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Shelton Derangement Syndrome: Which Republicans Will Side with Fed Groupthink?

08/02/2020Audio/VideoTho Bishop

Shelton’s nomination is best seen as a litmus test for Republican senators. Are they interested in ideological diversity within American institutions, or willing to stand with the academic gatekeepers that have given us the Leviathan we have today?

Man, Economy, and State: Interest Rates

Central BanksMoney and BanksCapital and Interest Theory

07/24/2020Audio/VideoJeff DeistKristoffer Mousten Hansen

Kristoffer Hansen joins the show to discuss everything about interest rates, as detailed by Rothbard in Chapter 6 of Man, Economy, and State .

How Central Banks Destroy Money's Purchasing Power

Central BanksInflation

07/17/2020Audio/VideoFrank Shostak

Without a monopolist central bank, market forces would restrain the issuance of bank notes. But once central banks monopolize money creation, wealth is systematically transferred to the central bank and the privileged few who are favored by the state.

The Dangers Posed by State-Controlled Digital Currency

Central BanksInflationMonetary Policy

07/17/2020Audio/VideoClaudio Grass

If we choose to break the state monopoly of money and allow private digital currencies to compete, a myriad of different solutions will emerge to serve a myriad of different needs.