2SLGBTQ+IA and the Law
The activists went from "We want to be left alone to live our lives" to "we want to control your lives too." Now the movement has state power on its side and bullies all opponents.
Recent Podcast Episodes
Socialism Cannot Work, Not Even in an AI-Driven Economy
Some are claiming that AI can make socialism workable, but even AI cannot take the place of entrepreneurial economic calculation.
The New Abnormal: The Rise of the Biomedical Security State
Recorded in Windham, New Hampshire, on August 20, 2023.
Why Government Pollution Control Fails
Mainstream economists are quick to claim that environmental problems are caused by "market failure" that can be "fixed" by government intervention. However, the intervention itself is the problem.
The Government Wants to Turn Blockchain Firms into Servants of the State
Federal prosecutors and other law enforcement agents are turning blockchain firms into government subsidiaries. The real goal is to criminalize what really are lawful, private exchanges.
What Marxists Say about “Market Socialism”
Following the collapse of the USSR, many socialists pinned their hopes upon the development of a "market socialism" that would be economically efficient and create equality. Marxist philosopher G.A. Cohen wisely dissented.
Has World War III Already Begun?
The recent actions of the Federal Reserve are reminiscent of central bank activities in wartime.
Progressives Have Corrupted Not Only Money, but Its History as Well
Social democrats are so desperate to cast off limits on government that they'll embrace anything that justifies their ambitions. So they invent theories of money that are very, very wrong.
Hail the Speculators! They Take the Necessary Economic Risks in Our Economy
Speculators are reviled in the media and by politicians and academics. Yet the speculators are the ones taking risks to ensure the rest of us can have more economic certainty.
Even in Slave Economies, the Division of Labor Was Inescapable
Even under chattel slavery, inequality was still pervasive. Carpenters, sugar boilers, blacksmiths, cabinetmakers, and rum distillers constituted an elite core of slaves.
Crash Landing
Will we get a soft landing or a hard landing in the economy? Or, should we hope for a crash landing? Mark Thornton explains.
Is the Fed Responsible for the Recent Surge and Fall in Price Inflation?
Progressive economists claim that the Federal Reserve's rate hikes couldn't possibly be responsible for the quelling of consumer price inflation. Jonathan Newman joins Bob to discuss.
A Higher Minimum Wage Won’t Improve Life in Pennsylvania
Forcing the minimum wage above the real market wage causes more unemployment. Small businesses suffer from these mandates as do the least productive workers.
A Recession Coming in 2023? With Dr. Murray Sabrin
Dr. Murray Sabrin shares his story of how he became an Austrian economist and discusses his analysis predicting a recession later in the year. Tho and Dr. Sabrin also talk about this week's anniversary of Nixon closing the gold window.
They Didn’t Listen: The Reality of Hayek’s Bestseller
In 1944, F.A. Hayek's best-selling book, The Road to Serfdom, warned the West that the "free" nations would lose their freedom as government expanded. He was right.
The American Revolutionaries Didn’t Need a Central Government. Neither Do We.
Rothbard on the American Revolution: "There was no particular need for the formal trappings and permanent investing of a centralized government, even for victory in war."
Is Javier Milei Argentina’s Ron Paul Moment?
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan and Tho are joined by Mises Summer Fellow Manuel Garcia Gojon to discuss the recent strong performance by Argentinian libertarian presidential candidate Javier Milei.
