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Canada's Legal Counterfeiting Ring Is a Product of Progressive Democracy

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023


Canada created its central bank during the Great Depression, ostensibly to stabilize the currency and protect the banking system. Today, that system is falling apart, thanks to inflationary central bank policies. Original Article: "Canada's Legal Counterfeiting Ring Is a Product of Progressive Democracy"

Government Budget Deficits Cannot Stimulate True Economic Growth

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023


A central tenet of Keynesian economics is that governments must run budget deficits to stimulate economic growth. But government spending actually shrinks the economy. Original Article: "Government Budget Deficits Cannot Stimulate True Economic Growth"

Bank Reserves

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2023


Bank reserves are seldom mentioned except in cases of bank runs. The other possible mention is all the interest money the Fed pays to banks simply for holding reserves. Mark explains the role of bank reserves in the current "system" and gives a brief explanation of why the Austrian view is better and actually gets the job done. Be sure to follow Minor Issues at Mises.org/MinorIssues.

The Economics of Arts and Culture

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023


Both artists and athletes perform for others. When governments get involved it either is for subsidies or censorship. Neither is satisfactory. Original Article: "The Economics of Arts and Culture"

The Income Tax: Lessons from the Sixteenth Amendment

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023


The passage of an income tax in the early twentieth century was an enormous shift toward a far more centralized and powerful US state. Original Article: "The Income Tax: Lessons from the Sixteenth Amendment"

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Austrian Economists and Empiricism

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023


Austrian economics is defined by its adherence to the a priori methodology, not empiricism. That places it at odds with mainstream economics, which stresses the methodology of positivism. Original Article: "Austrian Economists and Empiricism"

Can Supercomputers Make Socialism Work?

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023


Jonathan Newman joins Bob to critique a recent Twitter argument where some were claiming that supercomputers solved the socialist calculation problem. The Twitter thread on AI and Socialism: Mises.org/HAP394a Bob on Socialism and calculation vs knowledge: Mises.org/HAP394b Karras Lambert and Tate Fegley on economic calculation and AI: Mises.org/HAP394c

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A Pyrrhic End to 130 Years of Vicious Bad Money and Banking Crises

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023


The current banking crises have deep roots in US financial history. Monetary authorities have engaged in inflationary behavior for more than a hundred years. Original Article: "A Pyrrhic End to 130 Years of Vicious Bad Money and Banking Crises"

Lincoln's Main Target Was "Anarchy" and Secession, Not Slavery

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023


Once the Southern states accepted the Thirteenth Amendment, Lincoln was entirely content for the old Southern elites to resume their positions of power and for many blacks to continue in a condition little better than bondage. Original Article: "Lincoln's Main Target Was "Anarchy" and Secession, Not Slavery"

Disinformation and the State: The Aptly Named RESTRICT Act

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023


Federal laws with acronyms are usually bad news. (Think the USA PATRIOT Act.) The RESTRICT Act is yet another Orwellian proposal in which the federal government assumes ignorance is strength. Original Article: "Disinformation and the State: The Aptly Named RESTRICT Act"

Prevent Future Losses Like East Palestine by Reducing Regulation and Empowering Torts

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023


To prevent rail accidents like the one in East Palestine, dial back government regulation and allow the tort system to work. Original Article: "Prevent Future Losses Like East Palestine by Reducing Regulation and Empowering Torts"

The Ruling Classes Are Inflation Deniers and the Ship of Fools Sails On

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023


Even after two years of "transitory" inflation, America's ruling classes insist that prices are falling and that all of this is temporary. We don't believe them. Original Article: "The Ruling Classes Are Inflation Deniers and the Ship of Fools Sails On"

Are Libertarians Abandoning Free Trade?

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023


A bedrock of Austrian economics and libertarianism has been free trade. Unfortunately, some people who claim to value liberty no longer value unhampered exchange. Original Article: "Are Libertarians Abandoning Free Trade?"

Introduction

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

Chapter 2: Reaching for the Zoning Club

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

Chapter 1: Education in California

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

Chapter 3: Desecrating the Flag

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

Chapter 4: Abolish Slavery! — Part I

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

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Chapter 5: Abolish Slavery! — Part II

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

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Chapter 6: Abolish Slavery! — Part III

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

starting us history murray rothbard abolish slavery jim vann
Chapter 7: The Middle East Crisis

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

Chapter 9: Abolish Slavery! — Part IV

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

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Chapter 8: We're In a Recession

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

Chapter 10: Abolish Slavery! — Part V

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

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Chapter 11: "Little" Israel

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

Chapter 12: "Rebellion" in Newark

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

Chapter 13: Abolish Slavery! — Part VI

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

Chapter 14: Civil War in July, 1967 — Part I

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

Chapter 15: Civil War in July, 1967 — Part II

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

Chapter 16: Civil War in July, 1967 — Part III

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

Chapter 17: The Principle of Secession

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

Chapter 18: Should There Be a Tax Hike? — Part I

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

Chapter 19: Should There Be a Tax Hike? — Part II

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

Chapter 20: Abolish Slavery! — Part VII

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

Chapter 21: Abolish Slavery! — Part VII

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

Chapter 22: "Incitement" to Riot

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

Chapter 23: Gun Laws

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

Chapter 24: LBJ — After Four Years

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

Chapter 25: A New Constitution?

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

Chapter 26: The Elections

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

Chapter 27: Why Do They All Hate De Gaulle?

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

Chapter 28: The Cyprus Question

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


Starting in January of 1967, Rothbard churned out fifty-eight columns, the last one written in the summer of 1968. In those two crucial years, there was, as they say, never a dull moment. Narrated by Jim Vann.

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