Podcast
Crowding Out: The Fed May Be Killing the Private Sector to Save the Government
A "soft landing" is impossible unless the government cuts both taxes and government spending at the same time interest rates are rising. This won't happen, so get ready for a hard landing.
Bank of England Economist: Britons Need to Accept That They’re Poorer
Although the Bank of England is largely responsible for inflation in the UK, its leaders blame British consumers and workers for the price increases.
Do People Value Money Because They Need It to Pay Taxes?
Per Bylund joins Bob to discuss his new paper at the QJAE, which points out several flaws in the MMT claim that money is valued in order to pay taxes.
There’s No Place like Noam
Noam Chomsky's latest offering—a series of interviews—presents the best (and worst) of one of America's premier public intellectuals.
Banks Are Lending Less Money, and That’s a Formula for Recession
A new Fed survey shows that banks are cutting back on lending big time. Over the past thirty-five years, this almost always predicts recession. Our economy can't survive without endless new infusions of easy money.
The Fed Is Insolvent, and That’s a Bad Thing
Ryan McMaken and Alex Pollock talk about the Fed's negative cash flow.
A Rothbardian History of the United States
In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan and Tho take a revisionist Rothbardian lens to American history.
Government Redistribution Is the REAL Trickle-Down Economics
President Biden recently claimed that "trickle-down economics" doesn't work but transferring wealth from taxpayers to politically connected people is the real trickle-down economics.
The “Buy Black” Movement: Divisive or a Boon to Black Entrepreneurs?
Calls for black consumers to "Buy Black" can be interpreted as socially divisive, but they are also a way to encourage black entrepreneurs in a free market.