Podcast

While Israel receives praise for being a "democracy" in the undemocratic Middle East, its surveillance policies mirror those of China, which is decidedly not democratic.

The newly released movie "Killers of the Flower Moon" depicts what happens when politically connected people can use the state to carry out nefarious deeds. Unfortunately, government failure is one lesson that is sure to be lost here.

An unfortunate consequence of increased wealth is the growth of the parasitic consumptive class of political and cultural elites. Labor migrations often follow in the wake of damage that elites do.

Mark looks at the implications of famed investor Jim Chanos shutting down his hedge fund which specialized in shorting stocks.

Nicolás Cachanosky was a co-author on the dollarization proposal for Argentina that Javier Milei publicly endorsed. He explains to Bob the outlines of the proposal, which involves replacing pesos with USD for bank deposits, currency in circulation, and central bank liabilities.

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan and Tho discuss the aftermath of Javier Milei's election in Argentina.

As the federal government continues its Ponzi scheme of issuing debt to pay for past debts, interest rates will increase to the point where this no longer is a tenable strategy—if it ever was.

A Cato Institute associate has declared the development of the covid-19 vaccines to be a free-market “triumph.” The only thing that has triumphed in this sorry episode has been the rapid growth of coercive government power.

Ryan and Zachary discuss the basics of Just War Theory and whether a "moral war" is possible.

In the aftermath of Hamas's taking hostages in its conflict with Israel, the question arises: Who pays the ransom? State-financed payments lead to the worst outcomes and create moral hazards.