Chapter 16: Resurrecting the American System: The Growth of Imperialism
Part V: The Failed Jacksonian Revolution, 1829–1849.
Cronyism and Corporatism
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Chapter 2: The American Revolutionary War: The Triumph of Liberty
Part I: The Road to Empire, 1607–1790.
Chapter 11: Erecting the American System: Sectional Fissures
Part IV: The Era of Corruption, 1817–1829.
The Trouble with Oil
This week, Jeff and Bob discuss oil prices. Why are gas prices spiking in the US, and what are D.C. politicians planning for oil companies?
European Government Expansion Did Not Expand the Job Markets
Massive "fiscal stimulus" programs by European governments failed to reduce unemployment. The latest buzzword from the Continent is the "entrepreneurial state," based upon the delusion that government spending and regulation are responsible for wealth creation by private entrepreneurs.
Woke Capitalism Is a Monopoly Game
The rise of woke capitalism cannot be sufficiently explained in terms of placating coastal leftists, ingratiating left-liberal legislators, or avoiding the wrath of activists.
The Critical Need for Independent Media
"Therein lies our salvation: the ability to engage in frequent inquiry and free discourse. Without that we're just serfs being propagandized, without any means of combating it."
Patrick Newman on Cronyism in Early US History
Patrick Newman talks to Bob about Rothbard's approach to history, whether the US revolution was libertarian, and the proper way to interpret Andrew Jackson.
Cronyism: Liberty versus Power in Early America
Recorded in St. Petersburg, Florida on October 21, 2021.
Rothbard’s History of Economic Thought from Greeks to Physiocrats
Was Adam Smith the founder of modern economics? Dr. Patrick Newman joins the show for a look at Rothbard's treatment of economics before Smith and his take no prisoners revisionist approach.
