Stephan Livera Interviews Bob Murphy on the Economics of Bitcoin
Bob Murphy and Stephan Livera discuss the economics of Bitcoin from an Austrian perspective.
Bob Murphy and Stephan Livera discuss the economics of Bitcoin from an Austrian perspective.
The destruction of the free market, competition, and innovation may seem appealing to some now, but the likely outcome of poor employment, negative real wage growth, and stagnation should be a real cause of concern.
Justice is specific, not general. It is individual, not cosmic.
From gun control to abortion, gridlock and polarization in Washington forces policymakers to look to state and local governments as the centers of political reform.
Unfortunately, the corporate press and public health officials have determined that unilateral rule by executive decree, unimpeded by any conception of individual freedom, is necessary to respond to the coronavirus.
Profit-seeking entrepreneurs move factors of production to their highest and most economical uses. Amtrak, on the other hand, is diverting useful factors of production from higher use values to lower-valued uses. To put it another way, Amtrak is destroying wealth.
Ross Benes offers a fascinating look at how and why we have allowed politicians to alienate us, and a hopeful call for a less political America.
China and Russia are trying to build a Eurasian bloc that can break free of any American spheres of influence. The American regime obviously opposes this, but money printing and debt limits the American options.
Free market advocates long ago figured out that the monied classes of bankers and Wall Street operatives were exploiting the "little people" to prop up the fortunes of what is now the billionaire class. The scam is alive and well today.
It’s nice to know we all agree that taxes have nothing to do with civilization. They are for destroying with a side of discriminatory punishment.
Scott Horton and Bob largely focus on Osama Bin Laden's strategy for drawing the U.S. into unwinnable wars. They also discuss the role of Israel in U.S. foreign policy.
The covid-19 lockdowns have unexpectedly brought into clear view the fact governors wield immense power over the daily lives of Americans. Some state legislatures have moved to limit this power. Better late than never.
The post office can't seem to balance its books. So like all monopolists, the postal service plans to "improve" things by increasing prices and making its service even worse.
Have you ever noticed that it's only the wealthy Nordic countries that are singled out as being "socialist"? Places like Greece and Italy, which are more socialistic than Scandinavia, never seem to warrant a mention on this topic.
Bob elaborates on two ideas he had when he wrote his novel "Minerva" in grad school.
When politicians claim to deplore violence, its hard to take them seriously when they have a long track record of supporting brutal and arbitrary violence both at home and abroad.
The government tantrum over the Capitol riot has shown that the regime sees its own property as sacrosanct. Your private property, on the other hand, is completely expendable and of no importance whatsoever.
Like other "antidiscrimination" schemes, the Equality Act is just another way to to extend federal power over every private institution and aspect of private life.
Anatomy of the State is a book that everyone, from anarchist to statist, needs to read and consider.
"Private companies" that openly deplatform, impoverish, and unperson dissident voices are waging a war of attrition