Recent Podcast Episodes
The Division of Labor and Social Order
Jonathan Newman shows how the division of labor sustains civilization.
Does the Fed Push Interest Rates Down? History Says Yes
Jason Purcell joins Bob to discuss his historical analysis of yield curves (in both UK and US) going back to the 1870s, which shows that central banks do indeed manipulate short-term interest rates.
Why Economic Inequality Is a Good Thing
People seem to universally agree that equality is good and inequality is bad, but no one seems to know what that means.
Assassination Revisionism
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan and Tho discuss the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
The State Does Not Create Value-Enhancing Jobs
For all of the claims that governments “create jobs,” in reality, government jobs come at a greater cost than any value those jobs may create. Government jobs are a burden to the economy.
Reality Is NOT a Social Construct
Academic elites claim that there is no objective truth, only social constructs. Thus, people can create their own reality in many areas, and everyone else is expected to accept whatever “reality” is presented—or face serious consequences.
Human Ignorance Is an Unstable Basis for Liberty and Praxeology
While F.A. Hayek saw human ignorance as the basis for what he called spontaneous order, Ludwig von Mises saw human reason as the basis for praxeology.
From Milk Runs to MAD to Madness
It has been nearly eighty years since the US used atomic warfare on Japan as a way to end World War II. The legacy of that event is not one of peace but of outright madness.
Milei Snubs the Spanish Political Establishment
Javier Milei’s recent “snub” of Spain's political establishment during a recent visit there may have been a “violation” of diplomatic protocol, but it also was a statement that Spain’s socialism itself is uncivilized.
Julian Assange, the Chevron Doctrine, and the case against pessimism
Last week, Julian Assange was freed and the Chevron doctrine was overturned. These are huge wins for liberty. Not long ago, they felt completely out of reach.
Bureaucracy: The Death Knell of Higher Education
Many small colleges are shutting their doors, and it is largely the fault of overexpansion, government protectionism, and bureaucratic infiltration.
Varying Interpretations of Truth, or Truth as a Social Construct
As the progressive Left expands its occupation of our institutions, the concept of truth itself becomes little more than a weapon to utilize to achieve political goals.
Tom DiLorenzo on the Shaun Thompson Show
Who Needs the Fed? Tom DiLorenzo talks to Shaun Thompson about fiscal illusion and the failure of the Federal Reserve.
Would Trump Help Reign in the Fed?
Tom DiLorenzo appears on WILKOW! with Andrew Wilkow to discuss Austrian Economics and the Federal Reserve.
The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs
Mark Thornton discusses his new paper on Ludwig von Mises, trade, and human progress.
DiLorenzo Discusses the Work of the Mises Institute
Tom DiLorenzo appears Ringside Politics with Jeff Crouere.
The Impact of Interest Rates on Economic Growth: An Austrian Perspective
Even as the Federal Reserve continues to manipulate interest rates to “fight” the results of the business cycle, Austrian economics teaches that business cycles occur because of the manipulation. They never learn.