Recent Podcast Episodes

Dr. Marion Mass and Dr. Rupali Chadha join the show to discuss the role of middlemen in healthcare, and how the recent White House executive order to eliminate middlemen will change the healthcare landscape.

George Reisman talks with Bob Murphy and shares anecdotes about his experiences with Mises and Rand.

Anish Koka and Michel Accad discuss lockdowns in light of the experience of the last few months.

The political entrepreneur succeeds by using the implicit violence of government to cripple his competitors and harm consumers. The market entrepreneur, on the other hand, makes his fortune by providing consumers with products they need at prices they can afford.

Populists need a status quo to oppose, but now Trump stands as the incumbent.

The crisis we faced in 2008 has not gone away, as we failed to heed its warning to change course and reduce debt levels. Instead, it has become bigger and more dangerous.

The “cure” to the current crisis that is forced upon all Europeans now is not just worse than the disease; it is the disease.

This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

Kodak's newly announced $765 million loan is just another case of DC picking winners and losers.

Bob first observes that the Left (institutionally) hates Christianity, and that standard explanations, such as its alleged bigotry, don't explain why the Left gives Islam a pass.

Jeff Deist joins David Gornoski on A Neighbor's Choice to discuss Biden’s call for mask mandates, moving on from the lockdowns, and how to realistically deal with the virus. 

Bob asks Tom about his early career in economics, and then they discuss the various ways in which Abe Lincoln was actually a horrible president.

To succeed, entrepreneurs must demonstrate superior foresight and judgment, and practice continuous dynamic improvement in their assembly and reassembly of assets to serve the consumer.

 The value of a paper dollar originates from its historical link to commodity money—which happens to be gold—and not government decree or social convention.

In response to my article last week opposing the use of federal soldiers and federal agents on the streets of American cities, my inbox and the article's comment section filled up with readers claiming that it most certainly is the job of the US federal government to step in and take control of US cities against the will of the state and local governments.

Debt and recession in the United States are big problems. But in both cases, metrics show a better situation in the US than in the eurozone.

As a follow-up to his discussion on MMT with Rohan Grey, Bob goes solo to explain the basic cash balance framework for thinking about money, inflation, and debt.

Dr. Walter Block joins the show to discuss Rothbard's breakthroughs on monopolies and cartels, and to draw downward-sloping demand diagrams for us!

For the foreseeable future, war between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be on the table, occasionally turning hot, just as it has in the last weeks. This conflict has no peaceful solution possible other than the one offered by Ludwig von Mises.

Yes, there are still the people buying into the fear, ratting out their neighbors, etc. But I'm seeing a lot more of the opposite: people recognizing who the enemy is here, and that it is not their neighbors.