Politics

President Trump’s current war with Iran not only is creating economic havoc around the world, but it is also bleeding US taxpayers. There are no good outcomes here.

On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho look at the updates on the Iran war front, including whether or not a ceasefire will last and recent reporting on Israel's influence on Trump's war decision. Plus, discussion about a recent Tucker Carlson Show guest and his view that Christianity is inherently socialist.

The question is not whether a politician’s intention is good. The market does not care about intentions. It responds to incentives.

The US finds itself once again in an undeclared overseas war. Republicans in Congress, however, are unwilling to hold Trump to the Constitution.

The Kenyan government from 2014 to 2024 perfectly illustrates Rothbard’s thesis: a parasitic caste that siphons public funds while cloaking predation in the rhetoric of development, security, and public service.

Entrepreneurship is a voluntary undertaking that causes change by providing value. No force, no threats, and no coercion are involved. It is market action fully in line with our libertarian ideals. And it provides alternatives, and produces variety. 

The US finds itself once again in an undeclared overseas war. Republicans in Congress, however, are unwilling to hold Trump to the Constitution.

Claiming immigration as a right conflicts with the property rights of others.

The Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution was supposed to affirm the sovereignty of individual states. However, after years of centralization, that amendment has been reduced to what Murray Rothbard called a “meaningless tautology.”

What happens when a corporation resists a government edict because company leaders believe the policy to be morally wrong? The ordeal of Anthropic is a current case in point.