Recent Podcast Episodes
Introduction to The Case Against the Fed: Money and Politics
From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 3-12), as narrated by Floy Lilley.
Origins of the Federal Reserve: Wall Street Discontent
From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 79-82), as narrated by Floy Lilley.
The Fed at Last: Morgan-Controlled Inflation
From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 118-129), as narrated by Floy Lilley.
Monetary Inflation and Counterfeiting
From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 20-27), as narrated by Floy Lilley.
Problems for the Fractional-Reserve Banker: Insolvency
From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 45-54), as narrated by Floy Lilley.
The Central Bank Movement Revives, 1906-1910
From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 106-114), as narrated by Floy Lilley.
How the Fed Rules and Inflates
From The Case Against The Fed (pp. 137-145), as narrated by Floy Lilley.
Direct Exchange
Exchange is the foundation of the division of labor. Each party to an exchange must expect greater psychic benefit than what he is giving up. Thus, trades are not equal, they are win-win activities. Property and ownership are value-free and a pre-condition of a free market.
Fundamentals of Human Action
Human action is defined simply as purposeful behavior. Men act by virtue of their being human. Action can be undertaken only by individual actors. Leisure is a good. Mises derives economic law from this axiom that the study of man is the concept of action.
