Economic Policy

What many people call government generosity Leonard Read called avarice.

With each iteration of the banking crisis, the Federal Reserve System and federal regulators gain in power and authority. Maybe the banking crisis isn’t an accident.

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan and Tho are joined by Mises Senior Editor Bill Anderson to discuss his recent article, "David French Gets to Sit with the Cool Kids at the NYT Lunch Table."

During a debate on capitalism with James Otteson, Michael Anton opined that free markets are harmful to a nation's economy. Perhaps he needs to learn economics.

Like so many others in the "national greatness" movement, Christopher Buskirk understands some of the problems the country faces but fails to grasp the solutions.

Socialists like Bernie Sanders and the editors of Jacobin have decried the possible US government debt default. Marx and Lenin would have vociferously disagreed.

The usual suspects such as Robert Reich claim that corporate profits are causing inflation. Actually, increases in corporate profits are tied to increases in inflation.

Ryan and Tho discuss the role statistics play in promoting the regime.

American law protects what is called the "right to strike." However, Leonard Read found no moral code that permits such action.

In their desire to make economic theory emulate physical sciences, economist create models that do not reflect genuine human action.