Recent Podcast Episodes
Lighting the Gas under European Feet: How Politicians and Journalists Get Energy So Wrong
Green energy advocates want us to believe we easily can transition from conventional fuels to renewables. In truth, such a transition not only would devastate world economies, but also is not technologically possible.
Baby Formula: Thank Protectionists and the FDA for the Shortage
With the shortage have come the usual half-baked bromides about "evil corporations" and how they aren't regulated enough. The real fault lies with welfare statists, Trump-style protectionists, and the FDA.
How States Are Fighting the Fed with JP Cortez
Tho Bishop and JP Cortez discuss the ongoing legislative battles over money at the state level.
It’s Time for America to Ditch NATO
Ryan McMaken and Zachary Yost discuss NATO, Turkey, Russia, and why the USA needs to leave it all behind.
The Transgender Debate Should Be about Women’s Freedom and Private Property Rights
Enforceable and accepted private property rights can help bring some solutions to the acrimonious debate over transgenderism and transgender rights.
Noninterventionism Is Not Isolationism: The US Government Should Stop Arming Ukraine
Proponents of arming Ukraine against Russia call critics "isolationists" as a pejorative term. But these "entangling alliances" have a history of sad endings with tragic results.
Africa’s Way Out of Monetary Colonialism
Since the early 1960s, African nations have gained political independence from colonial powers, but the monetary colonialism of fiat money continues.
France Is Catching Up to Japan, but Not in a Good Way
France is seeing its wealth-to-income levels rise to Japan's level because it is becoming harder for people to save and build wealth.
The Fed Gets It Wrong on Money Velocity, Too
Money velocity's role in forcing up prices is misunderstood because today's monetary "authorities" fail to consider how new money is injected into the economy.
From El Salvador to Africa, the Next Currency War Pits Populists against Bankers
In the face of the coming hardship, central bankers and globalist institutions are going to demand more power to respond to the crisis they created. Bitcoin gives their political opponents a weapon against them.
African Politicians Must Stop Blaming Others for Africa’s Economic Woes
Colonialism, imperialism, unfair trade, and more. African politicians look everywhere for the causes of Africa's poverty and chaos but in the mirror.
Why Social Issues Dominate
Social issues, from abortion to critical race theory to teaching gender identity in elementary schools, dominate our politics and media.
Proliferation Isn’t the Problem. Legacy Nuclear Powers Again Threaten the Globe.
Here we are in 2022, worrying about if the world's oldest nuclear powers will be the ones to touch off a global nuclear war. It's not Pakistan or North Korea or "proliferation." It's Washington and Moscow, yet again.
Let Them Eat Raytheon Stock
Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss recent inflation news, broader chaos in financial markets, and another round of funding for Ukraine.
1991: When America Tried to Keep Ukraine in the USSR
In the final days of the Soviet Union, the Washington establishment was convinced nationalism was a greater threat than Soviet despotism. Thus, George Bush tried to prop up the USSR and prevent Ukrainian secession.
Austrians Have Been Correct about Big Tech: Elon Musk Just Proved Them Right
The partisan leftism of much of the tech industry has led to conservatives calling for state intervention in the digital sphere. Elon Musk's recent purchase of Twitter proves this was wrong.
No, It’s Not the Putin Price Hike, No Matter What Joe Biden Claims
Last year, Joe Biden and his administration claimed that inflation was "transitory." This year, Vladimir Putin gets the blame. Next year, Biden will blame American businesses. And the beat goes on.
War, Sanctions, and Sanity: A Purely Hypothetical Inquiry
Sanctions are promoted as a response to international aggression. Yet, sanctions themselves are a form of aggression that, like war, usually have unhappy endings.