Recent Podcast Episodes

Argentina is one of the world's poster children for hyperinflation. Unfortunately, monetary reforms aren't working because the authorities are not serious about having a sound currency.

The problem here not that the central bank is "setting" the "wrong" interest rate. The problem is the Fed has long been relentlessly forcing down interest rates to satisfy various politically determined "needs."

On this week's episode, Mark summarizes some problems with taxpayer-subsidized EVs.

Rent control is all the rage with progressives, with several states and localities trying to impose it. However, when people have their property effectively—and legally—stolen, there are long-term consequences.

After 1820, growing numbers of propertyless squatters were voters, and this was an opportunity for politicians to offer cheap land in exchange for loyalty to the Democratic Party.

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation supposedly protects people from government data abuse. In reality, it empowers governments.

MMT champion Warren Mosler claims that Fed rate hikes lead to larger government interest expenses and hence support economic growth and inflation. Bob presents both theoretical and empirical evidence against Mosler's claims.

Socialists like Bernie Sanders have decried the possible US government debt default. Marx and Lenin would have vociferously disagreed.

Ryan, Tho, and Kerry Baldwin take a look at why some politicians say they're "nationalists."

Ryan McMaken joins to discuss both the damage done to the economy by runaway government spending, as well as how Federal Reserve policy has incentivized consumption and punished savings, which has resulted in record-high credit card debt.

South Africa is suffering from rolling blackouts and other power outages. These could be avoided if the government would permit competition in electricity markets.

In today's progressive climate, sexual assault charges are easy to make and hard to refute, even when they are demonstrably false.

Some conservatives are upset because the new best-selling beer is owned by the same company that owns the beleaguered Bud Lite.

While the faux debt ceiling drama rages in Washington, DC, governments worldwide are defaulting on their debt via inflation.

People are contrary cusses whose behavior cannot be forecast precisely in advance.

Many observers have dismissed the significance of the yield curve inversion in 2022.

The State of California is trying to create workers councils that will set labor policies for fast food restaurants. This will not end well.

The Mises Institute's Executive Editor Ryan McMaken joins Bob to discuss his latest article, in which Ryan spells out the state of the M2 money supply and possible implications for consumer prices and an impending recession.

The latest round of wildfires in Canada has brought out the usual statist demands that we ban fossil fuels.

Ryan and Tho take a look at the growth of the enforcement arm of the Federal Government.