World History

As the recent election of Javier Milei in Argentina shows us, there still is a place in the political world for libertarian thinking. Liberty is a goal still worth pursuing.

Central banks never act preemptively. If they end up cutting rates by 150 basis points, it will be because the slowdown in the economy is severe. If you believe in a soft landing, you should not expect six rate cuts.

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan and Tho discuss immigration.

In the 1800s, Anglo-Americans took advantage of a de facto open border between Mexico and the United States. Illegal American immigrants streamed into Mexico's northern regions and became the new majority.

While Western attention is on the Israel-Hamas conflict, war quietly rages in Yemen with predictable destruction. Not surprisingly, US interventionism is fueling this fight.

The arguments of open-borders advocates may be applicable in some corners of the developed world. However, for small countries next to larger ones, open borders bring serious geopolitical consequences. 

Tyler Cowen joins Bob to discuss his latest book on who is the Greatest of All Time in Economics.

No president receives a free pass for tyrannical conduct more than does Franklin D. Roosevelt. Historian David Beito looks behind the curtain.

Frédéric Bastiat died before he could finish Economic Harmonies, but what he did write is an important promotion of liberty.

World elites gathered in yet another attempt to remake the world in a different image, with so-called climate change invoked as the catalyst for the meeting. As one can imagine, their "good" society is not very good for those who are not elites.