Media and Culture

Ryan takes a look at Ludwig von Mises's definition of "democracy" and how democracy only works when mixed with an unlimited right to secession. 

Legislating against unfairness in order to achieve "equal" outcomes is like legislating against the wind. While government has little control over outcomes, its predations can make those outcomes worse.

Inequality is inevitable and there are many reasons it exists. However, by declaring that racial discrimination is the primary cause of inequality is to substitute egalitarian ideology for economic reality.

War, Economy, and State merges with Radio Rothbard on this episode, with Zachary Yost joining Ryan and Tho for a look at the draft.

Kamala Harris is reportedly set to unveil her economic platform after an event with Joe Biden where the two plan to celebrate their administration’s economic accomplishments. But those accomplishments are not real.

Ryan's lecture at Mises University 2024

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan and Tho are joined by friend of the show, Peter St. Onge.

Social justice is a nonsensical term that interferes with the attempts to find authentic justice. It is not about equality so much as it is about imposing outcomes incompatible with a free society.

By appealing to the self-interest of buyers and sellers, capitalism foils attempts by lawmakers to create racially constructed limits on voluntary exchange. Capitalism undermines racism.

Critics of capitalism claim that private enterprise gives workers the unhappy choice of either working difficult, low-paying jobs or outright starving. The claim is false and the history of capitalism tells a different story.