Recent Podcast Episodes

Mark is not fooling around today. He looks at gold and its price as indicators of what governments are really up to.

Suppose an addict had the ability to magically create, ex nihilo, his own stimulating drug, as fractional reserve banks can do with money and credit. Would you expect moderation?

The "first" Children's Crusade of 1212 ended in tragedy for those taking part. The "second" crusade is not going to produce any happy endings, either.

One excuse that political elites give when they drag nations into war is that the conflict was "inevitable" or "unavoidable." Ralph Raico knew better.

Thanks to their adoring media, politicians create crises and then blame businesses for them. And the political "solutions" are worse than the original problems.

Bob is joined by guest Peter St. Onge to discuss how SVB's CEO, as well as Bernie Madoff, had key positions advising the Fed and SEC.

Ryan and Tho talk about global moves against the US dollar.

Keynesian economists claim that cutting costs in a business slowdown is counterproductive. As usual, the Keynesians have it backward.

Western governments seem to relish a clash with Russia, despite the specter of nuclear war. If so, it will be a conflict built on government lies.

Karl Marx may have been a philosopher or just someone with an opinion. He was not, however, an economist.

Canadian politicians tout their healthcare system as morally superior to private medicine. There is nothing moral about relegating thousands of people to death each year for lack of medical care.

Murray Rothbard was an elite economist, historian, and avowed enemy of the state. His legacy lives on nearly three decades after his untimely passing.

Decolonization is a popular academic and media buzzword. But is colonialism actually responsible for poverty in developing countries? This question deserves an honest answer.

The Ralph Raico Memorial Commencement Lecture.

Central banks usually don't admit their guilt in the destruction of money, but the Bank of England unwittingly comes clean.

The Henry Hazlitt Memorial Lecture, sponsored by Harvey and Mei Allison.

Advocates for more military spending tell us the taxpayer must pay to expand the US's nuclear arsenal.  Because of China. In truth, the US's arsenal is in no danger of not "keeping up."

The Murray N. Rothbard Memorial Lecture, sponsored by Steven and Cassandra Torello.

Most socialists are not misguided about how to have a prosperous economy, for that is not their goal.

Mark looks at the impact of hyperinflation in Zimbabwe, where the government's monetary policy is manifesting itself in some interesting ways.