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War, Economy, and State merges with Radio Rothbard on this episode, with Zachary Yost joining Ryan and Tho for a look at the draft.

Harris's advisors must know price controls drive up prices. They just don't care. Price controls are a political policy. They help politicians get elected. 

Meanwhile at the EU, the censorship and anti-free speech regime marches on. The current target is Elon Musk's X. It won't stop there.

In writing about the scope and history of education in the U.S., Albert J. Nock had high hopes for its future. Even though much of it has degenerated into wokeism and outright mediocrity, there always seem to be green shoots of learning coming from those who still value learning.

As inflation gets worse in Nigeria, politicians call for price controls and other government interventions. Unfortunately, they never consider the option of free markets. 

Kamala Harris is reportedly set to unveil her economic platform after an event with Joe Biden where the two plan to celebrate their administration’s economic accomplishments. But those accomplishments are not real.

"If we can hope to maintain [union] with our brothers of the south only by dismissing all hope of ultimate freedom to the slave; let the compact be dissolved."

Antitrust regulators claim that antitrust law and enforcement is necessary to preserve competition and foster economic innovation. In truth, antitrust law is anti-innovation and anti-competition.

Ryan's lecture at Mises University 2024

Mises's vision of democracy must be understood in light of his support for unlimited secession as a tool against majoritarian rule.