Recent Podcast Episodes
Faculty Panel
Peter G. Klein
Sandra Klein
Shawn Ritenour
Jeffrey M. Herbener
Joseph T. Salerno
David Gordon
Patrick Newman
Presented at Mises University 2022.
The Birth of the Austrian School
Menger discovered much more than the principle of marginal utility—he created an entire system of economics based on subjective value and individual choice.
We Need More Inequality, Not Less
Progressives claim that inequality is causing poverty and making people's lives worse. In reality, inequality leads to better economic outcomes overall and pulls more people out of poverty.
Nozick on Morality and Evolution
It is hard to explain through evolution how we know any necessary truths. Does this give us reason to abandon necessary truth? Nozick thinks so.
Inflation Hits 9.1 Percent after Months of Empty Talk at the Fed
June was the fifteenth month in a row during which price inflation outpaced earnings growth. June's gap is also among the biggest we've seen in decades.
Like the Old McCarthyism, the New McCarthyism Targets Russia
In the 1950s, McCarthyism targeted people who were accused of supporting Russia. Today's McCarthyism targets people accused of supporting … Russia. Some things never change.
Consumers, Workers, and Monopolies: Free Markets Serve All
The ruling class is claiming that free markets are nothing more than a "trickle-down" scheme. But a free market system really does serve society best.
The Fall of the New World Order? with Marcel Gautreau
Tho Bishop is joined by Mises Research Fellow Marcel Gautreau for a wide-ranging conversation about challenges to the American-dominated neoliberal order.
The Fed Cannot Go Bankrupt; However, It Can Bankrupt the Country
The Keynesians running our economic life may be reassured that the Fed cannot fail in a technical sense, but the public should be appalled.
Connor Boyack & the Case for Revisionist History
Connor Boyack joins the show to make the Rothbardian case for de-bamboozling history.
The Industrial Revolution and the West Indies: Did the Colonies Spark Progress in the Metropole?
The West Indies played a vital role in growing the British economy in the eighteenth century.
Argentina’s Difficult Political Landscape and Libertarian Prospects for Change
Once wealthy Argentina has suffered under one interventionist regime after another for nearly a century. What are the prospects for changing things for the better?
China’s Draconian Lockdown Policies: Major Consequences to Follow
In an attempt to stymie the spread of covid-19, the Chinese government has imposed reckless and harmful lockdown policies in several cities. This will not end well.
Turns Out the Elites Like the Administrative State Better than Democracy
The New York Times claims that the "administrative state"—that is, governance by unelected bureaucrats—protects our country and enhances democracy.
SCOTUS Attacked Indian Tribe Sovereignty in Castro-Huerta, and That’s a Bad Thing.
Indian tribe sovereignty has long been a much neglected, yet important, tool in decentralizing and limiting government power in the US.
Federalism, Not Centralization, Is the Way out of the Current Conflicts
Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, pundits on the Left have demanded even more centralization of government. But federalism is the best way forward.
