Recent Podcast Episodes

The affordability crisis is upon us. Housing, food, you name it, life is becoming expensive. The government blames business, but perhaps government officials should look in the mirror.

Sponsored by Scott and Cathy Ullery.

Recorded at the Mises Institute Supporters Summit in Auburn, Alabama, 12-14 October 2023.

US government officials from President Biden to Secretary Yellen think the US can fund endless wars, but the American people are suffering in reality.

Sponsored by Jule and Lynne Herbert.

Recorded at the Mises Institute Supporters Summit in Auburn, Alabama, 12-14 October 2023.

Sponsored by Bob Tancula.

Recorded at the Mises Institute Supporters Summit in Auburn, Alabama, 12-14 October 2023.

Sponsored by Brian and Shanna Tvenstrup.

Governments are fond of accusing private firms of “greed” when prices increase during periods of inflation. However, they fail to tell the public that government services also face price increases.

Rothbard warned against the assumption that because democracies are “better” than dictatorships, they are necessarily more peace loving.

While politicians like Bernie Sanders and AOC tout the Scandinavian welfare model for the USA, there are a few things to understand about these countries and the economies that support their welfare programs.

Infamous hyperinflations like what hit Germany in 1923 did not begin as a flood. Instead, they started as smaller bouts of inflation initiated by governments that printed money to pay for deficit spending.

Sponsored by Gregory and Joy Morin.

Forget Vegas sports betting for reckless speculation. When the Fed officials make projections, the markets assume they are accurate. However, as Jerome Powell himself admits, forecasts are speculative at best.

Much of modern neoclassical economic theory depends upon assumptions that do not reflect real world conditions. Austrian economists, however, know that realistic assumptions matter.

Bastiat reminded his readers that economic analysis involves not just what we see on the surface, but also the costs that are hidden from view.

On this week's episode, Mark explains the origin of our (near-worthless) US dollar.

On yet another crusade, US authorities have sanctioned Chinese cotton imports. The sanctions won't change Chinese policies but they will create hardships for many.

From the various compromises pushed by "Beltway Libertarians" to the anti-free market rhetoric of conservative Sohrab Ahmari, government intervention has a lot of new friends. This will not end well.