Political Theory

Here's one scenario the markets perhaps have yet to consider. Thanks to the Twentieth Amendment, it's possible to end up with Pence winning the White House and Harris becoming VP. 

Private property is not a privilege merely of the property owner, but a social institution for the good and benefit of all, even though it may at the same time be especially agreeable and advantageous to some.

Did Murray Rothbard think that populism could work to limit the power of the state?

People object to government involvement in issues of discrimination, and justly so, but government is already involved to the hilt, and Trump's Executive Order on Race and Sex Stereotyping seeks to take several steps back.

Plato’s philosophy is the foundation of Keynesian economics and Keynes advocated a brand of socialism that was virtually identical to Plato’s.

GMU economics professor Chris Coyne explains how US militarism abroad ends up violating civil liberties on the home front. They also discuss the contributions of James Buchanan that should interest Austrian economists.

Is Trump the “lesser of two evils”? Jeff Deist makes the case that, in terms of centralization, there is almost no difference between Trump and Biden. 

We're building a bridge from Austrian theory to its application in business. This can help us gain a greater understanding of the merits of Austrian economics. 

Hans-Hermann Hoppe has shown in his writings that democracy leads to economic impoverishment and political disaster under certain conditions. But what are those conditions, and are they dominant in electoral institutions in the United States today?

Jayant Bhandari joins the show to discuss Hoppe's controversial thesis concerning monarchy and democracy. This is a must-listen show for anyone interested in Hoppe's most famous work and its application to the problems western states face today.