Recent Podcast Episodes

Dr. Patrick Newman joins Jeff Deist to discuss Rothbard’s groundbreaking conceptual work in private defense, private courts, and the stark realities of political incentives.

If we can spend a few trillion overnight to bail out investors and send out 150 million stimulus checks, why not also launch a universal basic income and a slavery reparations program?

Mises explicitly explained that fascism (which he called by its Italian name, “stato corporativo”) is nothing but an outgrowth of socialism and is incompatible with a free market.

 Jeff Deist calls in to talk about deflation, Jeff Booth’s book The Price of Tomorrow, the role of the federal reserve in creating consumerism, liberalism as opposed to Marxism, and more.

Bob explains some of the highlights of his newly released chapter for the Mises Institute book on “Understanding Money Mechanics.”

Jeff Booth says that fast-improving technology causes prices to fall, and that we would have a more prosperous world if government would step aside and embrace deflation rather than fight it.

Today, during a deep economic crisis, citizens of many Latin American countries will suffer the asphyxiation of a violent state that has used the emergency to increase its power.

Our guest is Amy Wax, Robert Mundheim Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. 

The case for the privatization of roads has much to recommend it if only in terms of how it would affect the power of the police to detain us, search us, and seize our property.

There are two kinds of inequality. One develops as societies innovate and become more productive. The other kind results from government corruption and intervention.

One of the standard criticisms of the free market point of view is that it treats individuals as isolated atoms who view other people only as means to the pursuit of their selfish ends. 

It does not bode well for our society when proposals to simply expropriate property are becoming more and more prevalent and discussed with more seriousness.

Bob explains some of the highlights of his newly released chapter for the Mises Institute book on “Understanding Money Mechanics.”

A rising price of gold and silver in US dollars, euros, Chinese renminbi, Japanese yen, etc. means this:  the higher the price of this precious metal, the lower the exchange value of official currencies.

Dr. Gabriela Gomes joins the show to discuss how herd immunity thresholds are estimated, and why she thinks classic models are flawed and must incorporate a measure of variation in individual susceptibility.

Pennsylvania is telling hospitals to distribute covid-19 drugs based on race. Those from "disadvantaged communities" get the drugs first.

Dr. Robert Murphy joins Jeff Deist to breakdown Rothbard's exposition of money in an Austrian framework.

Jeff Deist joins David Gornoski to critique the DNC and their pro-war and divisive policies. 

There are many reasons we should be skeptical of the GDP statistic. But it is nonetheless important to understand how it is calculated.

Central bankers are saying two things at once. First, they say that negative interest rates are a natural historical development. But then they say negative rates are an essential tool central banks are using to manipulate the economy.