Recent Podcast Episodes

Showing that Milton Friedman’s criticism of Austrian apriorism and his criticism of the Austrian rejection of unrealistic economic models are roote

In defense of tax loopholes and other things that horrify “mainstream” economists. Recorded at Mises University 2010.

Compares and contrasts the principles and performance of alternative international monetary systems, including the classical gold standard, the gol

Employs graphical analysis to demonstrate many ways in which US minimum-wage legislation caters to special interests and exploits voters’ lack of e

Discusses difficulties presented by government intervention into medical care in two parts: the problems of regulation of pharmaceuticals, and broa

An open discussion of school and career options for Austrians in academia, journalism, policy analysis, and related fields.

Free trade and the international division of labor are the prerequisites for civilized society, which is why the state has always waged war against

Explains the contributions of Mises and Rothbard to the development of modern economic thought.

The truth is that capitalism has poured a horn of plenty upon the masses of wage earners, who frequently did all they could to sabotage the adoptio

Contrasts Chicago school’s focus on “macroeconomic variations of substantial size and frequency” with Austrian school’s focus on “market forces hid

What is the corporate form of organization, where did it come from, how does it work, and do corporations take advantage of consumers, investors, a

Shows how Austrian economics is basis of Skyscraper Index, which has correctly predicted most economic and housing crises of 20th century.

Problems of international development aid and the domestic welfare state. Recorded at Mises University 2010.

Implications of economizing time and time preference in human action; the nature of uncertainty and the role of uncertainty and risk in human actio

Recorded at Mises University 2010. Includes an introduction by Mises Institute founder and chairman, Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. 

Logical mistakes in common economic arguments; confusions about use of ethics in economics. Recorded at Mises University 2010.

When Jean-Baptiste Colbert died on September 6, 1683, there was celebration throughout France.

Graphical demonstration that relaxing three critical-but-implausible assumptions underlying Keynes’s theorizing allows the Keynesian framework to m

Critical examination of the claim that justification for taxation is that there is a market failure regarding public goods and externalities.

Responds to criticism of Austrian business cycle theory and “Puritan” policy recommendations. Recorded at Mises University 2010.