Capital is a Mystery to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
While Ocasio-Cortez has a degree in economics, she apparently never learned the lessons stressed by Hernando de Soto in his The Mystery of Capital.
Recent Podcast Episodes
The De-Socialization of the Lithuanian Economy
Vytas Žukauskas tells the story of Lithuania after the Soviet Union.
It’s Not a Recession, It’s a “Global Economic Slowdown”
Pundits are hoping that instead of a crisis, we just get a "global economic slowdown." Given the damage done by central banks, a sustained slowdown would be a best-case scenario.
How Countries Fall into the Welfare Trap
Before wealth can be redistributed by the state, it must first be produced. But welfare-state policies end up destroying the very wealth which is necessary for redistribution.
Taking the USMLE to Task
Bryan Carmody, MD, discusses the machinations that constitute licensing examination in the United States.
The Apocalypse Has Been Postponed
The radical nature of anti-climate-change measures require promises of a near-total apocalypse in the near future. But the date for the promised disaster keeps getting pushed back.
Study Estimates the Green New Deal to Cost $93 Trillion — That’s a Conservative Estimate
The Green New Deal contains a wish list of progressive social and economic goals that come with a staggering price tag.
The Theory of Interest Rates
What are interest rates, where do they come from, and what purpose do they serve? Economist Jeffrey Herbener explains why Turgot, Böhm-Bawerk, and Mises got it right.
Murphy Dissects His Discussion of MMT With Warren Mosler
Bob and Warren Mosler discuss the assumptions behind Modern Monetary Theory and its implications for economic policy.
The Battle of Shiloh, Part 2: The Furies of Hell
At the onset of the Battle of Shiloh, the Confederacy caught the Union by surprise. But what should have been a quick victory turned into a bloody battle of attrition.
Central Banks Shouldn’t Fight Deflation
The real problem was the money supply inflation that happened during the boom phase. Combating deflation in the bust phase only superficially treats a symptom of the boom-bust cycle.
Psychiatry: Past, Present, and Future
Is there a way forward? Accad and Koka interview Paul McHugh, MD, one of the most important figures in academic psychiatry of the last thirty years.
This Way Toward Equality
Equalization of incomes can be accomplished only by moving down the road toward serfdom.
Session: Remembering the Interwar Right
A 2019 AERC panel featuring Paul Gottfried, David Gordon, and Brion McClanahan.
Political Capitalism: How Economic and Political Power is Made and Maintained
The 2019 F. A. Hayek Memorial lecture, sponsored by Greg and Joy Morin.
The Inescapability of Law: and of Mises, Rothbard, and Hoppe
The 2019 Murray N. Rothbard Memorial Lecture, sponsored by Don Printz.
The Cost of Enlightenment
The 2019 Lou Church Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the Lou Church Foundation.
Henry Hazlitt’s Long-Term Economic Thinking: Foundation of Entrepreneurial Excellence
The 2019 Henry Hazlitt Memorial Lecture, sponsored by Hunter Lewis.
Libertarianism(s) versus Postmodernism and “Social Justice” Ideology
The 2019 Ludwig von Mises Memorial Lecture, sponsored by Yousif Almoayyed.
Panel: The Significance of Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Hans-Hermann Hoppe
David Gordon
Mark Thornton
Stephan Kinsella
Thomas J. DiLorenzo
Jörg Guido Hülsmann
Joseph T. Salerno
Featuring Hoppe’s remarks from his AERC panel discussion. Sponsored by Steve and Cassandra Torello.
