Recent Podcast Episodes

As war rages in the Middle East, we are reminded of what Mises wrote in 1949 on warfare and its awful effects.

Professor Salerno tells his personal story of how he discovered Austrian economics.

Naomi Wolf has taken on the American medical bureaucracy for its lies and malpractice in dealing with covid.

Federal flood insurance was created ostensibly to provide insurance to people who live in flood-prone areas. Not surprisingly, it subsidizes bad home-building decisions and wastes billions of dollars.

The field of behavior economics downplays the role of purposeful praxeology in economics. Austrian economics does not make that error.

Modern prosperity is astonishing, but it can quickly disappear if our monetary unit fails. We need to keep up the fight for sound money.

The countries have changed, but the story remains the same. Wealthier countries try to “invest” by lending money to African regimes, where the money disappears. This time, China is the big lender.

Mark looks at the financial conditions on the cusp of the next recession.

As the Biden administration ramps up new government spending—and budget deficits—to unheard-of peacetime levels, reality sets in. No economy and no currency can withstand this explosive assault for very long.

Recorded at the Mises Circle in Fort Myers, Florida, 4 November 2023.

Dr. Jonathan Newman joins Bob to break down the history of warfare, how states fund war, and why war is more destructive in the modern era.

Recorded at the Mises Circle in Fort Myers, Florida, 4 November 2023.

While the ruling elites and the Federal Reserve try to sell digital money as “modern” and “convenient,” it poses threats to financial privacy and civil liberties.

The leviathan US state would not be possible without the Fed underwriting its growth. But the Fed is not all-powerful, nor can it continue to exist by only creating chaos.

Mises Institute president Thomas DiLorenzo joins Ryan and Tho to discuss the moralistic claims behind American foreign policy. 

The AI and robotics revolution continues. As entrepreneurs find new ways to use these things profitably, the overall wealth of nations increases.

David Gordon reviews Dan Moller's book Governing Least: A New England Libertarianism, in which the author examines the issue of a welfare state in a libertarian society.

Recorded at the Mises Circle in Fort Myers, Florida, 4 November 2023.

Murray Rothbard asked this question and concluded that the current American regime, if the wisdom of Aquinas’ words is taken seriously, cannot wage a just war.

Recorded at the Mises Circle in Fort Myers, Florida, 4 November 2023. Includes audience question and answer period.