June 2022

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss a recent Mises Wire article about how the state uses holidays as a culture war weapon. Independence Day offers the rare opportunity for opponents of the regime to

Anyone who doubts whether we are in a recession can stop doubting. The Fed's reverse repos show that we're headed for a crash. Original Article: "The Great Crash of 2022" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. 

Forget Jerome Powell's fanciful "soft landing" or the notion that the Fed can pull another rabbit from its hat. The banking system is headed for a crash and monetary authorities likely will make things worse. Original Article: "A Perfect Storm Is

Last year, just as it was becoming increasingly clear that price inflation was mounting, Jerome Powell repeatedly denied there was any reason for concern. He called inflation "transitory." A few months later, he admitted it was not transitory, but denied it

Time and time again, prowar spending concedes one of the Left’s most convincing points. As Assal Rad tweeted recently, we will have sent $54,000,000,000 to Ukraine in less than 4 months. “How will we pay for it” never seems to apply to

Many people know how to earn money, but few are aware of what the Federal Reserve System, acting on behalf of the U.S. Government, is doing to their money. It is inflating and depreciating the dollar at various rates—at double-digit

Were these cannabis-legal states to combine to form their own country, it would be the tenth-largest country in the world. Original Article: "144 Million Americans Now Live in States with Legal Recreational Marijuana" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher

You can only read so many books in a lifetime. How tragic it would be if among these that the subject of liberty itself would be neglected. Thus am I currently at work on a fascinating project: the 100 most important books on

In a piece of news that shocked the mainstream media, but which shocked no one familiar with the academic industry writ large, retired US Army general John Allen was forced to resign as president of the Brookings Institution after it was revealed

Conventional wisdom says a country should manage its debts, but what if debt has become uncontrollable? Original Article: "In Defense of Defaulting on the National Debt" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.