose big challenges to a Trump administration that is ill-prepared to deal with the deep-seated problems in the US economy.
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In this episode, Ryan McMaken takes a look at how the domestic and commercial rituals of the Thanksgiving holiday are things that communists really don't like.
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Ryan and Zachary Yost look at some of the ways Trump's foreign policy might actually be a step in the right direction.
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Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop examine the role that ideology and interest groups will have on Trump's administration and on his political appointees.
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Ryan and Tho talk about what Donald Trump must do if he wants to actually fix our mounting economic problems of stagnation, debt, and inflation.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk about the possibilities after next week's election. What should we expect from a Harris Administration? What could happen with Trump 2.0? What actually matters?
"The Establishment Media Is Unaware of Its Growing Irrelevance" by Connor O'Keeffe: https://mises.org/RR_211_A
"Trump’s Latest Tariff Plan Just Replaces One Tax with Another" by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/RR_211_B
"It’s Good to be Skeptical of Elections" by Connor O'Keeffe: https://mises.org/RR_211_C
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Jonathan Newman joins Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop to discuss the Mises Institute’s new documentary, Playing With Fire: Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve, and respond to some friendly critics about the continuing importance of Austrian Business Cycle Theory in the modern financial world.
"A Modest Proposal to End Fed Independence" by Joseph T. Salerno: https://mises.org/RR_210_A
"Who Starts Business Cycles? Banks or the Fed?" by Jonathan Newman: https://mises.org/RR_210_B
"The Federal Reserve and the Regime Are One and the Same" by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/RR_210_C
"Playing With Fire – a Very Disappointing and Factually Incorrect Mises Article on Money" by Mike Shedlock: https://mises.org/RR_210_D
"The Role of Shadow Banking in the Business Cycle" by Arkadiusz Sieroń: https://mises.org/RR_210_E
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Ryan, Tho, and Zach Yost talk about some recent efforts by Polish lobbyists to shame Americans into spending more treasure (and maybe also American lives) on waging wars for Eastern European states.
"Europe's Interests and Ours" by Zachary Yost: https://mises.org/RR_209_A
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We must first build institutions that can replace the state. Institutions like families, churches, and schools.
"We're in the Middle of a Long War with the State" by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/RR_208_A
"The State: Its Rise and Decline" by Martin van Creveld: https://mises.org/RR_208_B
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Patrick Newman. The three discuss Dr. Newman's upcoming book, Cronyism: Rise of the Corporatist State, 1849–1929, the importance of historical revisionism in the battle against statism, and the dynamics that led to American politics being captured by special interests.
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"How the New York Times Stole the Presidency" by Tho Bishop: https://Mises.org/RR_207_A
"Why We Need Revisionist History" by Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.: https://Mises.org/RR_207_B
"Why We Need True History and Good Historians" by Ryan McMaken: https://Mises.org/RR_207_C
Liberty vs. Power Podcast with Patrick Newman and Tho Bishop: https://Mises.org/RR_207_D
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Aaron Sobczak of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. The three discuss conservative calls to revive the "Hamiltonian tradition," why it stands opposed to the classical liberalism of the American Revolution, and the role it has played in the growth of the modern regime that neo-Hamiltonians claim to oppose.
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"It’s Always Been Hamiltonian Statecraft" by Aaron Sobczak: https://Mises.org/RR_206_A
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"The Return of Hamiltonian Statecraft: A Grand Strategy for a Turbulent World" by Walter Russell Mead (Foreign Affairs): https://Mises.org/RR_206_B
"The Unseen Costs of Humanitarian Intervention" by Ryan McMaken: https://Mises.org/RR_206_C
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Ryan, Tho, and Jonathan Newman look at how the state and the media treat homeschooling and why parents are increasingly looking to homeschooling as an alternative.
"Taking Back Economics Education" by Thomas DiLorenzo: https://Mises.org/RR_205_A
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The US government says that there are no limits on its ability to militarily dominate every corner of the globe. Ryan, Zach, and Tho talk about why that's a lot more expensive than the regime admits.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Connor O'Keeffe joins Tho Bishop to talk about last night's debate. How should we think about the political circus? Will any of it matter in November? And what should we think about the corporate press's role in the current election? Tune in for this and more.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk about Zuckerberg's recent letter from Congress, Elon Musk's showdown in Brazil, and the growing global hostility from governments towards free speech.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the recent news of Robert Kennedy, Jr., and Tulsi Gabbard joining forces with Donald Trump. The two discuss what this new coalition means for broader realignment between parties, the significance of the crypto industries' support for Trump, and what lessons can be learned from past political realignments.
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Ryan McMaken and economist Jonathan Newman look at what happens when governments try to control prices. It turns out bad things happen.
“Krugman: Harris Hasn’t Proposed Price Controls and It’s Good That She Did” by Jonathan Newman: https://Mises.org/RR_200_A
“Kamala Wants Price Controls, and It’s Not Because She Has 'Good Intentions'” by Ryan McMaken: https://Mises.org/RR_200_B
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Ryan McMaken takes a look at Ludwig von Mises's definition of "democracy" and how democracy only works when mixed with an unlimited right to secession.
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War, Economy, and State merges with Radio Rothbard on this episode, with Zachary Yost joining Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop for a look at the draft. The three discuss the rising interest in the draft throughout the West, including the expansion of selective service in the US and calls for an expanded "citizen army" in Europe. What would a modern draft look like, and what is the potential political fallout?
“The Return of the Military Draft” by Raphael S. Cohen: https://Mises.org/RR_199_A
“It’s Wrong to Draft Women. It’s Also Wrong to Draft Men.” by Ryan McMaken: https://Mises.org/RR_199_B
“The US Military Is Laying the Groundwork to Reinstitute the Draft” by Zachary Yost: https://Mises.org/RR_199_C
“The Present Age by Robert A. Nisbet: https://Mises.org/RR_199_D
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"Self-determination, imperialism, and secession are three ways of looking at the same object. Because, as we will see, the tradition of self-determination is closely connected to the issue of secession, and also its opposite then, imperialism and colonialism."
Recorded on August 3, 2024, at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by friend of the show, Peter St. Onge. The three recap the highs and lows of the past week, look at the real state of the economy, and why Americans are forced to care about Japanese monetary policy.
“A Fed rate cut will not solve our economic problems” by Connor O'Keeffe: https://Mises.org/RR_198_A
“Is it Black Monday or Another 2008?” by Peter St. Onge: https://Mises.org/RR_198_B
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Live at Mises University in Auburn Alabama, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the methods of radical libertarians in light of Rothbard's essay on revolution.
“The Meaning of Revolution” by Murray Rothbard: https://Mises.org/RR_197_A
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss America's new chapter of late-stage Soviet politics. What does the last week show about where true political power lies in the country, and what can we expect going forward?
“Kamala Harris is awful” by Connor O'Keeffe: https://Mises.org/RR_196_A
“Unelected technocrats are now the nation’s chief executives” by Ryan McMaken: https://Mises.org/RR_196_B
“The party of 'democracy' will now choose your candidate for you” by Ryan McMaken: https://Mises.org/RR_196_C
“Does J.D. Vance threaten the regime?” by Tho Bishop: https://Mises.org/RR_196_D
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, asking the question of whether it was extreme incompetence or regime malice.
“The Trump assassination attempt exposes the establishment’s deceitfulness” by Connor O'Keeffe: https://Mises.org/RR_195_A
“The hope for national unity in the shadow of a failing state” by Tho Bishop: https://Mises.org/RR_195_B
“Propaganda: How the media handles Biden’s rapid decline and the Trump shooting” by William L. Anderson: https://Mises.org/RR_195_C
“Choose one: Law enforcement at Trump shooting was either incompetent or complicit” by Ryan McMaken: https://Mises.org/RR_195_D
“Rothbard in 1972: Another lone nut?” by Murray Rothbard: https://Mises.org/RR_195_E
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Connor O'Keeffe fills in for Ryan McMaken for a conversation with Tho Bishop and William Yarwood about last week's British election. What caused the collapse of the Torys, what might come from a new Labor regime, and what is the future for Nigel Farage? Tune in for answers to these questions and more.
“The Bank of England Made Liz Truss a Scapegoat” by Daniel Lacalle: https://Mises.org/RR_194_A
“Why Did Trussonomics Fail So Quickly?” by Kevin Dowd: https://Mises.org/RR_194_B
“British Sound Money MP Replaced by Labor Party Apparatchik: A Sign of the Times” by Jack Watt: https://Mises.org/RR_194_C
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop celebrate Independence Day, respond to the revolution's critics, and explain why Rothbard viewed it as an example for libertarian strategy.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the first presidential debate. The event was low on substance but high in significance, with a performance from Joe Biden so bad that not even MSNBC's Morning Joe could spin it away.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss recent European elections, the apparent collapse of the British Conservative Party, and how inflation and immigration are influencing a new generation of voters.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Mark Thornton joins Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop to discuss the current state of the economy and what to expect as we near the election.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Mises Institute Senior Editor Bill Anderson to discuss Donald Trump's conviction. Bill explains the tortured logic of the case and its lasting significance for the regime.
Discussed on the Show “Don’t Listen to the Elites: Trump’s Conviction Is NOT a 'Victory' for the Rule of Law” by William L. Anderson: https://Mises.org/RR_189_A
“The Lesson of the Trump Conviction” by Connor O'Keeffe: https://Mises.org/RR_189_B
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Mises Apprentice Liam McCollum, who was at last weekend's Libertarian Party National Convention. They discuss Donald Trump's presence at the event, what the LP nominee means for 2024, and the potential future of libertarian transactional politics.
Discussed on the Show “To Stop the Left, America Needs a Rothbardian Right” by Tho Bishop: https://Mises.org/RR_188_A
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Ryan and Tho and guest Karl Streitel talk about how the public school monopoly conditions students for obedience while failing to educate them.
Discussed on the Show “Public Schools Have No Respect for the Students or Their Parents” by Karl Streitel: https://Mises.org/RR_187_A
“Government Schools Are Propaganda Machines” by Karl Streitel: https://Mises.org/RR_187_B
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss a recent op-ed from a trio of octogenarian former Republican senators lamenting the state of the GOP.
Discussed on the Show “Between Trump and Biden, what should real Republicans do?” by John Danforth, William Cohen and Alan Simpson: https://Mises.org/RR_186_A
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss a recent op-ed from a trio of octogenarian former Republican senators lamenting the state of the GOP.
Discussed on the Show “Between Trump and Biden, what should real Republicans do?” by John Danforth, William Cohen and Alan Simpson: https://Mises.org/RR_186_A
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the media campaign around Joseph Stiglitz's new book, The Road to Freedom, which coincides with the birthday of one of his favorite targets: F.A. Hayek. Is Stiglitz, a past champion of Hugo Chavez, someone we should trust with his vision of true freedom?
Discussed on the Show “Clinton Adviser, Nobel Prize Winning Economist Endorsed Venezuelan Socialism” by Tho Bishop: https://Mises.org/RR_185_A
“Sorry, Stiglitz: It’s Socialism That’s Rigged — not Capitalism” by William L. Anderson: https://Mises.org/RR_185_B
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Peter St. Onge, a visiting fellow of the Heritage Foundation. As inflation remains high, even Washington's preferred jobs and economic growth measures are beginning to weaken, fueling fears of stagflation. Peter, Ryan, and Tho talk about what this means for Americans, its potential political fallout for November, and what mix of "carrots and sticks" Washington may have planned for dealing with the public backlash.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss Tucker Carlson's recent interview with Joe Rogan, and why he's right about America's dangerous "security" agencies.
Discussed on the Show "The FBI and CIA Are Enemies of the American People" by Ryan McMaken https://Mises.org/RR_183_A
"Cowardice, Not Courage, Led House Republicans to Side with the Democrats" by Connor O'Keeffe: https://Mises.org/RR_183_B
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss Renato Moicano's viral Mises moment and the backlash it received from pundit Sohrab Ahmari.
Discussed on the Show "Six Graphs Showing Just How Much the Government Has Grown" by Ryan McMaken https://Mises.org/RR_182_A
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Łukasz Dominiak, a Mises Fellow and Associate Professor at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Poland. He shares the unique history of Polish liberalism and why Poland has become a hotbed for libertarian scholarship.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Karl-Friedrich Israel, recorded during AERC 2024. Dr. Israel discusses the economic conditions in Europe, the problem with inflation measures, and the network of European scholars rallying to the ideas of Austrian economics.
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Senior Fellow Jörg Guido Hülsmann joins Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop to talk about his new book on the economics of generosity, charity, and abundance. This is a much-neglected field of economics that mainstream economists lack tools to explain.
Discussed on the Show "Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles" by Hülsmann, Jörg Guido https://Mises.org/RR_179_A
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Marcel Gautreau to discuss the situation unfolding in Haiti. The three discuss the history of US involvement, the propaganda game, and Washington's true aims in its foreign policy.
Discussed on the Show "American Policies Only Make Haiti Worse" by Marcel Gautreau https://Mises.org/RR_178_A
"How State Intervention Fueled Haiti's Descent into Chaos" by Connor O'Keeffe: https://Mises.org/RR_178_B
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On this week's Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop reflect on the fourth anniversary of the political response to covid and discuss if any meaningful lessons were learned, could something similar could happen again, and why it is right to still be furious with the tyranny American's experienced from a variety of fronts.
Discussed on the Show "Covid Showed Us Who Really Rules America" by Ryan McMaken: https://Mises.org/RR_177_A
"Modern Medicine’s Great Controversy" by Peter McCullough, MD: https://Mises.org/RR_177_B
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Mises Senior Fellow Mark Thornton to debunk political talking points confusing the stock market with the real economy, and the dangers lurking beyond the regime's economic propaganda.
Discussed on the Show "Minor Issues: The Fed vs. the Real Economy" by Mark Thornton: https://Mises.org/RR_176_A
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Ryan McMaken, Tho Bishop, and Connor O'Keeffe talk about how the US government has punished Julian Assange for revealing American war crimes and corruption.
Discussed on the Show "The Outrageous Persecution of Julian Assange" by Connor O'Keeffe: https://Mises.org/RR_175_A
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Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk with Jane Johnson about why the feds will never pay down the debt. Instead, they have two choices: rampant inflation or default.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Doug French to discuss the health of US banks, the specific dangers of commercial real estate debt, and the risks of industry consolidation.
Discussed on the Show "The Fed Claims the Banking System is "Sound and Resilient." The Banks' Balance Sheets Say Otherwise" by Douglas French: Mises.org/RR_173_A
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop do a recap of Ryan's debate at LibertyCon on the question of national divorce. Tho and Ryan address some of the libertarian arguments against secession, as well as the larger divide between libertarians like David Boaz and Rothbardians on matters of voluntary association.
Discussed on the Show Ryan's debate — Will a National Divorce Lead to More Individual Liberty?: Mises.org/RR_172_A
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the growing tensions between the State of Texas and the Biden administration. The two evaluate the situation today, what we should expect in the near future, and what its lasting ramifications could be for the regime.
Discussed on the Show "It's Biden vs. Texas, and Texas Is Right" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_171_A
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Mises Institute Fellow Jonathan Newman to discuss economic fake news, featuring a cameo by Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez.
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Discussed on the Show "Selena Gomez Explains To Taylor Swift How The Federal Reserve Creates Boom And Bust Cycles Through Manipulation Of Interest Rates And Fiat Currency" by The Babylon Bee: Mises.org/RR_170_A
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"Taking Money Back (Part I)" by Murray Rothbard: Mises.org/RR_170_C
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the results of the Iowa Caucuses. What does Trump's overwhelming win mean for American politics, and what is the future for candidates like Vivek Ramaswamy and Ron DeSantis? Also, did anyone know Asa Hutchinson was still around? Ryan and Tho discuss this and more.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss immigration. While many libertarians have adopted an absolutist open borders position on immigration, there are a number of other factors that should be considered. Ryan and Tho look at the case of small states and the issues raised by government intervention.
"Why Open Borders Don't Work for Small Countries" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_168_A
"Mises on Nationalism, the Right of Self-Determination, and the Problem of Immigration" by Joseph T. Salerno: Mises.org/RR_168_B
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Economist Daniel Lacalle joins Ryan and Tho to talk about how central banks are engineering more zombie companies, higher inflation, and a "private sector recession," all hiding behind misleading and bullish aggregate data.
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On the final Radio Rothbard of 2023, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Patrick Newman. At a recent Mises event, Newman made some bold predictions about the Federal Reserve's actions in 2024, some of which already look to becoming true. The three talk about what may be on the table for the new year for the economy, politics, and foreign affairs.
"Are We Headed for a Recession in 2024?" by Patrick Newman: Mises.org/RR_166_A
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Mark Thornton to discuss Jerome Powell's most recent announcement. As the Fed signals its potential for a policy pivot, other members of the FOMC are sending other signals. What does this mean for monetary policy, the dollar, and the performance of the real economy? Thornton is here to answer these questions and more.
"Will Powell's Pivot Bail Out Biden?" by Tho Bishop: Mises.org/RR_165_A
"The Money Supply Continues its Biggest Collapse Since the Great Depression" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_165_B
"The Fed Brings Christmas Early to Wall Street" by Peter St. Onge: Mises.org/RR_165_C
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss ideas for states to consider going into 2024. With faith in the federal government dropping across the country, Ryan and Tho identify meaningful steps states can pursue to help decentralize political power.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Dr. Gilbert Berdine, an associate professor of medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and an affiliate of the Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University. In 2020, Dr. Berdine was warning about efficacy and risks claims being made over covid vaccines, which are at the forefront of a recent lawsuit by the State of Texas against Pfizer. Ryan and Tho discuss the case with Dr. Berdine, as well as the lessons learned from the government's response to covid and what is fueling the authoritarian capture of the American medical industry.
"What the Covid Vaccine Hype Fails to Mention" by Gilbert Berdine: Mises.org/RR_163_A
"United Kingdom Mortality Data by Age Group and Vaccination Status: Looking at Vaccine Effectiveness" by Gilbert Berdine: Mises.org/RR_163_B
"Real Scientific Inquiry Requires Dissent. But That's Not What the CDC and JAMA Want." by Gilbert Berdine: Mises.org/RR_163_C
"Can Austrian Economics Save Medicine?" by DR. MICHEL ACCAD: Mises.org/RR_163_D
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Ryan McMaken and Benjamin Seevers examine the reasoning behind efforts to destroy Americans' right to sell land to foreign nationals, especially the Chinese. It seems some think that Chinese nationals' ownership of 0.03% of American farmland is a big problem.
"Arkansas' Attack on Chinese-Owned Property Is Reckless and Crony-Driven" by Benjamin Seevers: Mises.org/RR_162_A
"Should We Allow U.S. Land To Be Sold to the Chinese?" by Walter Block: Mises.org/RR_162_B
"Foreign Investment in U.S. Ag Land – The Latest Numbers" by Daniel Munch: Mises.org/RR_162_C
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the aftermath of Javier Milei's election in Argentina. The two discuss the value Milei's victory has for libertarianism and Austrian economics, the challenges he immediately faces, and what steps are necessary for him to turn a winning campaign into an impactful presidency.
"The United States Needs Its Own Javier Milei" by Connor O'Keeffe: Mises.org/RR_161_A
"An Anarchist’s Pragmatic Plan of Government for Argentina" by Manuel García Gojon: Mises.org/RR_161_B
"A Statement on Javier Milei from Spanish Libertarians" by Jesús Huerta de Soto & Philipp Bagus: Mises.org/RR_161_C
"Rothbard, Milei and the New Right in Argentina" by Fernando Chiocca: Mises.org/RR_161_D
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Peter St. Onge, an economic fellow with the Heritage Foundation and frequent Mises Wire author. With the costs of financing the national debt now exceeding the costs of military spending and major social programs, Peter explains why government spending is now a crisis the regime can't ignore.
"Sovereign Debt is Eating the World" by Peter St. Onge: Mises.org/RR_160_A
"There's No Easy Way Out of This Debt Spiral" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_160_B
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Mises Institute president Thomas DiLorenzo joins Ryan and Tho to discuss the moralistic claims behind American foreign policy. These claims intensified with the American Civil War and became a creed of American nationalists by the twentieth century. With the rise of the global dollar and dollar hegemony, America's foreign crusades became ever larger and more frequent.
"False Virtue: The Life and Death of 'American Exceptionalism'" by Thomas J. DiLorenzo: Mises.org/RR_159_A
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Joseph Solis-Mullen of the Libertarian Institute to discuss his new book, The Fake China Threat and Its Very Real Danger. Joseph debunks some of the most prominent myths about China, provides historical context for modern tensions, and outlines the real threats the "China myth" poses to Americans.
"So Much Hot Air: The (Fake) China Threat Strikes Again!" by Joseph Solis-Mullen: Mises.org/RR_158_A
"Taking Notes out of Rothbard’s Taiwan Playbook" by Joseph Solis-Mullen: Mises.org/RR_158_B
The Fake China Threat and Its Very Real Danger by Joseph Solis-Mullen
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It's about much more than just price inflation. Ryan and Jonathan Newman look at the many ways that America's central bank causes economic chaos while making us poorer and more unequal.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the consequences of the Hamas-Israeli War may have on Americans. Looking at lessons from the War on Terror and other military conflicts, Ryan and Tho consider the economic costs, threats to personal liberty, and dangers of escalation that could lead to direct US involvement.
"Falling Military Recruitment Is Another Sign of Waning Faith in the Regime" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_156_A
"The US Military Is Laying the Groundwork to Reinstitute the Draft" by Zachary Yost: Mises.org/RR_156_B
"As the Pentagon Fails Another Audit, Congress Wants to Spend Even More on 'Defense'" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_156_C
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Tho Bishop is joined by Connor O'Keeffe to discuss their thoughts on the conflict between Hamas and Israel and whether Americans have learned any lessons from the War on Terror.
"Hamas, Israel, and the Collapse of the Fiat Global Order" by Tho Bishop: Mises.org/RR_155_A
"Is It Just War or Unjustified Slaughter of Innocents?" by Connor O'Keeffe: Mises.org/RR_155_B
"Get the US Out of the Middle East" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_155_C
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk about the historic end to Kevin McCarthy's run as Speaker of the House. The two discuss the budget debates that led to the conflict between McCarthy and Matt Gaetz, the impact it may have on future spending battles and Ukraine funding, and whether it will have any lasting impact on how the uniparty operates in DC.
"The House Showdown: Separating Truth from Outright Falsehoods" by Connor O'Keeffe: Mises.org/RR_154_A
"DC Seeks to Destroy Those Who Say the Obvious: America’s Fiscal Crisis is Here" by Tho Bishop: Mises.org/RR_154_B
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop take a look at "classical liberalism," a term that has come to mean a variety of different things in recent years. What is the history of classical liberalism? Is classical liberalism distinct from radical libertarianism? Is it ultimately a moderate form of leftism? Ryan and Tho address these questions and more during the Mises Institute's Fall Fundraising Campaign.
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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.
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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 articles they wrote this week about how the events sowed the seeds of the current regime, how it reversed the trajectory of rising government skepticism in the 90s, and the need for accountability still to this day.
Recommended Reading"Three Reasons Why Military Recruitment Is in Crisis" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_151_A
"America Since 9/11: 22 Years of Lies and Despotism" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_151_B
"Lew Rockwell's Prophetic Warning About 9/11" by Tho Bishop: Mises.org/RR_151_C
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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 self-determination. In a recent article, Ryan McMaken highlighted renewed calls for Staten Island to secede from New York City, but other recent examples include attempts by taxpayers in areas of Georgia and Alabama to break away from the control of mismanagement of local governments. Tho and Ryan look at the value these initiatives have, and the arguments used to try to stop them.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk about the Chinese economy. While some of the left see China as a model for governing, those on the right often assume their rise relative to the US is inevitable. Ryan and Tho look at the recent challenges to the Chinese economy.
Recommended Reading"The Chinese Economy: Market Socialism with Chinese Characteristics" by Antonio Graceffo: Mises.org/RR_149_A
"China Enters the Doom Loop" by Peter St. Onge: Mises.org/RR_149_B
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Ryan and Tho examine how the US regime is in the midst of its latest panic over public faith in the state's legitimacy. This is why we keep hearing about misinformation, insurrection and "threats to democracy."
Recommended Reading "'Antidemocratic' Just Means 'Something the Regime Doesn't Like.'" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_148_A
"Seditious Conspiracy Is Not a Real Crime" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_148_B
"The State Protects Itself While Crime against Ordinary People Surges" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_148_C
"Fewer than Half of Violent Crimes Are Solved in America" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_148_D
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Mises Summer Fellow Manuel Garcia Gojon to discuss the recent strong performance by Argentinian libertarian presidential candidate Javier Milei. The three discuss the economic conditions of Argentina fueling the self-proclaimed anarcho-capitalist's political rise, what separates him from other populist figures, and some of his proposed policies - such as abolishing the country's central bank.
Recommended Reading "Will Argentina's Next President Be a Rothbardian?" by Manuel García Gojon: Mises.org/RR_147_A
"An Anarchist’s Pragmatic Plan of Government for Argentina" by Manuel García Gojon: Mises.org/RR_147_B
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Econ Bro, the founder of Nigerian Liberty, which offers seminars in Austrian economics in Nigeria. The three discuss the inflation crisis in Nigeria, the cultural consequences of rising prices in the country, and the costs of the state capture of its petrol industry.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the latest indictment of Donald Trump. While many are exhausted with the theater of modern politics, DC's escalating attacks reveal the state's true anatomy. Any challenge to the state's legitimacy — like questioning an election — must be crushed.
Recommended Reading "The United States vs. Donald J. Trump" by Tho Bishop: Mises.org/RR_145_A
"If Congress Were Genuinely Interested in Democracy, They Would Welcome an Election Commission" by Tho Bishop: Mises.org/RR_145_B
"Trump's Potential Legacy: 50 Million+ Enemies of the State" by Tho Bishop: Mises.org/RR_145_C
"America's Elites—Not Trump—Are Responsible for Undermining American Democracy" by Tho Bishop: Mises.org/RR_145_D
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Ryan and Tho take a close look at Rothbard's timeless takedown of state violence, 'The Anatomy of the State' in this special live edition of Radio Rothbard, recorded at Mises University 2023.
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Mark Thornton joins Ryan and Tho on Radio Rothbard to take a closer look at the state of the US dollar and how price inflation and economic crises are likely to play out in the months and years ahead.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Tho Bishop is joined by Mises Research Fellow Connor Mortell to talk about Connor's research project on energy policy. Tho and Connor push back against common narratives—even some promoted by libertarians—of fossil fuels and green energy and the necessity of keeping a human focus on energy policy.
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Recommended Resources "How Should We Regulate the Sun (Since Our Government Regulates Nearly Everything Else)?" by Connor Mortell: Mises.org/RR_142_A
"Fossil Fuels Enable Us to Better Fight Fires and Other Environmental Disasters" by Connor Mortell: Mises.org/RR_142_B
"Fossil Future with Alex Epstein" (Human Action Podcast): Mises.org/RR_142_C
Fueling a Freer Future (Mises Institute Primer Series): Mises.org/RR_142_D
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Ryan, Tho, and Kerry Baldwin take a look at why some politicians say they're "nationalists." Is nationalism a good thing or is it just another way to justify more government meddling in our lives?
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There are now more armed civilian federal agents than there are US Marines. These well-funded armies of federal enforcers from the alphabet agencies are there to be used against US citizens at the whims of federal policymakers. Every last one of them should be disarmed.
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Ryan and Tho take a look at the legacy of Daniel Ellsberg's heroic leak of the Pentagon Papers and the evils of government secrecy. Modern leakers like Snowden, Manning, and Assange do important work educating voters and making the state more accountable.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Mises Senior Editor Bill Anderson to discuss his recent article, "David French Gets to Sit with the Cool Kids at the NYT Lunch Table." Bill explains the transformation of French from a "cultural conservative" commentator to the preferred "classical liberal" of the elite.
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Recommended Reading "David French Gets to Sit with the Cool Kids at the NYT Lunch Table" by William L. Anderson: Mises.org/RR_138_A
"Review: Sohrab Ahmari's New Attack on Laissez-Faire Liberalism" by Zachary Yost: Mises.org/RR_138_B
""Libertarian" Is Just Another Word for (Classical) Liberal" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_138_C
"To Stop the Left, America Needs a Rothbardian Right" by Tho Bishop: Mises.org/RR_138_D
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the role statistics play in promoting the regime. Topics include some interesting differences in recently reported unemployment data, changes to inflation reporting over time, government withholding of various reports - including crime and money supply measures - as well as alternative measures Austrians use to better cut through state propaganda.
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Recommended Reading "Yet Another Month of Questionable Federal Jobs Data as 310,000 Fewer People Report Having Jobs" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_137_A
"The "True" Money Supply: A Measure of the Supply of the Medium of Exchange in the U.S. Economy" by Joseph Salerno: Mises.org/RR_137_B
"Does GDP Present an Accurate Picture of the Economy? Not Likely" by Frank Shostak: Mises.org/RR_137_C
"World War I as Fulfillment: Power and the Intellectuals" by Murray Rothbard: Mises.org/RR_137_D
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In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop take a revisionist Rothbardian lens to American history. Was the American revolution a good thing? Was Andrew Jackson better than Thomas Jefferson? Does a historical narrative really matter? Tune in for this and more!
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop tackle the debt ceiling debate. As negotiations continue in Washington, the corporate financial press is hard at work warning about the potential for disaster. Ryan and Tho cut through the nonsense to look at the real state of America's finances, potential ramifications in the short term, and US defaults of the past and the inevitable future.
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Recommended Reading"Three Lies They're Telling You about the Debt Ceiling" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_135_A
"Yes, the US Government Has Defaulted Before" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_135_B
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Veteran investigative journalist James Bovard joins Ryan and Tho to talk about the Durham Report and what it tells us about the media and the FBI.
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Recommended Reading"Durham proves that Hillary and the FBI tried to rig the 2016 election" by Jim Bovard (New York Post): Mises.org/RR_134_A
"Democrats attack FBI whistleblowers — giving cover to the agency’s abuses" by Jim Bovard (New York Post): Mises.org/RR_134_A2
"The FBI Vetoed the 2016 Presidential Election" by Jim Bovard: Mises.org/RR_134_B
"End the FBI" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_134_C
"Yes, the FBI is America’s secret police" by Jim Bovard (The Hill): Mises.org/RR_134_D
"The FBI’s Forgotten Criminal Record" by Jim Bovard: Mises.org/RR_134_E
"Why the Worst Get on Top" by F. A. Hayek: Mises.org/RR_134_F
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk about recent court cases involving defamation claims, justifying libertarian skepticism of the entire concept. As Ryan noted in a recent Wire article, the Dominion lawsuit in particular, is a particularly chilling case for free speech, with a taxpayer-funded company effectively silencing public critics. This, along with the recent Trump verdict, are an illustration of the continuing escalating weaponization of the court system for political ends.
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Recommended Reading"The Dominion Lawsuit against Fox News is Part of the War against Free Speech" by Ryan McMaken.: Mises.org/RR_133_A
"The Alex Jones Verdict Shows the Danger of Defamation Laws" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_133_B
"Lawsuits Are the Hitman of the State" by Brian Caplan Mises.org/RR_133_C
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In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the cancellation of Tucker Carlson's Fox News show and the similar treatment of Murray Rothbard by Bill Buckley. What does Tucker's cancelation mean for the growing anti-regime trends on the right, and why do "conservative" gatekeepers prefer the company of the left more than their audience? We look at this and more on this episode of Radio Rothbard.
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Recommended Reading"Murray Rothbard, RIP" by William F. Buckley Jr.: Mises.org/RR_132_A
"Frank Meyer's Fusionism and the Search for Consensus Among Conservatives" by Paul Gottfried: Mises.org/RR_132_B
"NotCon 3 Video: The Failure of Fusionism" Mises.org/RR_132_C
"Why Fox Fired Tucker: BlackRock, Replacement Theory, and the ADL" by Michael Rectenwald Mises.org/RR_132_D
"Buckley Revealed" by Murray Rothbard Mises.org/RR_132_E
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Ryan McMaken and Dr. Mark Thornton cover the state of the dollar as global reserve currency, and why employers are laying off more and more of their highest paid workers.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at common American history myths baked into government school curriculums. While Republican governors have begun to prioritize removing "critical race theory" and other forms of modern "leftwing indoctrination" from textbooks, there are a number of historical episodes left unchallenged that all lead to a deification of state power and a celebration of progressive politics.
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Recommended Reading"The Meat Packing Myth" by Murray Rothbard: Mises.org/RR_130_A
"Krugman's Hoover History" by Robert Murphy: Mises.org/RR_130_B
"Why the 1787 Constitution Did Not Bring Republican Government to America" Mises.org/RR_130_C
The Progressive Era by Murray Rothbard Mises.org/RR_130_D
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss recent reveals about new lows for the FBI. Ryan discusses new reports about the targeting of traditional Catholic churches and the history of the American Stasi, while Tho highlights new evidence about the role of federal agents in escalating January 6.
Recommended Reading"The FBI’s Forgotten Criminal Record" by Jim Bovard: Mises.org/RR_129_A
"Abolish the FBI" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_129_B
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Ryan and Tho talk about why Trump is the only former president to be prosecuted for crimes. The ruling class has agreed to not prosecute their own, but since they see Trump as an outsider, he is fair game. In truth, we'd be better off if more presidents and former presidents faced prosecution.
Recommended Reading"With the Trump Indictment, America Is a Step Closer to Being a Banana Republic" by Bill Anderson: Mises.org/RR_128_A
"Politics Is Turning Us into Idiots" by Lipton Matthews: Mises.org/RR_128_B
Anatomy of the State by Murray N. Rothbard: Mises.org/RR_128_C
"Yes, Virginia, There IS a Deep State—and It Is Worse than You Think" by Bill Anderson: Mises.org/RR_128_D
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk about global moves being made against the US dollar. The regime's decade long weaponization of money and banking has both global rivals and historical allies looking for alternatives. Ryan and Tho discuss what that means for Americans, and what may come next.
Recommended Reading"World needs to end risky reliance on U.S. dollar: BoE's Carney" (Reuters, 2019): Mises.org/RR_127_A
"Governments Can't Blame Inflation on Energy and Putin Anymore" by Daniel Lacalle: Mises.org/RR_127_B
"Is the Fed Trying to Bail Out the World? Sure Looks Like It" by Kristoffer Hansen: Mises.org/RR_127_C
"Why Fractional Reserve Banking Is behind Bank Failures" by Jonathan Newman: Mises.org/RR_127_D
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This week on Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Peter St. Onge, a fellow at the Heritage Foundation and a regular contributor to the Mises Wire. This episode looks at the political response to the recent turmoil in the banking system and how the Austrian position looks today relative to 2008. St. Onge makes a case for optimism.
Recommended Reading"It Turns Out That Hundreds of Banks Are at Risk" by Peter St. Onge: Mises.org/RR_126_A
"The Fed Backtracks on Future Rate Hikes as Bank Failures Loom Large" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_126_B
"Looming Bank Failures Point to More Price Inflation as Real Wages Fall Again" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_126_C
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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 corrupt loans.
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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 state. Yet, the regime wants more US wars in Syria, Ukraine, and now even Mexico. And you will pay for it all. Will the voters demand a more sane foreign policy in 2024?
Recommended Reading"The Costs of War in Syria" by Ryan McMaken (2013): Mises.org/RR_124_A
"A Permanent Wartime Economy" by Jeff Deist: Mises.org/RR_124_B
The War, Economy, and State Podcast with Ryan McMaken and Zachary Yost: Mises.org/WES
"Mission Accomplished: Seymour Hersh, Nordstream, and What’s Left on the Cutting Room Floor" by Tom Luongo (LewRockwell.com): Mises.org/RR_124_C
"Meanwhile in Yemen, the US Government Supplies Weapons to Continue the Carnage" by Trenton Hale: Mises.org/RR_124_D
"House Votes Down Resolution to Withdraw Troops from Syria" by Dave DeCamp (AntiWar.com): Mises.org/RR_124_E
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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 world country" without support from the federal government. Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss Ryan's recent article on the topic, as well as the legacy of populist politics, and the unseen consequences of uniparty addiction to DC money.
Recommended Reading"No, Red State Economies Don't Depend on a "Gravy Train" from Blue States" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_123_A
"Selling Our Sovereignty: Alabama’s Federal Dependency" by Katherine Green Robertson: Mises.org/RR_123_B
"Why MTG Is Right About National Divorce" (Radio Rothbard with Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop): Mises.org/RR_123_C
"How to Think about the Economy" (Mises Seminar in Tampa) featuring Jeff Deist, Dr. Joe Salerno, Dr. Per Bylund, Tho Bishop, and Brett Lindell: Mises.org/RR_123_D
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss this week's Twitter and media campaign by Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene promoting the idea of national divorce. Ryan and Tho read through some of the tweets that the Representative from Georgia made about the practical advantages of a soft secession, as well as comments made by "Very Serious People" deeply offended at the suggestion.
Is Marjorie Taylor Greene guilty of unforgivable high treason? Tune in to find out.
Recommended Reading"January 6 Trials Remind Us Why We Must Abolish Seditious Conspiracy Laws" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_122_A
"Secession: Should the American Revolutionaries Have Quit to Appease the Loyalists?" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_122_B
"The Economics of American Gerontocracy" (Human Action Podcast with Jeff Deist and Bob Murphy): Mises.org/RR_122_C
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop address whether the Ohio train disaster is an example of "capitalism gone amuck". They discuss Murray Rothbard's views on pollution, the secondary consequences of the regulatory state, and the decaying qualities of modern financialization.
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Recommended Reading"Are Libertarians Too Anti-Pollution?" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_121_A
"Financialization: Why the Financial Sector Now Rules the Global Economy" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_121_B
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop feel obligated to discuss the State of the Union address. Was anything of value learned? Tune in to find out.
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Recommended Reading"Raise the Social Security Age to (at Least) 75" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_120_A
"Another Recession Sign: Part-Time Work Is Growing Faster than Full-Time Work" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_120_B
"Yes, the US Government Has Defaulted Before" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_120_C
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss Jay Powell's exercise in Fed-speak this week. While political pressure mounts at home for the Fed to turn dovish, growing international challenges to the dollar's dominance mount. Ryan and Tho also examine the Saudi's willingness to question the petrodollar and recent rumblings down south of a South American monetary union.
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Recommended Reading"The Fed Is Already Flashing Signs It's Done Raising Rates" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_119_A
"How FedGov Destroyed the Housing Market" (Human Action Podcast): Mises.org/RR_119_B
"Why the End of the Petrodollar Spells Trouble for the US Regime" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_119_C
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The Federal Reserve has created a huge boom full of bubbles. But after the boom must eventually come a bust. Ryan and Tho talk to Mises Institute Senior Fellow Mark Thornton about what to expect from the next recession and how we got ourselves into our current inflationary mess.
Recommended Reading"Eliminating Economic Crises" by Mark Thornton: Mises.org/RR_118_A
"The REAL Solution to the Coming Economic Crisis" by Mark Thornton: Mises.org/RR_118_B
"Wholesale Price Inflation Is Slowing as Economy Worsens" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_118_C
The Skyscraper Curse: And How Austrian Economists Predicted Every Major Economic Crisis of the Last Century by Mark Thornton: Mises.org/RR_118_D
"Will the Fed Pop the Everything Bubble?" by Daniel Lacalle: Mises.org/RR_118_E
"The Trillion-Dollar Coin Idea Is Just Another Way to Rip Us Off" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_118_F
"The Fed's Real Mandate" by Mark Thornton: Mises.org/RR_118_G
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On this week's Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop celebrate World Economic Forum week by discussing the Managerial Revolution. While James Burnham's disinterest in economics made his criticism of capitalism cringey, modern financialization has manipulated the profit and loss mechanisms that any fan of his work can appreciate. Also, what is the lasting impact of the political capture of corporate power? Will the next crisis allow for a needed re-evaluation of insidious neoliberalism, or will "hypercapitalism" get the blame? Tune in for this and more on the latest episode.
Recommended Reading"The Fed Is a Purely Political Institution, and It's Definitely Not a Bank" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_117_A
"Financialization: Why the Financial Sector Now Rules the Global Economy" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_117_B
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop call for breaking up the US into smaller states. While this idea sounds radical to some, there has been growing conversation about shifting state borders, including proposals to break up California and a recent vote on the Greater Idaho project. Ryan and Tho discuss what lessons the Swiss model of federalism, as well as consider the cynical political considerations of this humble proposal.
Recommended Reading"If American Federalism Were like Swiss Federalism, There Would be 1,300 States" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_116_A
"The Borders Between US States Are Obsolete" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_116_B
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are back for 2023, savoring the chaos in Congress. As the House Republican rebellion threatens to keep Kevin McCarthy from gaining the speaker's gavel, Ryan and Tho look at other potential targets for a Republican-held Congress.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look ahead to 2023 with a handful of predictions for the new year. They even manage to find one reason for optimism!
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look back at 2022 and touch on some of the worst and underappreciated trends of the year. For those interested in a more holiday-themed episode, check out last year's debate on the virtues of Ebenezer Scrooge (Mises.org/RR_45).
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Recommended Reading"Why Are So Many Men Leaving the Workforce?" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_113_A
"The Jobs "Boom" Isn't So Hot When We Remember Nearly Six Million Men Are Missing from the Workforce" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_113_B
"The Pandemic Is 'Over,' but the Feds Aren't Giving Up Their Emergency Powers" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_113_C
"Ebenezer Scrooge: Hero or Villain?" (Radio Rothbard): Mises.org/RR_113_D
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Tho Bishop and Ryan McMaken discuss the recent report that the Pentagon has failed its fifth straight audit and why no one seems to care. Why has the public lost interest in basic fiscal sanity? How recent is this problem? What might force Americans to care?
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Recommended Reading"As the Pentagon Fails Another Audit, Congress Wants to Spend Even More on 'Defense'" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_111_A
"Can a Deeply Unserious America Fix Its Economy?" by Jeff Deist: Mises.org/RR_111_B
"Biden's Defense Plan: Limitless Global Meddling" (War, Economy, and State podcast): Mises.org/RR_111_C
America: From Republic to Empire (video series): Mises.org/RR_111_D
The Betrayal of the American Right by Murray N. Rothbard: Mises.org/RR_111_E
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the topic of nationalism and the role it can play in political decentralization. In his recent book, Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Small Polities, Ryan notes how nationalist sentiments have helped ethnic, religious, and linguistic groups resist centralizing political states, such as the Soviet Union. This contrasts the ways nationalism served as a centralizing force in 19th-century Europe. Ryan and Tho look at how recent nationalist sentiments are challenging authoritarian globalist pressures, as well as how strengthening regional and state cultural identities may offer the best chance to roll back the Washington regime in America.
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Recommended ReadingBreaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Small Polities by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_110_A
"Is Nationalism a Good Thing? It Depends." by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_110_B
"Mises on Nationalism, the Right of Self-Determination, and the Problem of Immigration" by Joe Salerno: Mises.org/RR_110_C
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at conman Sam Bankman-Fried, the scam of FTX, and how regime legitimacy has fueled several fraudulent companies with unprofitable business practices.
Did post-2008 monetary policy fuel a bubble in "effective altruism?" Do examples like Elon Musk's restructuring of Twitter offer an illustration of what Big Tech firms will have to do to survive in a time of less-than-easy money, or will the regime bailout out the corporate extensions of techno-managerialism? What killed Silicon Valley's once-promising techno-libertarian style? Ryan and Tho look at this and more on this episode of Radio Rothbard.
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Recommended Reading "How Easy Money Fueled the FTX Crypto Collapse" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_109_A
"Sound Money Is Our Best Hope Against the Monopolists' Threat" by Brendan Brown: Mises.org/RR_109_B
"How Fiat Money Enriches the Unproductive" by George Ford Smith: Mises.org/RR_109_C
"Without Easy Money, the Tech Sector Faces Layoffs and Losses" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_109_D
"The Housing Boom Is Already Over. The Housing Shortage Will Continue." by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_109_E
"Will the FTX Scandal Bring Down 'Crypto'?" by Jeff Deist and Bob Murphy (video): Mises.org/RR_109_F
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Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk with economic anthropologist Jovana Diković about how a focus on "solving" global warming endangers the food supply for much of the globe, especially in the developing world. Even rich nations face a world of less food at higher prices.
Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on Ryan McMaken's new book Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities: Mises.org/RR_108_Book
Recommended Reading "Environmental and Political Elites Are Destroying Food Production for Climate Goals" by Diković: Mises.org/RR_108_A
"Eat or Heat: Europeans Already Are Facing Previously Unthinkable Dilemmas" by Claudio Grass: Mises.org/RR_108_B
"Regime Pseudoscientists Enforce Climate Change Narrative" by Michael Rectenwald: Mises.org/RR_108_C
"Germany's (and Europe's) Self-Inflicted Upcoming Energy Crunch" by Weimin Chen: Mises.org/RR_108_D
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Tho Bishop and Ryan McMaken break down the results of this year's midterms. American anxiety over inflation and crime failed to create the red wave many expected. While Republicans took back the House, and maybe the Senate, this year's midterms underperformed traditional midterm elections. Tho and Ryan discuss why this is, as well as what a DeSantis victory might mean for a potential civil war with Trump.
Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on Ryan McMaken's new book Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities: Mises.org/RR_107_Book
Recommended Reading "Antidemocratic Just Means Something the Regime Doesn't Like" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_107_A
"The Realistic Market for Private Governance" by Jeff Deist: Mises.org/RR_107_B
"Murray Rothbard versus the Progressives" by Joseph T. Salerno: Mises.org/RR_107_C
"Breaking Away: The Case for Smaller Polities" by Ryan McMaken (video): Mises.org/RR_107_D
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Tho Bishop and Ryan McMaken preview next week's midterms. How big of a red wave is on the horizon, and how much does it really matter? Should the real focus be on governor races? Can a Republican actually win in New York? And, what about Blake Masters? Ryan and Tho consider these questions and more in this week's episode.
Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on Ryan McMaken's new book Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities: Mises.org/RR_106_Book
Recommended Reading "Can National Conservatism Threaten the Regime?" by Tho Bishop: Mises.org/RR_106_A
"The Realistic Market for Private Governance" by Jeff Deist: Mises.org/RR_106_B
"Practicing Politics as Self-Defense" by L. W. Blakely: Mises.org/RR_106_C
"Breaking Away: The Case for Smaller Polities" by Ryan McMaken (video): Mises.org/RR_106_D
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the Alex Jones verdict and the weaponization of defamation law. Now that Twitter is under Elon Musk's control, will the regime increasingly turn to the court system to crack down on the "dangers" posed by "misinformation"?
Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on Ryan McMaken's new book Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities: Mises.org/RR_105_Book
Recommended Reading "The Alex Jones Verdict Shows the Danger of Defamation Laws" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_105_A
"Modern Information Control: State Intervention and Mistakes to Avoid by Kelly Offield: Mises.org/RR_105_B
"Florida's Social Media Anticensorship Law and the Court's Tortured Legal Logic" by Tate Fegley: Mises.org/RR_105_C
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the Alex Jones verdict and the weaponization of defamation law. Now that Twitter is under Elon Musk's control, will the regime increasingly turn to the court system to crack down on the "dangers" posed by "misinformation"?
Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on Ryan McMaken's new book Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities: Mises.org/RR_105_Book
Recommended Reading "The Alex Jones Verdict Shows the Danger of Defamation Laws" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_105_A
"Modern Information Control: State Intervention and Mistakes to Avoid by Kelly Offield: Mises.org/RR_105_B
"Florida's Social Media Anticensorship Law and the Court's Tortured Legal Logic" by Tate Fegley: Mises.org/RR_105_C
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Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk with historian Chris Calton about student loans, "the college experience," and the lack of ideological diversity on college campuses today.
Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on Ryan McMaken's new book Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities: Mises.org/RR_104_Book
Recommended Reading "College as an Economic and Social Problem: Dealing with the Culture" by Chris Calton: Mises.org/RR_104_A
"Higher Education Woes: Student Loans Help Fuel Higher College Costs" by Chris Calton: Mises.org/RR_104_B
"Higher Education in Crisis: The Problem of Ideological Homogeneity" by Chris Calton: Mises.org/RR_104_C
"The Perils of Higher Education: Institutional Failure" by Chris Calton: Mises.org/RR_104_D
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Connor Mortell joins Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop to discuss his recent article entitled "We Are Not the Government, but America Is No Longer Anything More than the Government" and to consider what it means to be an American in the current era. As Americans become increasingly divided politically and culturally, and as those divides fuel a great migration within the country, what truly unites Americans—beyond sharing a common oppressive regime? How modern is this development? What can be done to further build on these trends, to undermine the control of that regime further? These questions and more are considered in this episode of Radio Rothbard.
Recommended Reading "We Are Not the Government, but America Is No Longer Anything More than the Government" by Connor Mortell: Mises.org/RR_103_A
"College Conference Switching as Secession? A Case Study in 'Nations by Consent'" by Connor Mortell: Mises.org/RR_103_B
"Nations by Consent" by Murray N. Rothbard: Mises.org/RR_103_C
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Until the day comes that a majority of the population wants to abolish all states, it makes sense in the meantime to look to ways that will reduce the power of states, localize that power, and take at least some of it out of the hands of some of the most powerful ruling state elites. This episode of Radio Rothbard features Ryan McMaken's talk presented at the Mises Institute 40th Anniversary Supporters Summit in Phoenix, Arizona, on October 7, 2022.
Recommended Reading "On Secession and Small States" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_102_A
"What We Mean by Decentralization" by Lew Rockwell: Mises.org/RR_102_B
"The European Miracle" by Ralph Raico: Mises.org/RR_102_C
"Nations by Consent" by Murray N. Rothbard: Mises.org/RR_102_D
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Ryan and Tho talk with Mises.org author and German native Rosanna Weber about the energy crisis in Germany. German policymakers have greatly worsened the ongoing energy crisis in Germany by abandoning nuclear energy and taking a hard line on Russian natural gas. Now with the damage done to the Nord Stream pipeline, German consumers face even fewer options as winter approaches.
Rosanna Weber is a graduate student in Economic History at the London School of Economics and a freelance journalist.
Recommended Reading "Germany's Nuclear Choice: Russian Energy Crisis Forces a Reckoning" by Rosanna Weber: Mises.org/RR_101_A
"Eat or Heat: Europeans Already Are Facing Previously Unthinkable Dilemmas" by Claudio Grass: Mises.org/RR_101_B
"Europe Ditched Russian Energy. Now People Are Sitting in Line For Days to Buy Coal. Is Biden to Blame?" by Alice Salles: Mises.org/RR_101_C
"Germany's (and Europe's) Self-Inflicted Upcoming Energy Crunch" by Weimin Chen: Mises.org/RR_101_D
"The 'Stunning Success' of the Green Revolution Is Yet Another Progressive Myth" by Kristoffer Mousten Hansen: Mises.org/RR_101_E
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Ryan and Tho talk with Mises.org author and German native Rosanna Weber about the energy crisis in Germany. German policymakers have greatly worsened the ongoing energy crisis in Germany by abandoning nuclear energy and taking a hard line on Russian natural gas. Now with the damage done to the Nord Stream pipeline, German consumers face even fewer options as winter approaches.
Rosanna Weber is a graduate student in Economic History at the London School of Economics and a freelance journalist.
Recommended Reading "Germany's Nuclear Choice: Russian Energy Crisis Forces a Reckoning" by Rosanna Weber: Mises.org/RR_101_A
"Eat or Heat: Europeans Already Are Facing Previously Unthinkable Dilemmas" by Claudio Grass: Mises.org/RR_101_B
"Europe Ditched Russian Energy. Now People Are Sitting in Line For Days to Buy Coal. Is Biden to Blame?" by Alice Salles: Mises.org/RR_101_C
"Germany's (and Europe's) Self-Inflicted Upcoming Energy Crunch" by Weimin Chen: Mises.org/RR_101_D
"The 'Stunning Success' of the Green Revolution Is Yet Another Progressive Myth" by Kristoffer Mousten Hansen: Mises.org/RR_101_E
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Tate Fegley joins Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop to discuss his recent Mises Wire article, "Private Property and Customer Safety: Starbucks Learns a Hard Lesson". As businesses increasingly interject broader "social values" into their business plans, customers are increasingly forced to make difficult decisions about how to navigate their economic behavior with ideological values. What role does the ideology of the state play in the decisions behind how businesses behave? Is a battle for power an inevitable consequence of a civil rights regime? How would these things be handled if we took property rights seriously?
This and more on this episode of Radio Rothbard.
Recommended Reading "Private Property and Customer Safety: Starbucks Learns a Hard Lesson" by Tate Fegley: Mises.org/RR_100_A
"The Equality Act's Attack on Religion Is Really about Private Property Rights" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_100_B
"The Transgender Debate Should Be about Women’s Freedom and Private Property Rights" by Jess Gill: Mises.org/RR_100_C
"To Understand Economics, First Understand Private Property" by Chris Calton: Mises.org/RR_100_D
"Woke Capitalism Is a Monopoly Game" by Michael Rectenwald: Mises.org/RR_100_E
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Tate Fegley joins Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop to discuss his recent Mises Wire article, "Private Property and Customer Safety: Starbucks Learns a Hard Lesson". As businesses increasingly interject broader "social values" into their business plans, customers are increasingly forced to make difficult decisions about how to navigate their economic behavior with ideological values. What role does the ideology of the state play in the decisions behind how businesses behave? Is a battle for power an inevitable consequence of a civil rights regime? How would these things be handled if we took property rights seriously?
This and more on this episode of Radio Rothbard.
Recommended Reading "Private Property and Customer Safety: Starbucks Learns a Hard Lesson" by Tate Fegley: Mises.org/RR_100_A
"The Equality Act's Attack on Religion Is Really about Private Property Rights" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_100_B
"The Transgender Debate Should Be about Women’s Freedom and Private Property Rights" by Jess Gill: Mises.org/RR_100_C
"To Understand Economics, First Understand Private Property" by Chris Calton: Mises.org/RR_100_D
"Woke Capitalism Is a Monopoly Game" by Michael Rectenwald: Mises.org/RR_100_E
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Joseph Solis-Mullen take a look at brewing debt crises in emerging markets and how the dollar still looks good when compared to other global currencies.
Recommended Reading "How the Fed Helped Create Another Calamity: The Ongoing Emerging Market Debt Crisis" by Joseph Solis-Mullen: Mises.org/RR_99_A
"August's Price Inflation Soared, and That Means Earnings Fell Yet Again" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_99_B
"Greenspan Would Be Proud: A Lesson in Fed Speak" by Joseph Solis-Mullen: Mises.org/RR_99_C
"It Just Might Be Time to Listen to the Austrians" by Joseph Solis-Mullen: Mises.org/RR_99_D
"Throwing the Fed's Machinery in Reverse: Fed Interest Rate Policies Continue to Damage the Economy" by Frank Shostak: Mises.org/RR_99_E
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Joseph Solis-Mullen take a look at brewing debt crises in emerging markets and how the dollar still looks good when compared to other global currencies.
Recommended Reading "How the Fed Helped Create Another Calamity: The Ongoing Emerging Market Debt Crisis" by Joseph Solis-Mullen: Mises.org/RR_99_A
"August's Price Inflation Soared, and That Means Earnings Fell Yet Again" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_99_B
"Greenspan Would Be Proud: A Lesson in Fed Speak" by Joseph Solis-Mullen: Mises.org/RR_99_C
"It Just Might Be Time to Listen to the Austrians" by Joseph Solis-Mullen: Mises.org/RR_99_D
"Throwing the Fed's Machinery in Reverse: Fed Interest Rate Policies Continue to Damage the Economy" by Frank Shostak: Mises.org/RR_99_E
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the rhetoric surrounding the Federal Reserve. A growing chorus of pundits is attacking Jerome Powell for risking a recession, but this misses what has brought the economy to this point. Is it possible to get American attention spans to capture the true cause of our economic instability? Can monetary policy ride the wave of the current culture war? Ryan and Tho address this and more in this week's show.
Recommended Reading "Inflation: State-Sponsored Terrorism" by Jeff Deist: Mises.org/RR_98_A
"Blame the Fed for Both the Inflationary Boom and the Inevitable Bust" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_98_B
"Inflation Kills" (Human Action Podcast) with Jeff Deist and Robert P. Murphy: Mises.org/RR_98_C
"We Cannot Interpret Economic Data Unless We Know Economic Theory" by Frank Shostak: Mises.org/RR_98_D
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the rhetoric surrounding the Federal Reserve. A growing chorus of pundits is attacking Jerome Powell for risking a recession, but this misses what has brought the economy to this point. Is it possible to get American attention spans to capture the true cause of our economic instability? Can monetary policy ride the wave of the current culture war? Ryan and Tho address this and more in this week's show.
Recommended Reading "Inflation: State-Sponsored Terrorism" by Jeff Deist: Mises.org/RR_98_A
"Blame the Fed for Both the Inflationary Boom and the Inevitable Bust" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_98_B
"Inflation Kills" (Human Action Podcast) with Jeff Deist and Robert P. Murphy: Mises.org/RR_98_C
"We Cannot Interpret Economic Data Unless We Know Economic Theory" by Frank Shostak: Mises.org/RR_98_D
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Brandan Buck, a historian on the anti-war right and a recent participant at the Rothbard Graduate Seminar. The conversation looks at the parallels between modern American politics and the political climate that gave rise to America's foreign policy in the second half of the 20th Century. How did the American right get dragged into the project of liberal imperialism? Is China the new Evil Empire? How important are figures like Tucker Carlson in questioning the war narrative? These questions and more are answered in this episode.
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Follow Brandan Buck on Twitter: @Brandan_Buck
Recommended Reading "No ‘Putin apologia’ and certainly not new: the Old American Right on war" by Brandan Buck: Mises.org/RR_97_A
"Bear Any Burden: Military Sacrifice and Rise of American Populism" by Brandan Buck: Mises.org/RR_97_B
"A History of Distrust: How the Right Lost Faith in Institutions" by Brandan Buck: Mises.org/RR_97_C
"Fly Over Country, the Gunbelt, and the Nationalization of America Internationalism" by Brandan Buck: Mises.org/RR_97_D
The Betrayal of the American Right by Murray N. Rothbard: Mises.org/RR_97_E
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In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the popularizing of the term "regime" being used against the Federal government. As a recent Bulwark article notes, this change in framing can be seen in conservative politicians like Ron DeSantis to publications like The Federalist. Ryan and Tho welcome the American right sounding more and more like Lew Rockwell, and touch on the contributions of paleoconservatives like Sam Francis.
Recommended Reading "World War I as Fulfillment: Power and the Intellectuals" by Murray N. Rothbard: Mises.org/RR_96_A
"The Problem With Right-Wing Regime Talk" by Joshua Tait: Mises.org/RR_96_B
"The Violent Fantasies of Blake Masters" by Sam Adler-Bell (New York Times): Mises.org/RR_96_C
"Inside the New Right, Where Peter Thiel Is Placing His Biggest Bets" by James Pogue (Vanity Fair): Mises.org/RR_96_D
"The Paranoid Style in American Politics" by Richard Hofstadter (Harper’s Magazine): Mises.org/RR_96_E
"Secede From the Regime" with Ryan McMaken and Lew Rockwell: Mises.org/RR_96_F
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In this celebratory episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the fall of the Cheney and Bush dynasties and what it means for American politics. Other topics include former CIA directors declaring war on half of America, and just how much money Liz Cheney made in DC.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop dive into the FBI's raid of Donald Trump. At a time when half the country already questions the legitimacy of the federal government, what may be the lasting consequences of this political escalation? What steps could Republican governors take if they want to be serious about reigning in the feds? And, was The X-Files the original QAnon? Ryan and Tho consider these questions and more.
Recommended Reading "A Stasi for America" by James Bovard: Mises.org/RR_94_A
"Abolish the FBI" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_94_B
"Trump's Potential Legacy: 50 Million+ Enemies of the State" by Tho Bishop: Mises.org/RR_94_C
"Yes, the FBI is America’s Secret Police" by James Bovard: Mises.org/RR_94_D
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the regime's latest Orwellian word game to avoid acknowledging a recession. Is this an attempt to gaslight the country, or a reflection of economic pain being less obvious to the beltway class?
Recommended Reading "GDP Shrinks Again as Biden Quibbles over the Definition of Recession" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_93_A
"The Fed Is Making It Up as It Goes, So It Ditched Forward Guidance" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_93_B
"Yellen: Recession Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_93_C
"The Economy Needs a Volcker Moment" by Connor Mortell: Mises.org/RR_93_D
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“The worst thing that can happen to a good cause is, not to be skillfully attacked, but to be ineptly defended." —Frédéric Bastiat
Tho Bishop gave this talk at Mises University 2021.
Additional Resources WhatHasGovernmentDoneToOurMoney.com
Watch or listen to Mises University 2022 at Mises.org/VMU22
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Tho Bishop is joined by Mises Research Fellow Marcel Gautreau for a wide-ranging conversation about challenges to the American-dominated neoliberal order. Marcel is a Ph.D. candidate studying economic and other policy reforms in non-liberal states and offers his perspective on how Rothbardian power-elite analysis is a powerful tool in understanding the world's most pressing issues today. He also shares his favorite Mises U lecture.
Additional Resources "Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature" by Murray Rothbard: Mises.org/RR_91_A
For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto by Murray Rothbard: Mises.org/RR_91_B
Never a Dull Moment: A Libertarian Look at the Sixties by Murray Rothbard: Mises.org/RR_91_C
"A Rothbardian Analysis of the Constitutional Convention" by Patrick Newman: Mises.org/RR_91_Video
Marcel Gautreau on Twitter: @anarchyinblack
Watch Mises University 2022 live: Mises.org/Live
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss Jill Biden's "Latinx" outreach and recent polling that illustrates a dramatic shift in political voting patterns. Are we seeing the end of the modern political party system? Do the struggles of American progressives reflect a broader global divide between secular and traditionalist politics?
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by William Yarwood of Mallard UK (MallardUK.com) for a conversation about British politics. What led to the fall of Boris Johnson? What does the Prime Minister's resignation mean for Brexit? Is there anyone in British politics that is interesting? These questions and more are answered in this episode.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss a recent Mises Wire article about how the state uses holidays as a culture war weapon. Independence Day offers the rare opportunity for opponents of the regime to strike back on a holiday that explicitly celebrates secession and self-determination.
Recommended Reading "Juneteenth and Secular Holidays as Tools of the Regime" by Tho Bishop: Mises.org/RR_88_A
"3 Things to Remember on Independence Day" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_88_B
"Was the American Revolution Radical?" by Murray N. Rothbard: Mises.org/RR_88_C
"The American Revolution Was a Culture War" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_88_D
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk about the increasing decay of federal legitimacy. Republicans are threatening to nullify federal law. Democrats want to nullify Supreme Court decisions.
Oh, and the Supreme Court just eliminated one of the most political, ill-reasoned decisions in its history.
Recommended Reading "Abolish the Supreme Court" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_87_A
"Make Every State a Sanctuary State" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_87_B
"End Roe v. Wade: It's Time to Defederalize Abortion Policy" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_87_C
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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 geopolitics and international relations from a free-market and anti-interventionist perspective. You can subscribe at Mises.org/WES.
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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 2,000 Mules? How should we view the concept of election security? What does history tell us about the relationship between state power and voter turnout? Tune in for this and more on this week's episode of Radio Rothbard.
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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 Mistake Was Trusting the Police to Keep Us Safe" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_84_A
"Politicizing Mass Shootings Only Guarantees There Will Be More of Them" by Bill Anderson: Mises.org/RR_84_B
"Police Botched the Uvalde Standoff. Now Gun Controllers Want to Give Police More Power." by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_84_C
"Just How Common Are School Shootings?" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_84_D
"End the Incorporation Doctrine" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_84_E
"Police Have No Duty to Protect You, Federal Court Affirms Yet Again" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_84_F
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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 Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade has highlighted the degree to which the American left—particularly those that reside in major blue cities—can't live with the concept of other areas of the country not abiding by what they see as moral absolutes. Ryan and Tho look at how this tension is shaping the modern political landscape, and they discuss the history of this impulse towards "liberal" centralization.
Recommended Reading "The New Postliberalism" by Jeff Deist: Mises.org/RR_83_A
"Federal Control of Abortion Laws Is Modern Colonialism" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_83_B
"The Clash of Metropolis and Colony" by Charles and Mary Beard: Mises.org/RR_83_C
"Why the US Supports Secession for Africans, but Not for Americans" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_83_D
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Tho Bishop is joined by JP Cortez of the Sound Money Defense League (SoundMoneyDefense.org). JP, a Mises U alum, talks about the ongoing legislative battles over money at the state level. Which states are doing the most to challenge the Fed? What are some of the most important policies worth fighting for in the future?
To learn more about the Monetary Metals scholarship, visit MoneyMetals.com/Scholarship.
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In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss recent inflation news, broader chaos in financial markets, and another round of funding for Ukraine.
Recommended Reading "Inflation Up, Wages Down as Biden Passes the Buck to the Do-Nothing Fed" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_81_A
"From El Salvador to Africa, the Next Currency War Pits Populists against Bankers" by Tho Bishop: Mises.org/RR_81_B
"Biden: Inflation Is Everybody’s Fault but Mine" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_81_C
"Noninterventionism Is Not Isolationism: The US Government Should Stop Arming Ukraine" by Daniel Martin: Mises.org/RR_81_D
"Forget What the 'Experts' Claim about Deflation: It Strengthens the Economy" by Frank Shostak: Mises.org/RR_81_E
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In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Mises Graduate Program Provost and Constitutional law attorney Joe Becker joins Tho Bishop to break down the leaked opinion on the Dobbs case, potentially overturning Roe v. Wade. Joe provides a thorough breakdown of the logic behind the Alito opinion, and the two look at the impact this could have on American institutions broadly.
Recommended Reading Leaked draft decision, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (PDF): Mises.org/RR_80_A
"End Roe v. Wade: It's Time to Defederalize Abortion Policy" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_80_B
"Why Social Issues Dominate" by Jeff Deist: Mises.org/RR_80_C
"Before Roe v. Wade, Abortion Had Always Been a State and Local Matter" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_80_D
Mises Institute Graduate Program: Mises.org/edu
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the fallout from Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter. While the move reportedly has authoritarian corporate lawyers openly weeping on intra-company calls, what will be the real impact on political discourse? How did a once-favored Obama Administration ally become a supervillain for the progressive elite?
Recommended Reading "Elon Musk Bought Twitter, and the Pundits Sure Are Mad" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_79_A
"Elon Musk's Twitter Gambit and What It Means to the Clique in Power" by Michael Rectenwald: Mises.org/RR_79_B
"Elon Musk, Crony Capitalist" by Lee Enochs: Mises.org/RR_79_C
"A Mixed Hero: A Libertarian Reassessment of Elon Musk" by Konrad Graf: Mises.org/RR_79_D
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In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the controversy surrounding recent Florida education reforms. Why does it benefit the state to erode the family structure, and what can be done to combat it?
Recommended Reading "Why Marxist Organizations Like BLM Seek to Dismantle the Western Nuclear Family" by Bradley Thomas: Mises.org/RR_78_A
"Don't Blame Capitalism for the Decline of the Extended Family" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_78_B
"How Wage Work Liberated Women (and Men)" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_78_C
"Why Do Socialists Hate Families?" by Jonathan Newman: Mises.org/RR_78_D
"Can Libertarians Have Communal Property?" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_78_E
Leftism: From de Sade and Marx to Hitler and Marcuse by Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn: Mises.org/RR_78_F
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In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop take a look back at previous statements by current members of the Fed. For years, the Fed said the biggest problem was a lack of inflation. Now, with inflation at historic heights, is there any reason to believe the Federal Reserve is prepared for what to do next?
Recommended Reading "The Fed Who Cried Growth" by Jonathan Newman: Mises.org/RR_77_A
"We Still Haven't Reached the Inflation Finale" by Brendan Brown: Mises.org/RR_77_B
"Real Wages Fall Again as Inflation Surges and the Fed Plays the Blame Game" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_77_C
"Do Inflationary Expectations Cause Inflation? Contra Krugman, the Answer Is No" by Frank Shostak: Mises.org/RR_77_D
"The Fed Can't Fix the Economy, but It Can Break It" by Jon Wolfenbarger: Mises.org/RR_77_E
"Kashkari Said What?" by Robert Aro: Mises.org/RR_77_F
Understanding Money Mechanics by Robert P. Murphy: Mises.org/BobMoney
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In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop mock the self-awareness of beltway foreign policy experts lamenting Putin's challenge to "rules-based international order." With countries like India and Brazil increasingly unwilling to follow the lead of America and the West in sanctioning Russia—and actively pointing out the hypocrisy of the US regime—we may be witnessing the end of the post-Cold War unipolar world.
Recommended Reading "The Rules-Based International Order Is Dead. Washington Killed It." by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_76_A
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at Ryan's article, "NATO: Our International Welfare Queens" (Mises.org/RR_75_A), breaking down how American taxpayers are subsidizing European militaries. The two also look at the increasingly aggressive positions taken by smaller NATO members, and the consequences this could have as the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues.
Recommended Reading "NATO: Our International Welfare Queens" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_75_A
"European Environmentalists Have Made Energy Independence Impossible" by Daniel Lacalle: Mises.org/RR_75_B
"It All Comes Back to NATO" by Ron Paul: Mises.org/RR_75_C
"Is NATO a Dead Man Walking?" by José Niño: Mises.org/RR_75_D
"We Must Now Learn the Lesson of 1914, Not the Lesson of 1938." by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_75_E
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In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss whether Lindsey Graham is the worst member of the US Senate. The two carefully compare him to other terrible American senators — including Mitch McConnell and Tom Cotton — before settling on a definite conclusion.
Also on this episode, Ryan and Tho identify a silver lining to the Senate's Supreme Court confirmation hearing.
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In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk about this year's Austrian Economics Research Conference and the value of interdisciplinary approach.
Watch AERC at Mises.org/LIVE
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In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the economic consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. What has been the damage from America's weaponization of the dollar? Is Russia likely to return to the gold standard? What may be the fallout in Europe?
Recommended Reading "Can Government Successfully Counter Recessions Through Expansionary Policies? Don't Count on It" by Frank Shostak: Mises.org/RR_72_A
"Sanctions against Russia Are the Lockdowns of 2022" by Tho Bishop: Mises.org/RR_72_B
"The Steep Cost of Sanctions for Europe and Russia" by Daniel Lacalle: Mises.org/RR_72_C
"The Economy May Be Finally Peaking, and the Fed Won't Help Matters" by Brendan Brown: Mises.org/RR_72_D
"Why Sanctions Don't Work, and Why They Mostly Hurt Ordinary People" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_72_E
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In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the fallout from the first week of the Ukraine-Russian conflict. What is the impact on American politics? Are Western leaders capable of de-escalation? What will be the lasting impact on other geopolitical fronts?
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Tho Bishop interviews Norm Singleton, senior fellow of the Market Institute and former legislative director for Congressman Ron Paul. Tho and Norm discuss the experience of being an Austro-libertarian within the belly of DC, the challenges Dr. Paul faced in office, and what Norm sees as some of the most important battles in Washington today.
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Ash Navabi, a Canadian economist. Ash breaks down the differences in culture and political traditions between the US and Canada, and offers his take on the clash between the Freedom Convoy protests and the Trudeau regime.
Recommended Reading "Canada Nice No Longer: Trudeau's Totalitarian Response to Trucker Protests" by Mitch Nemeth: Mises.org/RR_70_A
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In this episode, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop consider the counterfactual of what would have happened if Donald Trump were still president. What would the political landscape look like if it were a Republican administration dealing with historic unemployment? How would the reaction to the covid regime have looked in 2021? What would be the significance of the 2022 midterms and other political trends? That and more are covered on the latest Radio Rothbard.
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Ryan and Tho discuss Taiwan policy with Zachary Yost, author of a new paper on the prospects of a Mainland Chinese takeover of Taiwan. China faces some very large obstacles, but so does the United States.
Recommended Reading "Victory Without Battle: A Smarter Vision for US-Taiwan Policy " by Zachary Yost (PDF): Mises.org/RR_67_A
"China’s Military Strength Has Been Greatly Exaggerated" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_67_B
"The US Military Isn't As Invincible As It Thinks" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_67_C
"A Fat, Comfortable Military Is a Woke Military" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_67_D
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Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement gives the Biden Administration something they desperately need: the opportunity to control a news cycle after weeks of bad economic headlines, worse polling, and international tension.
In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop take a look at some of the names being floated around for Breyer's replacement, and expose the inherently political nature of the Supreme Court.
Recommended Reading "Congress Should Pack the Supreme Court" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_66_A
"The Supreme Court Is Overrated" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_66_B
"Abolish the Supreme Court" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_66_C
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With the prices of everything rising at historic rates, no issue is shaping politics more right now than inflation. Unfortunately for Americans, Republicans in Washington appear no more serious on the Federal Reserve than the Biden Administration.
What lessons can be learned from the past? How might the Biden Administration respond? What can be done on the issue? In this Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop dive into the politics of inflation.
Recommended Reading "How Easy Money Inflated Corporate Profits" by Brendan Brown: Mises.org/RR_65_A
"The Economy May Be Finally Peaking, and the Fed Won't Help Matters" by Brendan Brown: Mises.org/RR_65_B
"How Asset Price Inflation Is Different from Goods Price Inflation" by Brendan Brown: Mises.org/RR_65_C
"Monetary Inflation and Price Inflation" by Robert P. Murphy: Mises.org/RR_65_D
"Ending Fiat Money Won't Destroy the State" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_65_E
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In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan and Tho trade predictions for the year ahead. Topics include the importance of internal primaries ahead of next year's mid-terms, predictions on what the Fed will do with rising inflationary pressure, and what comes next from the covid regime.
Additional Reading "Americans May Finally Be Losing Confidence in the Woke Military" by Jose Nino: Mises.org/RR_64_A
"Could 2022 Bring the Collapse of the Euro?" by Alasdair Macleod: Mises.org/RR_64_B
"Will Senate Republicans Endorse Biden-Powell Inflation?" by Tho Bishop: Mises.org/RR_64_C
"The Fed Is Hawkish Now? I’ll Believe It When I See It." by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_64_D
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In the first Radio Rothbard of 2022, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the regime's portrayal of the one-year anniversary of January 6.
While most Americans may care more about kitchen table issues than Washington's hysterics, already we have seen the state use last year's riot as an excuse to expand the prosecution of political minorities.
Is this a moment the American right will learn from, or will history once again be written by progressives?
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"Let's Go Brandon!" scored an early win in Virginia, and hurt Democrats in New Jersey. Suburban voters seem to hate Critical Race Theory in schools more than they disliked Donald Trump, even as the corporate press dismissed it as a real issue.
Does last night's red wave indicate that average Americans are prepared to take back more local control from the federal regime, or is this yet another example of fickle democracy as usual? Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop break down some of the notable 2021 election results, and talk about what it may mean for the future.
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Washington politicos want to keep the debt going up at breakneck speed forever. But the responsible thing to do is refuse another increase to the debt ceiling and force a partial default. Politicians hate that idea because default would make it harder to spend trillions in deficit spending.
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For the foreign-policy non-interventionist, some schools of thought in international relations are much better than others. "Liberal hegemony" (the favored school of neoconservatives) has long supported endless war and intervention by the US regime worldwide. We discuss how we can use "realist" research to move the foreign policy needle away from liberal hegemony and toward a more sane foreign policy.
Guest: Zachary Yost (Mises.org/Yost) is a Marcellus Policy Fellow with the John Quincy Adams Society.
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China faces a wide variety of demographic, geopolitical, and economic limits on the regime's power. And, socialism and Keynesianism don't work any better in China than in the USA. Moreover, contrary to the myth, China is not run by politicians who are brilliant geniuses who "play the long game."
Additional Reading "China’s Military Strength Has Been Greatly Exaggerated" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_59_Article1
"China's Biggest Problem Isn't Trump, It's a Broken Banking System" by Tho Bishop: Mises.org/RR_59_Article2
"If the US Wants to Beat China, Why Is It Copying China's Socialism?" by Mihai Macovei: Mises.org/RR_59_Article3
"China’s Military Strength Has Been Greatly Exaggerated" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_59_Article4
"China Won't Be Taking Over the World" by Joseph Solis-Mullen: Mises.org/RR_59_Article5
"The China Model Is Unsustainable" by Doug French: Mises.org/RR_59_Article6
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In June 2021, Missouri passed a new law stating it would not assist in the enforcement of federal gun laws. Tho and Ryan discuss how states can use strategies like this to resist federal laws within the states. Marijuana legalization and opposition to the Fugitive Slave Acts provide compelling historical examples.
Articles Mentioned in this Episode "Missouri Tells the Feds: We Won't Enforce Your Gun Laws" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_58_01
"When Nullification Works, and When it Doesn’t" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_58_02
"The Feds Collect Most of the Taxes in America—So They Have Most of the Power" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_58_03
"Nebraska and Oklahoma Sue Colorado Over Legal Cannabis" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_58_04
"Nullification Works: Congress Ends Federal Ban on Medical Marijuana" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_58_05
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Government schools have always been tools of the regime for teaching state-approved ideology and culture. The rise of critical race theory is just the latest phase for America's public schools system.
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Tucker Carlson seems to believe that if it weren't for immigrants, America would be dominated by religiously devout, tradition-minded, liberty-loving Americans in every corner of the nation. Perhaps he's not familiar with the effects of American universities and public schools?
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We're now living in Biden's America. But what does that mean? It means a continuation of trends already in place: the long slow decline of America's institutions, and the public's faith in them.
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Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss five reasons why Rothbard's work is so memorable. From his fearlessness in the face of opposition, to his commitment to peace and decency, Rothbard provides us with a model of principled scholarship.
Additional Resources "Nations by Consent": Mises.org/RR_54_02
Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature, and Other Essays: Mises.org/RR_54_03
"A Strategy for the Right": Mises.org/RR_54_04
A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: Mises.org/RR_54_05
An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Volume 1: Economic Thought Before Adam Smith: Mises.org/RR_54_06
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Tho Bishop and Zachary Yost join Ryan McMaken to discuss covid politics in three states, and whether anyone is paying any attention to social distancing rules anymore.
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After decades of financialization and government favors, Wall Street now has little to do with free, functioning markets anymore and has largely become an adjunct of the central bank. Today, entrepreneurship is out, and bailouts are in.
Additional Resources "Financialization: Why the Financial Sector Now Rules the Global Economy" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_52_Article
"Monetary Policy and Inequality" Karl-Friedrich Israel: Mises.org/RR_52_Video
"Speaking Truth to Monetary Power" by Lew Rockwell: Mises.org/RR_52_Article2
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We're supposed to believe that with Trump gone, political discourse will now be more honest and accurate. The reality is the Washington establishment is built on lies and myths and conspiracy theories. Here are just a few of them, from Russiagate to government spending.
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Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss some of the new policies the Biden administration wants to inflict on us, on topics ranging from Bitcoin to foreign policy.
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Democrats and anti-Trump GOP leaders are calling the Capitol riot a "coup" and "treason." This is in part because if Washington politicians can portray the riot as a grave threat, they can use the riot as an excuse to greatly expand federal power.
Additional Reading "There Is No Such Thing as Treason" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_49_01
"The Capitol Riot Wasn’t a Coup. It Wasn't Even Close." by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_49_02
"The Truth about January 6, and Where We Should Go from Here" by Lew Rockwell: Mises.org/RR_49_03
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The United States has gone through at least six "party systems." Populism, war, or economic crises usually trigger a change from one system to another. Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop host Patrick Newman.
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Jeff Deist, Ryan McMaken, and Tho Bishop discuss Wednesday's takeover of the US capitol building. What are the potential long term effects, and just how much of a double standard does the American media have?
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There's no reason to assume 2021 will bring a reversal of 2020's trends. Many of the fights that began in 2020 are likely to intensify in the new year.
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Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop debate whether Ebenezer Scrooge's words and actions teach us important economic truths, or if he's just an ignorant crank.
Radio Rothbard is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, and via RSS.
Additional Reading "The Case for Ebenezer" by Butler Shaffer: Mises.org/RR_45_01
"Scrooge Defended" by Michael Levin: Mises.org/RR_45_02
"Defending the Miser" by Walter Block: Mises.org/RR_45_03
"Was Scrooge the Victim in A Christmas Carol?" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_45_04
"Correcting Scrooge's Economics" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_45_05
"Ebenezer Scrooge's Tiresome Crusade Against 'Consumerism'" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_45_06
"This Christmas, Let's Celebrate a Different Scrooge: Scrooge McDuck" by Kristoffer Mousten Hansen: Mises.org/RR_45_07
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Expect more of the same in 2021. The Fed has no real plan. It is just lurching from one crisis to the next, hoping more easy money will buy some time. It's been doing this since 2008, and there's little chance it will stop now.
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We begin to understand the electoral college when we admit the United States is really supposed to be a collection of member states, and not a single unified nation. Abolishing the EC is likely to worsen national conflict and disunity.
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The GOP is at its worst when it's run by the old Bush-Romney-Cheney faction that was in power before Trump. Will "Trumpism" endure, or will the party go back to its old warmongering, pro-establishment ways?
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Murray Rothbard was enthusiastic about fighting for laissez-faire and freedom through both scholarship and political activism. He wasn't afraid to push freedom and free markets with everyone he could, including academics, politicians, the media, and the public.
Additional Resources "3 Reasons the Left Keeps Winning" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_41_1
"Why GOP Loyalists and Candidates Keep Moving Left" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_41_2
"Both Theory and Praxis: Rothbard's Plan for Laissez-Faire Activism" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_41_3
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The votes still aren't counted, but when it's all over, we'll still be in a country at war with itself over which half of the country gets to boss around the other half. Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the failure of the pollsters, the imaginary Blue Wave, and the end of naive democracy.
Additional Resources "The Election Was a Tie. Now What?" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_40_3
"Close Elections Force Us to Ask Unpleasant Questions about Democracy" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_40_2
"Why Threats of Election Violence May Be Here to Stay" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_40_1
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Why did Murray Rothbard embrace populism and why did he think it could work to limit the power of the state? In short, Rothbard believed that a small elite had seized the power of the state to fleece and oppress the majority. Rothbard was in part basing his ideas on the historical narrative of the Democratic populists of the nineteenth century who formed the party of sound money, low taxes, and decentralized power. This laissez-faire party also managed to win a lot of elections.
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Hans-Hermann Hoppe has shown in his writings on democracy that democracy leads to economic impoverishment and political disaster under certain conditions.
But what are those conditions, and are they dominant in electoral institutions in the United States today? And what role does ideology play in limiting the abuse of the ballot box by voters?
Additional Resources "Stop Saying We're a Republic, Not a Democracy" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_38_1
Patrick Newman's 2020 Supporters Summit talk, "The Jacksonians’ Bank War: Liberty versus Power": Mises.org/RR_38_2
"Nasty Politics and 'Low-Information Voters' Are Nothing New" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_38_3
What Must Be Done by Hans-Herman Hoppe: Mises.org/RR_38_4
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Although many politicians and pundits have deified democracy, it often leads to the oppression of political minorities while encouraging abuse. Here are some strategies for lessening the damage democracy can do.
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Americans have been trained to regard the US Supreme Court as a principled, non-political institution whose rulings must be obeyed. This assessment of the court is very wrong.
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Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk about Tuesday's debate, why "the issues" don't matter, and why the debate probably won't change the minds of many voters.
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This show features a personal and revealing interview of Comic Dave Smith by Jeff Deist. It shows a side of Dave you haven't seen before—so don't miss it.
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Our first show was recorded with a raucous live audience at our recent event in Orlando, with Jeff Deist hosting and Lena Wang, Tho Bishop, and Patrick Newman joining. They handicap Trump's reelection chances, consider whether Biden makes it to election day, and defend the young shooter Kyle Rittenhouse caught up in the Kenosha riots. Don't miss this hardboiled hour of pro-liberty populism, with a strong dose of anti-politics every Rothbardian will love!
Trump's executive order providing a short deferment on payroll taxes is not really a tax cut. But many voters may perceive it as one.Original Article: Trump's Payroll Tax Order Is Good Politics, but Doesn't Offer Much Tax Relief.
No doubt, many of Harris's detractors will call her radical or a tool of the far left. The reality is actually far more alarming.
Original Article: Kamala Harris Is Basically Obama-Clinton 2.0, But Worse.
Although it's easier to buy guns in Indiana and Wisconsin than in Chicago, homicide rates are lower in those states than in either Illinois or Chicago.
Original Article: Why Chicago's Mayor Blames Her City's Murders on Wisconsin and Indiana.
Even The New York Times now admits there is a deep state — and that it serves its own agenda while ignoring the elected civilian government.
Original Article: It's Trump vs. the Deep State vs. the Rest of Us.
Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop join for a discussion on the differences between Congress and state legislatures. Drawing from personal experiences, the two look at the differences in incentives, leadership power, and legislative process, to look at what makes Washington DC so particularly dangerous to liberty.
It appears many Indians and Brazilians and Chinese are willing to risk the global warming for a chance at experiencing even a small piece of what wealthy first-world climate activists have been enjoying all their lives.Original Article: Greta Thunberg To Poor Countries: Drop Dead.
When a parent leaves the work force to focus on parenting, this shows up in government stats as lower employment and less consumer spending — suggesting a less productive economy. But that's not what's going on at all.
Original Article: Why the Government Can't Measure Income, Happiness, or Well-Being.
The resurgent claim that the modern economy was built on slavery is yet another attempt to attack capitalism while also claiming "we are all to blame" for slavery. The slave owners of old tried a very similar tactic.
Original Article: Why They Keep Trying to Blame Capitalists for Slavery.
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 yours."
Original Article: "Libertarian" Is Just Another Word for (Classical) Liberal.
By slapping new regulations on high-interest credit cards, Bernie and Ocasio-Cortez will just prevent high-risk borrowers from getting loans.
Original Article: "Bernie and Ocasio-Cortez Declare War on the Poor With Anti-Credit-Card Law".
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 yours."
Original Article: "Every Law 'Legislates Morality' — From Abortion to Minimum Wage".
Compared to other types of universal healthcare systems, what we call "single-payer" healthcare is possibly the worst of all.
Original Article: "Single-Payer Healthcare Is the Worst Kind of Universal Healthcare".
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 property right, regardless of what the establishment-media gatekeepers say.
Original Article: "Yes, Julian Assange Is a Journalist — But That Shouldn't Matter".
It's government — not markets — that intervene to "stimulate" ever greater amounts of spending and consumption. A healthy market economy, meanwhile, relies on both saving and spending.
Original Article: "Capitalism Doesn't Cause Consumerism — Governments Do".
Many people on the left regard economics as neither a science nor a principled field of study. For them, economics is just a pseudo-science invented as corporate propaganda, and people who push "free-market economics" do so because they are either evil or brainwashed by corporate masters.
Original Article: "Why the Left Isn't Convinced by Your Economics Arguments".
If climate change effects aren't enough to put a noticeable dent in life expectancy, then why is climate change talked about as an apocalypse?
Original Article: "If Climate Change Is Killing Us, Why Is Life Expectancy Increasing?".
To understand the marketplace, it is not necessary to believe in the existence of a selfish, profit-maximizing human.
Original Article: "The Homo Economicus Straw Man".
French protests over a new climate-change-inspired fuel tax highlight high costs imposed on ordinary people by climate-change policies.
Original article: "French Protestors Fume over Climate Taxes and a Rising Cost of Living".
When the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed, employers hired fewer disabled workers, because they feared lawsuits. We may now be seeing a similar trend in the face of more sexual harassment claims.
Original Article: "After #MeToo, Men Begin Avoiding Female Co-Workers".
As the EU tries to exploit the UK in Brexit negotiations, the US should adopt total unilateral free trade with the UK.
Original article: "We Need Unilateral Free Trade with Post-Brexit Britain".
We're often told that submission to government edicts is "voluntary" because we have "representative" government. The evidence suggests, however, that politicians don't represent their constituents. Nor could they, even if they wanted to.
Original article: "No Matter How You Vote, Politicians Don't Represent You".
Voting "no" on a tax increase doesn't mean you really consented to it. And, Lysander Spooner argued there's not anything wrong with voting "defensively."
Original article: "No, Voting Doesn't Mean You "Support the System".
Money spent on "luxuries" goes to support ordinary people who use profits from luxury goods to make a living and support their families.
Original article: It's OK To Buy Your Pet a Halloween Costume (and Other Luxuries).
Some inequality arises naturally from freedom of choice. Some comes from government meddling. One is good and the other is bad. Original article: Yes, Inequality Is a Problem — When Caused by the Government.
Why is it that starving Venezuelans are eating dogs while Americans are rescuing dogs from hurricanes? Original article: Capitalism Makes Us More Humane.
Capitalism doesn't have to be implemented in a "pure" form for its benefits to be realized. Meanwhile, socialists must make excuses for repeated failures. Original text: "Real Socialism" Has Indeed Been Tried — And It's Been a Disaster.
It is a myth that "we don't make things in America anymore." Thanks to automation, we simply need fewer people to make more stuff. Text version: Manufacturing Jobs Are Overrated.
With welfare, the US outspends Canada and Australia, and is on a par with Switzerland. On government healthcare, the US outspends nearly everyone. Text version: The Myth of America's "Stingy" Welfare State.
Ryan McMaken discusses how government agents and agencies are often not held accountable for their actions. Text version: Lack of Police Accountability Shows the "Social Contract" Isn't Working
Ryan McMaken discusses the rising homicide rate in Mexico, and addresses the argument that most illegal guns in Mexico are from the United States. Text version: Stop Blaming Mexican Violence on American Guns
Ryan McMaken discusses issues surrounding public school security measures in response to school shootings — and addresses some arguments made against increasing security. Text version: "Security Works at Disney — But Can't Work at a Public School?"