Big Government

The real issue we face is not whether we should be in the red tribe or the blue tribe, but rather what will be the constituency for freedom.

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan and Tho talk about recent court cases involving defamation claims, justifying libertarian skepticism of the entire concept.

The fight between Russia and NATO is not about "democracy versus authoritarianism." Rather both the US and Russian states are doubling down because they are doing what states do: seeking power.

Modern culture is biased against those that are rich even while depending upon the wealth that successful entrepreneurs have created.

A central tenet of Keynesian economics is that governments must run budget deficits to stimulate economic growth. But government spending actually shrinks the economy.

The so-called progressives sought to shape and control selected aspects of American family life, including education, work, liquor consumption, suffrage, and family size. 

Another mass shooting, another call for gun control. However, when it comes to mass killings, Washington sets the sorry example.

Ryan and Tho discuss the cancellation of Tucker Carlson's Fox News show and the similar treatment of Murray Rothbard by Bill Buckley

Contrary to the worldview of progressives, taxation and the coercion it brings are not part of a "social contract." Instead, they are implemented by force.

American politicians are beating war drums. They forget that bad relations are costly in many ways.