A Libertarian’s Case For Lockdowns, with Chris Snowdon
Our guest is Christopher Snowdon, a freelance journalist with a focus on the intrusion of public health into the daily lives of ordinary people. He is the author of many books, including Velvet Glove; Iron Fist, A History of Anti-smoking,
Dr. Keith Smith Explains the Scam in Medical Pricing and How to Fix It
Medical doctor Keith Smith returns to the show to explain how government intervention allows insurance companies to distort health care prices. Rather than merely diagnosing the problem, Smith has formed organizations that are providing affordable care to patients. Mentioned in the
Rothbard Explains How to Recover from an Economic Crisis
The answer lies in audacious economic reforms that favor markets and entrepreneurs: liquidate bad investments, let deflation happen, cut government spending, cut taxes, let wages fall. Original Article: "Rothbard Explains How to Recover from an Economic Crisis" This Audio Mises Wire is
Economics In One Lesson Is Still the Best Layman’s Intro to Economics
Hazlitt takes on a humble objective: to deliver an “unblushingly ‘classical,’ ‘traditional,’ and ‘orthodox’” synthesis of economics. This is the most fitting way to approach the layman, who will only retain a few lessons from an introductory book. Original Article: "Economics
What Does GDP Really Tell Us?
To gain insight into the state of an economy, most financial experts and commentators rely on a statistic called the gross domestic product (GDP). The GDP framework looks at the value of final goods and services produced during a particular
Nonviolent Solutions to Social Problems
Bob discusses three separate items all related to nonviolence: (1) Gene Sharp’s work, (2) Bob’s old dream of how to topple a tyrant, and (3) the winners of the Louis CK contest. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Gene
Antal Fekete, Gold, and Central Banks
On the fourteenth of October 2020, Antal E. Fekete, the Hungarian-Canadian economist who saw himself as a monetary theorist following the tradition of Carl Menger, died in Budapest. Behind him was an eventful and fruitful life which was quite typical of the crazy
Scam Baiters Take an Active and Entertaining Role in Fighting Cybercrime
Each year, billions of dollars are stolen from Americans through online scams. One popular scam is fake technical support: a pop-up appears on the computer claiming it has a virus and that one must call Microsoft tech support at some
Per Bylund and Mark Packard: Radically Reshaping Business Thinking via Subjective Value
In a recently published paper titled "Subjective Value In Entrepreneurship," Professors Bylund and Packard apply the principle of subjective value to generate significant new avenues of thinking for entrepreneurial businesses to pursue. Watch the "Value Generation Business Model" video at Mises.org/E4B_108_Video. Key
Playing Games with Stocks
The GameStop saga—can we call it an insurrection?—wants easy heroes and villains. Both are available. Original Article: "Playing Games with Stocks" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. Narrated by Michael Stack.