Recent Podcast Episodes

David Gordon reviews Dan Moller's book Governing Least: A New England Libertarianism, in which the author examines the issue of a welfare state in a libertarian society.

Recorded at the Mises Circle in Fort Myers, Florida, 4 November 2023.

Murray Rothbard asked this question and concluded that the current American regime, if the wisdom of Aquinas’ words is taken seriously, cannot wage a just war.

Recorded at the Mises Circle in Fort Myers, Florida, 4 November 2023. Includes audience question and answer period.

Fed up with the state's surveillance regime? There are ways to use available technology to frustrate government efforts to spy on you.

Even something that seems as objective as software development falls under the Austrian view of subjective utility.

Oliver Anthony's popular song, "Rich Men North of Richmond," describes the parasitic world of the Beltway. One hopes people understand the damage the political classes have done.

Instead of the usual statist candidates, Argentine voters have to opportunity to elect a Rothbardian who is calling for radical free-market changes in the nation's economy.

Residential electricity sources are becoming yet another form of “virtue signaling.”

Modern minds are so oriented toward state power that people often fail to understand there is a better way. Instead of “thinking outside the box,” we should think outside the state.

Leave it to government judges and politicians to turn constitutional protections of free speech into new ways to centralize and grow state power. 

Another round of monetary chaos is coming.

Robert Murphy explains how traders make money in a world of uncertainty and diabolical risk.

President Biden claims that spending money to send weapons and ammunition around the world is good for the US economy.

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan and Tho are joined by Joseph Solis-Mullen of the Libertarian Institute to discuss his new book, The Fake China Threat and Its Very Real Danger.

"Econ Bro" shows how he seeks to help his country, Nigeria, and the world by spreading economic truth.

Thanks to the exponential growth of government and regulation, the optimistic society of Back to the Future is fast becoming the dystopian world of Escape from New York or Death Wish.

Is a true populist US government on the horizon? Probably not.

While most economists admit that value is subjective, they still err by concentrating on scarcity and choice instead of purposeful action by individuals.

Because Federal Reserve policies distort the economy and create perverse incentives, Disney also must deal with intellectual property issues. The combination of the two will ruin the Snow White story.