War and Economics in 19th-Century America
Recorded at the 2003 Supporters Summit: Prosperty, War, and Depression.
(30:02)
Recent Podcast Episodes
The Rise of the Nation-State
Most of what is said about nation-states is not true. They are neither democracies nor republics nor nations nor states. There is no natural relationship between government and state. Men have been governed by many things that are not states. Throughout most of history man has lived without a state.
Bush, Terrorism, and Freedom
James Bovard discusses Bush, Terrorism, and Freedom at the 2002 Austrian Scholars Conference.
Labor
Minimum wage laws force unemployment up. All of those with few skills looking for an entry position will be denied because they cannot add enough value to the business labor field to be paid minimum wage. Unemployment follows minimum wage hikes. Marginal workers are being denied the labor market.
William McKinley: Architect of the American Empire
Recorded at the Reassessing the Presidency seminar; March 2004. (30:28)
The Role of the Intellectuals
The role of the intellectual is a perennial question. Why do they act the way they do? Why are they hostile to the free market? Is the state really virtuous and the market really vicious? Mises thought the anti-capitalist mentality was rooted in envy. He also thought our entire culture was soaked in contempt for money-making.
Democracy: The God that Failed
Professor Hoppe presents a pre-conference discussion of his book Democracy: The God that Failed at the 2002 Austrian Schola
Problems in Cycle Theory
Jorg Guido Hülsmann addresses some of the Problems in Cycle Theory at the 2003 Austrian Scholars Conference.
A World of Mises and Mises.org
Recorded at the 2003 Supporters Summit: Prosperty, War, and Depression.
(30:35)
