Recent Podcast Episodes
It’s Time for a Geopolitical Reset
America's unipolar moment is over, and it's time to exercise restraint rather than indulge in endless fantasies about regime change and American-led "global democracy."
How Government Healthcare Has Reduced Access to Hospital Beds
If we want to understand the numbers behind the need to "flatten the curve," we must look at how government programs like Medicare have reduced hospital capacity in recent decades.
Explaining John Nash’s Dissertation and Why Russell Crowe Got It Backwards
Bob shows how the movie "A Beautiful Mind" got game theory wrong.
Pompeo’s Iran Failures Make War More Likely
The US foreign policy establishment has for decades been dominated by neoconservative interventionists and falsely named “humanitarian” interventionists.
Why Homeowners Hate Real Estate Developers
Homeowners believe their property rights extend far beyond their property lines. They want to dictate who lives near them, how much money their neighbors make, and what the houses in their neighborhood look like.
Mexico’s Unexpected Fiscal Sanity
President López Obrador of Mexico has surprisingly been a voice of fiscal sanity, refusing to embrace the sorts of enormous stimulus packages that are now so popular worldwide.
The Global Jobless Recovery
So far, the United States is leading Europe in employment improvement, but the full recovery is extremely far away.
America 2021: The Threat of Progressivism
Lockdowns, protests, decimated economy, unemployment, and raw animosity. What does it all mean for you, for freedom, and for the future of America—economic and otherwise?
Coming Apart, Coming Together
Lockdowns, protests, decimated economy, unemployment, and raw animosity. What does it all mean for you, for freedom, and for the future of America—economic and otherwise?
How Bailouts and Stimulus Pave the Way for a Lot More Spending on Everything
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?
Was Mises a Fascist? Obviously Not.
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.
Patrick Newman on Rothbard’s Power & Market
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.
Jeff Deist on Deflation, Liberalism
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.
Dan Sanchez on How to Make Superman Movies Great Again
Bob explains some of the highlights of his newly released chapter for the Mises Institute book on “Understanding Money Mechanics.”
The Covid Crisis Has Pushed Latin American Regimes back toward Authoritarianism
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.
Amy Wax on Wokeness in Medicine
Our guest is Amy Wax, Robert Mundheim Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
The Price of Tomorrow with Jeff Booth
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.
Growth and Income Inequality in Africa
There are two kinds of inequality. One develops as societies innovate and become more productive. The other kind results from government corruption and intervention.
How Government Roads Expand Police Power in America
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.