The New Abnormal: The Rise of the Biomedical Security State
Recorded in Windham, New Hampshire, on August 20, 2023.
Bureaucracy and Regulation
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The Coming Collapse of the Global Ponzi Scheme
In the global Ponzi scheme, thin air and deceit substitute for sound money. As hedge-fund manager Mitch Feierstein wrote in Planet Ponzi, “You don’t solve a Ponzi scheme; you end it.”
No, Small Countries Are Not at an Economic Disadvantage
Being large doesn't make a country wealthy, nor does being small shrink a country's economy.
Regulation in the Free Market: It’s Not What Most People Believe
Can a government regulatory system be reformed? In a word, no. The free market is always the best regulator of quality and safety.
Can Fractional Reserve Banking Survive the Twenty-First Century?
Banker and financial expert Caitlin Long believes that fractional reserve banking is closer than ever to collapse, and she has a 100 percent reserve banking solution in progress.
How East Germany’s Stasi Perfected Mass Surveillance
The East German secret police, the Stasi, developed the art of mass surveillance using pre-digital methods. Modern tech now makes the job a lot easier.
Thanks to Government, Maui’s Lahaina Fire Became a Deadly Conflagration
While progressives blame climate change for the deadly Lahaina fire, government created the conditions for the blaze and then helped set it.
Is Secondhand Smoke Bad, or Is It a Public Good? It’s Complicated
The usual answer is that secondhand smoke is bad. But if value is subjective, perhaps secondhand smoke also can be seen as a public good.
The Mirage of “Equal Pay” in Sports
Ryan McMaken joins Bob to discuss the recent US Women's World Cup elimination, and to dispel the myth that markets are discriminatory.
