Bank Reserves
Mark explains the role of bank reserves in the current "system" and gives a brief explanation of why the Austrian view is better and actually gets the job done.
Recent Podcast Episodes
A Pyrrhic End to 130 Years of Vicious Bad Money and Banking Crises
The current banking crises have deep roots in US financial history. Monetary authorities have engaged in inflationary behavior for more than a hundred years.
Can Supercomputers Make Socialism Work?
Jonathan Newman joins Bob to critique a recent Twitter argument where some were claiming that supercomputers solved the socialist calculation problem.
The Economics of Arts and Culture
Both artists and athletes perform for others. When governments get involved it either is for subsidies or censorship. Neither is satisfactory.
Austrian Economists and Empiricism
Austrian economics is defined by its adherence to the a priori methodology, not empiricism. That places it at odds with mainstream economics, which stresses the methodology of positivism.
Chapter 5: Abolish Slavery! — Part II
From Never a Dull Moment: A Libertarian Look at the Sixties. Narrated by Jim Vann.
Chapter 37: The State of the War
From Never a Dull Moment: A Libertarian Look at the Sixties. Narrated by Jim Vann.
Chapter 10: Abolish Slavery! — Part V
From Never a Dull Moment: A Libertarian Look at the Sixties. Narrated by Jim Vann.
Chapter 42: What Does the Viet Cong Want?
From Never a Dull Moment: A Libertarian Look at the Sixties. Narrated by Jim Vann.
Chapter 15: Civil War in July, 1967 — Part II
From Never a Dull Moment: A Libertarian Look at the Sixties. Narrated by Jim Vann.
Chapter 47: Shooting Looters
From Never a Dull Moment: A Libertarian Look at the Sixties. Narrated by Jim Vann.
Chapter 20: Abolish Slavery! — Part VII
From Never a Dull Moment: A Libertarian Look at the Sixties. Narrated by Jim Vann.
Chapter 52: Assassinations — Left and Right
From Never a Dull Moment: A Libertarian Look at the Sixties. Narrated by Jim Vann.
Chapter 25: A New Constitution?
From Never a Dull Moment: A Libertarian Look at the Sixties. Narrated by Jim Vann.
Chapter 57: Nixon-Agnew
From Never a Dull Moment: A Libertarian Look at the Sixties. Narrated by Jim Vann.
The Failure of the Federal Reserve: The Covid Boom and Unnecessary Intervention
After years of inflationary intervention, the Federal Reserve has no more rabbits to pull out of the hat.
Chapter 30: The Case of John Milton Ratliff
From Never a Dull Moment: A Libertarian Look at the Sixties. Narrated by Jim Vann.
From Rothbard to Tucker: Regime Conservatives Purge Dissent
Ryan and Tho discuss the cancellation of Tucker Carlson's Fox News show and the similar treatment of Murray Rothbard by Bill Buckley
Chapter 3: Desecrating the Flag
From Never a Dull Moment: A Libertarian Look at the Sixties. Narrated by Jim Vann.
Chapter 35: The Coming American Fascism
From Never a Dull Moment: A Libertarian Look at the Sixties. Narrated by Jim Vann.
