Big Government

Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss five reasons why Rothbard's work is so memorable.

The refusal of the SCOTUS to consider the merits of a case concerning 2020 election laws is the sort of behavior that we have come to expect from spineless politicians, and that is what you find on America's highest court—politicians in robes. 

Echoing Hoppe and public choice theory, Professor Philipp Bagus explains how politicians enjoy asymmetric rewards for exaggerating risks and creating fear. The result is gross policy errors we will all pay for over many decades. Don't miss this show!

Tho Bishop and Zachary Yost join Ryan McMaken to discuss covid politics in three states, and whether anyone is paying any attention to social distancing rules anymore. 

After decades of financialization and government favors, Wall Street has largely become an adjunct of the central bank. Entrepreneurship is out, and bailouts are in.

These regulations have a clear message: "You don't know what is good for you so you must be forced to do what the government thinks is good for you."

We're supposed to believe that with Trump gone, political discourse will now be more honest and accurate. The reality is the Washington establishment is built on lies and myths and conspiracy theories. Here are just a few of them, from Russiagate to government spending.

These regulations have a clear message: "You don't know what is good for you so you must be forced to do what the government thinks is good for you."

James Burnham's The Managerial Revolution: What is Happening in the World explains both the populist Trump revolution and the Deep State response, despite being written in 1941. Edward Welsch joins Jeff Deist for a thorough discussion of Burnham and his most influential work.

To Francis, the common good dictates we lock down the globe, jeopardizing the future of the young, the livelihood of the working class, and condemning countless kids to a life of mental distress.