Podcast

In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan and Tho trade predictions for the year ahead.

Patrick Newman and Tho Bishop look at the success of the Jeffersonians following the corruption of Hamilton's Federalist Party.

Conservatism is allegedly grounded in a recognition of the natural limits of humanity. But when it comes to free trade, conservatives throw all that out the window.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot chided businesses for not doing enough to protect themselves from theft. But Chicago's government does a lot to prevent private businesses from doing this.

Lockdowns and school closures will go down as one of the worst peacetime policy disasters of all time. Never again should the well-being of our children be sacrificed to placate the neuroses of adults.

In the first Radio Rothbard of 2022, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the regime's portrayal of the one-year anniversary of January 6.

An abstract state is built on patriotism. And when patriotism becomes "the highest of all virtues and the source of all the remaining ones,” states can get away with almost anything.

The evidence indicates that a prevalence of slavery in an economic system is a robust predictor of subpar economic growth and a creativity deficit.

Patrick Newman and Tho Bishop tackle Alexander Hamilton and his mercantilist regime.

The Fed admits inflation is a problem, so now begins the search to find a fix that doesn't involve a recession or anything else that might allow the economy to heal its malinvestments.