Recent Podcast Episodes

China's so-called economic miracle is running into the ground as the reality of central planning becomes increasingly obvious and an economic reckoning looms.

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan and Tho are joined by Peter St. Onge, an economic fellow with the Heritage Foundation and frequent Mises Wire author.

Inflation in Turkey today is officially running close to 70 percent, but the Turkish economy seems to be booming. Inflationary booms, however, cannot be sustained.

While the White House claims that inflation is losing steam, the truth is that unless the government changes its reckless monetary course, hyperinflation could be in our economic future.

Under the guise of "modernizing" communications, the Canadian government is vastly expanding its power to regulate social media and threaten free speech.

While Ibrahim Kendi's infamous antiracism center at Boston University implodes, the doctrines espoused by the center continue to present false social narratives.

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

Americans have been fed the myth that US foreign policy from 1919 to 1941 was isolationist. In reality, US policies destabilized already volatile international relations.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.