Recent Podcast Episodes

Archived from the live Mises.tv broadcast, this lecture was presented by David Gordon at the 2013 Mises University, hosted by the Mises Insti

Interviewed by Emil Franzi on AM 1030 KVOI’s “Inside Track” program in Tuscon, 25 May 2013, Mark Thornton discusses some of the e

Broadcast on RT’s Prime Interest program, Mark Thornton talks to producer Bob English about Edward Snowden, the financial markets, and the Fe

Interviewed by host Scott Horton, Mark Thornton talks about how Austrian economists recognized the housing bubble long before it burst, the stock m

Interviewed by host Scott Horton, Mark Thornton talks about the increasingly popular and mainstream Austrian school of economics, how sound economi

Interviewed by host Ben Stone, Mark Thornton talks about Bitcoins, fiat greenbacks, the Federal Reserve, and the Iron Law of Prohibition.

Beggar thy neighbor policies are now called Quantitative Easing. Just like regular protectionism this currency war approach will lead to real wars.

Interviewed by host Coy Barefoot, Mark Thornton talks about the NSA spying on Americans, and more.

What did the diamond and water paradox have to do with an important Austrian tenet that reversed economic thinking?

Some responses to questions included: Trends in economics are dangerously negative. Keynesians are more unrealistic than ever. Mises says you only have two choices in coordinating resources: socialism or capitalism. Prohibition of drugs leads to violence and death.

How can The Art of War help you think like an economist? Because resources are scarce we have to put the goods we do have to the best use. Sun Tzu understood that war is destruction and resources must be preserved. The only good war is one won without fighting.

Interviewed by host Mike Stein of KWAM 990 AM, Mark Thornton talks about Edward Snowden, PRISM, unchecked government powers, and more.

Interviewed by hosts Steve Gruber and Jo Anne Paul, Mark Thornton talks about the intrusive nature of the state.

Interviewed by host Michael Dukes on KFAR 660 AM, Mark Thornton talks about the U.S. Dollar.

Interviewed by host Barb Adams, Mark Thornton talks about ‘The Great Gatsby’, the economics of prohibition, gun control, and more.

Presented to Mr. Henry Getz. Includes remarks by Peter Klein and Lew Rockwell. Recorded at the Mises Institute on 5 June 2013.

Interviewed by Ken Morgan and Julie Dougherty on MoneyRadio 1510’s “Business for Breakfast,” 21 May 2013.

The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America

Stockman makes clear that the facile left-right distinction of US politics obscures a deeper crisis of capitalism that spans the breadth of the American economic and political landscape

All services that government provides can be privately provided goods and services. All voluntary arrangements are better than coercive ones.  Anarchy is simply no rulers, but not no rules.

Taxes are not just wrong, they are destructive. It is highly questionable that private parties could not create goods and services that consumers want at higher quality and lower costs.