Politics

Social contract theory was used to critique a form of the state, but was also used to legitimize the modern nation-state.

Social contract theory was used to critique a form of the state, but was also used to legitimize the modern nation-state.

On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss the results of the most expensive Congressional race in American history. What does the defeat of Thomas Massie tell us? What does this mean for libertarian strategy? Should we blackpill? Tune in for this and more.

The US fiat monetary regime not only has given us inflation and boom-and-bust cycles, but it also is the main contributor to the out-of-control government spending and debt accumulation.

What might be the process of a society moving from being unfree to being free? Here is one scenario.

Can government policy replicate a market economy and improve the outcomes? That is the subject of the book, Moonshots and the New Industrial Policy. Lipton Matthews takes a deep dive into these questions.

The US fiat monetary regime not only has given us inflation and boom-and-bust cycles, but it also is the main contributor to the out-of-control government spending and debt accumulation.

What might be the process of a society moving from being unfree to being free? Here is one scenario.

While Republicans have promised robust economic growth to accompany their tax cuts, reality has been different. That is because Republicans increased government spending at the same time, dragging down the economy.

On this episode of Power & Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho break down a variety of headlines from the week, including bad inflation data, Trump's trip to China, Kevin Warsh's Senate confirmation, and the political theatre of Spencer Pratt and Zohran Mamdani.