James Bovard joins host Ryan McMaken to talk about how the White House went from targeting illegal aliens to seizing legal residents guilty of the "crime" of criticizing the government of the State of Israel.
Radio Rothbard
Radio Rothbard is a weekly podcast hosted by Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop. The show tackles politics, current events, culture, media, and the predatory state—all from an uncompromising Rothbardian perspective. Radio Rothbard is the weekly anti politics podcast you don’t want to miss!
Donald Trump says he plans for a big 12% jump in military spending, he has threatened war with Iran, and has escalated the war with the Houthis. None of this has anything to do with defending the United States.
The federal government didn't take charge of immigration policy until the 1880s. In the early republic, almost everyone agreed that immigration policy was a matter for the states.
Organizations like the European Union and the United Nations are inventions of government elites and are designed to serve the interests of government elites. They centralize political power and do nothing to advance peace or freedom.
It's been five years since the covid lockdowns of 2020. Ryan and Tho take a look at the lessons we learned about the regime, medical staff, and libertarians during one of history's biggest abuses of state power.
Our current paper fiat money system comes from a long process of building up state power that destroyed private money, ended truly private banking, and abolished the market system of competing currencies. It took 300 years, and we are now facing the inflationary results.
Ryan McMaken and economist Jonathan Newman look at the government's alleged $750 billion gold reserve, how it got there, and why it's time to privatize the gold.
Ryan McMaken and Chris Calton examine the many ways that government intervention has driven up home prices and made affordable homes harder to find.
Ryan is joined by Economist and Mises Institute Fellow Kristoffer Hansen to discuss what would have happened if Argentina President Javier Milei had immediately shut down the country's central bank. The same holds for every other central bank, as well.
America’s residential mortgage market is mostly controlled by government. Ryan McMaken and Alex Pollock talk about how government corporations like Fannie Mae are fueling America’s housing affordability crisis.
Ryan and Zachary Yost try to figure out if there is any consistent philosophy that guides Donald Trump's foreign policy.
Ryan McMaken and economist Per Bylund discuss the nature of money in our paper-money world. Are Bitcoin and gold money? If not, how do they become money?
Ryan McMaken and Heather Carson discuss how homeschooling is a way to resist and sabotage the many ways the state centralizes power and destroys private institutions.
Economist Jonathan Newman joins Ryan to discuss how deficit spending and runaway debt is causing price inflation and higher interest rates.
Ryan and 'Crisis' magazine editor-in-chief Eric Sammons examine how many Christians pay too little attention to the true costs of war. Ryan and Eric also discuss the importance of Just War Theory.
Ryan and historian Christopher Calton take a look at why homelessness is rising and why politicians like California Governor Gavin Newsom are only making it worse.
From the economy to foreign policy, Ryan, Tho, and Zach take a look at where we're headed in the next year.
Social critics often tell us that capitalism is contrary to the true meaning of Christmas. In truth, markets and entrepreneurs work to make Christmas more joyous and comfortable.
Ryan McMaken, Tho Bishop, and Zachary Yost discuss the theory of international realism and its application to the military actions of the Russian state in Ukraine and Georgia.
Mises Institute President Tom DiLorenzo joins Ryan McMaken to look at the many ways that the taxes, known as "tariffs," destroy wealth and empower the state.
