The Acadian Community: An Anarcho-Capitalist Success Story
While anarcho-capitalism is an ideology, there have been a handful of historical precedents that confirm it to be achievable in the real world. Some of the most common examples are the Old West, Medieval Iceland, and Cospaia. There is another
Will the US Dollar Weaken against Other Currencies?
For now, the dollar seems to be doing well against other currencies, but how long will that last? Original Article: "Will the US Dollar Weaken against Other Currencies?" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.
Clifton Duncan on the College Question
Clifton Duncan joins the show to discuss Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, along with the broader question of whether college and student loans are still worthwhile for young people. Jeff's Article, "Is College Worth It?": Mises.org/HAP358-1
Review: How the West Brought War to Ukraine
How the West Brought War to Ukraine: Understanding How US and NATO Policies Led to Crisis, War, and the Risk of Nuclear Catastropheby Benjamin AbelowSiland Press; 75 pp. The Ukraine war has generated great controversy, but of one point there can be
Rethinking Climate Change: Are the Apocalyptic Models Wrong?
We are regularly being told that we are in a "climate crisis." But what if that isn't true? What if CO2 actually is good for the greening of the planet? Original Article: "Rethinking Climate Change: Are the Apocalyptic Models Wrong?" This Audio
The African Slave Trade Wouldn’t Have Been Possible without African Elites
There is a revival in the study of the transatlantic slave trade. Several studies pinpoint the slave trade as the genesis of defects in African societies. Continuing in the intellectual tradition of Walter Rodney, these later works posit that the
The Right Against the Regime
In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the popularizing of the term "regime" being used against the Federal government. As a recent Bulwark article notes, this change in framing can be seen in conservative
Lessons from a Massacre Committed 450 Years Ago
On this day in 1572, French Catholics slaughtered thirty thousand Protestants (known as Huguenots) in the streets of Paris. The French king and the pope helped organize the the biggest religious massacre in Europe in the 1500s. Roughly half the