Every Law “Legislates Morality” — From Abortion to Minimum Wage
Virtually all laws involve "legislating morality." When people use this phrase they often really just mean "I want laws to back my version of morality, not yours."
Recent Podcast Episodes
Chapter 3. Monarchy and War
From The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production, edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe.
Chapter 7. Privateering and National Defense: Naval Warfare for Private Profit
From The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production, edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe.
Dr. Keith Smith on How to Secede from the Broken Health Care and Insurance System
Bob Murphy and Keith Smith discuss the recent FMMA conference in Dallas and how patients and doctors can break away from our broken health care system.
In Africa, Poverty Grows Because of the Elites’ Anti-Capitalism
Both ideological anti-capitalism and economic factors contribute to the way Africa lags the rest of the world in the conquest of poverty.
Barriers to De-Socialization in the USSR
Presented in 1990, Yuri N. Maltsev describes the miserable standard of living in the Soviet Union and explains how the economy could be fully privatized.
De-Socialization in Poland
Presented in 1990, Krzysztof Ostaszewski offers a critique of Poland's half-way reforms and describes the obstacles the country faces in attempting to become a fully capitalist society.
After the Revolution: American Response
Presented in 1990, Joseph Sobran cautions against all foreign aid, calls for an end to entangling alliances, and suggests that America's most important export is Misesian economics.
De-Socialization of Lithuania
Presented in 1990, Kęstutis Baltramatis speaks of Lithuania's plan to completely privatize industry and dramatically cut the size of the public sector.
Remarks on De-Socialization
Presented in 1990, Gottfried Haberler (1900–1995), a student of Ludwig von Mises's in Austria, expresses his elation at the revolutionary events.
How To Rollback Bad Health Care Laws
How should physicians act within the problematic framework of “organized medicine” to tangibly improve medical practice? Accad and Koka interview Dr. Marcelo Hochman.
De-Socialization in United Germany
Presented in 1990, Hoppe notes the errors already made in the process of German unification and offers an alternative free market solution.
De-Socialization in Theory and Practice
Presented in 1990, Rothbard explains that Mises and the Austrians forecasted the collapse of socialism, and points to the tremendous opportunity that exists for a social experiment in freedom.
Mises on Omnipotent Government
Jeff Deist and Matt McCaffrey discuss Omnipotent Government's absolute relevance today.
Even An-Caps Sometimes Give the State Too Much Credit
Bob Murphy points out a common fallacy among even self-described anarcho-capitalists, when they blame a social problem on "too little government."
End School Compulsory-Attendance Laws
Just as people shouldn’t be forced to send their children to church, they shouldn’t be forced to send their children to a state-approved organization for secular education and training.
The Welfare State is Tearing Sweden Apart
The welfare state is a key ingredient in sowing social mistrust and discord among diverse groups in Sweden.
Why Single-Payer Healthcare Is So Bad
Compared to other types of universal healthcare systems, what we call "single-payer" healthcare is possibly the worst of all.
Scott Horton Discusses Who’s to Blame in Venezuela, and Explains the Carnage in the Middle East
Scott Horton returns to the podcast to share his wealth of knowledge on a variety of topics—including his unhappiness with Bob's recent episode on Ilhan Omar.
Mainstream Media’s War on Julian Assange
The Bill of Rights doesn't mention that freedom of speech is restricted to a special class of establishment journalists. Freedom of speech is a universal property right, regardless of what the establishment-media gatekeepers say.
