Mark Thornton and Walter Block on the ‘Pursuit of Freedom’ Show

04/28/2015 Mises Wire Ryan McMaken

On April 15, Walter Block joined host Phil Pepin (at 28:00) to discuss anarchism and the international system of states. [Mp3 download.]

Mark Thornton also joined Pepin on April 1 (at 2:00) to discuss his article “Transparency or Deception: What the Fed Was Saying in 2007.” [Mp3 download.]

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