Recent Podcast Episodes

Would America’s federal government deliberately undermine recovery efforts to try to achieve its own desired political ends? Of course.

Trump’s tax reform just replaces one tax with another. And would probably result in higher taxes. 

Mark Thornton appears on The Richard Syrett Show.

Tom DiLorenzo appears on The Shaun Thompson Show.

In this episode, Murphy clarifies what is right and wrong on comparative advantage.

Prohibition is one way the government swings the fist of violence into our daily lives.

Wanjiru Njoya appears on The Drew Allen Show.

As with any other government-controlled institution, a high level of public skepticism about elections is healthy.

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Jonathan Newman joins Ryan and Tho to discuss the Mises Institute’s new documentary, Playing With Fire: Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve.

Tom DiLorenzo appears on The Pelle Neroth Taylor Show.

Tom DiLorenzo appears on The Bill Meyer Show.

Wanjiru Njoya appears on Politics and Profits with Bill Amato.

Tom DiLorenzo appears on Stacy Washington NOW to explain why there is no shortcut to economic prosperity.

Tom DiLorenzo appears on the Two Mikes podcast to discuss the Federal Reserve.

Critics of Austrian economics often claim that real economic events are too complex to be dealt with via free markets. However, because Austrian economics is based upon understanding human action, it better explains why economic intervention routinely fails.

John Hasnas has written a new book outlining how societies operate with mutual cooperation and common law. According to David Gordon, it is a major contribution to libertarian social thought.

Vegas expected Renato “Sound Money” Moicano to lose his UFC fight against Benoit Saint Denis. Instead, he won and used the opportunity to promote the work of another Austrian economist. This time, it was Hans-Hermann Hoppe.

The concept of economic calculation is vitally important to understanding our modern economy, yet few people— and especially economists—comprehend that it even exists. 

Central to the paradigm of Austrian Economics is the action axiom. People act, and they act purposefully. That knowledge alone permits us to construct an entire set of theories that explains economic life.

Modern historians romanticize the reign of the Tudors in England, but in reality, they were brutal to their subjects and they centralized power to the detriment of the people. Governments today continue this march against freedom.