Recent Podcast Episodes

To mark Ludwig von Mises's 145th birthday, Bob reviews the contributions that put him in the running for greatest economist of all time.

A conservatism that does not recognize the efficacy of natural law is no conservatism at all.

Mortgage rates are at historically normal levels. They are not "too high." On the other hand, home prices are too high after years of subsidy from artificially low rates and government intervention. The answer to the stagnating market is to cut prices.

The intellectuals did not merely support the war. They had been waiting for it.

The planned economy big business asked for—and never gave back.

Despite the real damage the Trump administration is doing to the economy, its cheerleaders in the Cabinet continue to insist all is well. This is beyond wishful thinking.

Mark Thornton traces America’s rising political violence to big government, Fed inflation, and the collapse of the old limited-government consensus.

The only way to fund Social Security is with current tax dollars, inflicted on current workers and families. There is no pot of money somewhere that current retirees "paid into."

There is a simple way for housing markets to adjust to the new realities of higher interest rates. Prices need to come down. That's how markets are supposed to work. 

Ryan McMaken welcomes Mises Institute Senior Fellow Alex Pollock, a longtime expert on real estate finance, for a discussion on how Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Reserve have created a socialist housing market in America. But it's socialism for the rich, and the system has made housing much more expensive for ordinary people. 

Many socialists define socialism by their ideal goals rather than the process—the expansion of the taking mechanism of the coercive state.

We often remember the thinkers who defended liberty when its prospects looked bleak, and for good reason. But we should also remember the people who supported them and made their work possible without knowing what would follow.

Jonathan Newman joins Dennis Tubbergen to discuss Federal Reserve independence, the relationship between the Fed and U.S. Treasury, debt monetization, interest rates, Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), and his forthcoming Anti-MMT book.

Dr. Mark Thornton joins Darrell to discuss declining trust in government, rising interest in Austrian economics, and why he believes the current monetary system is creating deeper problems for savers and the middle class.

Contrary to propaganda from unions and the maritime industry, the Jones Act creates hardships and is helping to drag down the US economy. The only proper outcome is to repeal it immediately.

Lew Rockwell revisits Justin Raimondo's great biography of Murray Rothbard. 

Dr. Mark Thornton warns that surging long-term interest rates could expose deep vulnerabilities across the US financial system. He argues that government intervention is failing to stop rising rates while America’s enormous debt burden continues to grow. Thornton also warns that the AI boom may represent another technology-driven bubble fueled by years of artificially low interest rates and excessive investment. He says declining confidence in the US dollar and the erosion of dollar dominance could ultimately put America on the road to hyperinflation. Thornton explains why gold, silver, financial independence, and broader personal preparedness could become increasingly important as these risks intensify.

For more than a century, the Supreme Court has tried to interpret equality before the law in different and conflicting ways. While the law can divide people, it cannot be the source of bringing them together.

“Libertarian Realism” in foreign policy is based upon the interests of those who actually make policy decisions, as opposed to discussing abstract ideals of a false “national interest.”

European politicians keep pushing for conscription and more recruits. Ryan McMaken and Zachary Yost discuss how the French Revolution gave us modern military conscription, and why governments have long wanted forced military service.