Ryan McMaken

Executive Editor

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Ryan McMaken (@ryanmcmaken) is executive editor at the Mises Institute. Send him your article submissions for the Mises Wire and Power and Market, but read article guidelines first. Ryan has a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in public policy and international relations from the University of Colorado. He is the author of Breaking Away: The Case of Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities and Commie Cowboys: The Bourgeoisie and the Nation-State in the Western Genre. He was a housing economist for the State of Colorado.

Ryan is a cohost of the Radio Rothbard podcast and the War, Economy, and State podcast, has appeared on Fox News and Fox Business, and has been featured in a number of national print publications including Politico, The Hill, Bloomberg, and The Washington Post.

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How Government Schools Use Bad History to Promote the State

Big GovernmentBooms and BustsEconomic PolicyU.S. Economy

04/20/2023Mises MediaRyan McMakenTho Bishop

Ryan and Tho look at common American history myths baked into government school curricula.

Why the Regime Needs the Dollar to Be the Global Reserve Currency

Money and BanksWar and Foreign Policy

04/20/2023Mises MediaRyan McMaken

Even a partial weakening of the dollar's global demand will limit the US regime's ability to throw its weight around internationally. Yet Washington is unwilling to do what's necessary to prevent it.