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Best podcasts about money and banks

Latest podcast episodes about money and banks

Audio Mises Wire
MMT and US History: Redefining Chartalism

Audio Mises Wire

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025


MMT uses chartalism and a few dubious examples to appeal to history to establish the theory‘s authority and validity, only to discard this element as irrelevant and unnecessary.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/mmt-and-us-history-redefining-chartalism

Mises Media
MMT and US History: Redefining Chartalism

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025


MMT uses chartalism and a few dubious examples to appeal to history to establish the theory‘s authority and validity, only to discard this element as irrelevant and unnecessary.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/mmt-and-us-history-redefining-chartalism

Radio Rothbard
The Rise of the State and the End of Private Money

Radio Rothbard

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025


Our current paper fiat money system comes from a long process of building up state power that destroyed private money, ended truly private banking, and abolished the market system of competing currencies. It took 300 years, and we are now facing the inflationary results. Register for our Revisionist History of War Conference now at https://mises.org/rhwBe sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbardRadio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off

Mises Media
The Rise of the State and the End of Private Money

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025


Our current paper fiat money system comes from a long process of building up state power that destroyed private money, ended truly private banking, and abolished the market system of competing currencies. It took 300 years, and we are now facing the inflationary results. Register for our Revisionist History of War Conference now at https://mises.org/rhwBe sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbardRadio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off

Radio Rothbard
Gold, Money, and the Nation-State

Radio Rothbard

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025


Ryan McMaken and economist Jonathan Newman look at the government's alleged $750 billion gold reserve, how it got there, and why it's time to privatize the gold. Register for our Revisionist History of War Conference now at https://mises.org/rhwBe sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbardRadio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off

Mises Media
Gold, Money, and the Nation-State

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025


Ryan McMaken and economist Jonathan Newman look at the government's alleged $750 billion gold reserve, how it got there, and why it's time to privatize the gold. Register for our Revisionist History of War Conference now at https://mises.org/rhwBe sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbardRadio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off

Mises Media
The Fort Knox Gold Was Stolen From the American People

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025


The gold in the US gold reserve is a legacy of the time the US government refused to keep its promise to redeem dollars in gold, and when it reneged on its legal obligations to repay debts in gold. Be sure to follow the Loot and Lobby podcast at Mises.org/LL

Radio Rothbard
The Case for Immediately Closing the Central Bank

Radio Rothbard

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025


Ryan McMaken is joined by Economist and Mises Institute Fellow Kristoffer Hansen to discuss what would have happened if Argentina President Javier Milei had immediately shut down the country's central bank. The same holds for every other central bank, as well. Discussed on the Show"Monetary Reform – The Case for Button-Pushing" by Philipp Bagus: https://Mises.org/RR_228_A"Hoppe versus Milei on Central Banking: Breaking Down the Differences" by Kristoffer Mousten Hansen: https://Mises.org/RR_228_BRegister for Our Enemy The Bureaucracy now at https://Mises.org/Phoenix25.Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbardRadio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off

Mises Media
The Case for Immediately Closing the Central Bank

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025


Ryan McMaken is joined by Economist and Mises Institute Fellow Kristoffer Hansen to discuss what would have happened if Argentina President Javier Milei had immediately shut down the country's central bank. The same holds for every other central bank, as well. Discussed on the Show"Monetary Reform – The Case for Button-Pushing" by Philipp Bagus: https://Mises.org/RR_228_A"Hoppe versus Milei on Central Banking: Breaking Down the Differences" by Kristoffer Mousten Hansen: https://Mises.org/RR_228_BRegister for Our Enemy The Bureaucracy now at https://Mises.org/Phoenix25.Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbardRadio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off

The Human Action Podcast
Would DOGE Dividend Checks Stoke Inflation?

The Human Action Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025


Some have proposed that the spending cuts identified by DOGE be directed towards a $5000 tax rebate for Americans who pay federal taxes. Critics warn it could be inflationary, just like the COVID-era stimmies. Bob disagrees, explaining that the DOGE spending cuts offset the impact.Rothbard's Making Economic Sense: Mises.org/HAP488aBob's Understanding Money Mechanics: Mises.org/HAP488bJoin the Mises Institute on April 26 in Phoenix, Arizona, as we expose the danger and waste of bureaucracy: Mises.org/Phoenix25

Mises Media
Would DOGE Dividend Checks Stoke Inflation?

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025


Some have proposed that the spending cuts identified by DOGE be directed towards a $5000 tax rebate for Americans who pay federal taxes. Critics warn it could be inflationary, just like the COVID-era stimmies. Bob disagrees, explaining that the DOGE spending cuts offset the impact.Rothbard's Making Economic Sense: Mises.org/HAP488aBob's Understanding Money Mechanics: Mises.org/HAP488bJoin the Mises Institute on April 26 in Phoenix, Arizona, as we expose the danger and waste of bureaucracy: Mises.org/Phoenix25

Audio Mises Wire
A Praxeological Critique of the Equation of Exchange and Neutrality of Money

Audio Mises Wire

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025


No macroeconomics or monetary theory course is complete without introduction of the Equation of Exchange, or MV = PQ. However, this equation explains nothing, praxeologically speaking. Instead, it clouds our understanding of how money fits into our economy. Original article: A Praxeological Critique of the Equation of Exchange and Neutrality of Money

Mises Media
A Praxeological Critique of the Equation of Exchange and Neutrality of Money

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025


No macroeconomics or monetary theory course is complete without introduction of the Equation of Exchange, or MV = PQ. However, this equation explains nothing, praxeologically speaking. Instead, it clouds our understanding of how money fits into our economy. Original article: A Praxeological Critique of the Equation of Exchange and Neutrality of Money

Radio Rothbard
Bitcoin and Gold: Are They Money?

Radio Rothbard

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025


Ryan McMaken and economist Per Bylund discuss the nature of money in our paper-money world. Are Bitcoin and gold money? If not, how do they become money? Register for Our Enemy The Bureaucracy now at https://Mises.org/Phoenix25.Get free copies of What Has Government Done to Our Money? at https://Mises.org/RothPodFREEThe World at War by Ralph Raico: https://Mises.org/RaicoWarBe sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbardRadio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off

Mises Media
Bitcoin and Gold: Are They Money?

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025


Ryan McMaken and economist Per Bylund discuss the nature of money in our paper-money world. Are Bitcoin and gold money? If not, how do they become money? Register for Our Enemy The Bureaucracy now at https://Mises.org/Phoenix25.Get free copies of What Has Government Done to Our Money? at https://Mises.org/RothPodFREEThe World at War by Ralph Raico: https://Mises.org/RaicoWarBe sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbardRadio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off

Mises Media
Modern Piggy Banks

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025


Pundits have labeled piggy banks small change, irrational and wasteful, “just sitting around doing nothing.” As usual, they are wrong.Register to attend Educating for Liberty: Mises Circle in Tampa, February 22, 2025, at Mises.org/Tampa25. Use promo code Minor25 for 10% off the ticket price.Enter the 2025 Bitcoin vs. Gold Prediction Contest at https://mises.org/form/bitcoin-gold--2025-entryOrder a free paperback copy of Murray Rothbard's What Has Government Done to Our Money? at Mises.org/IssuesFreeBe sure to follow Minor Issues at Mises.org/MinorIssues.

The Human Action Podcast
Murphy and Newman Do a Postgame Analysis of ZeroHedge MMT Debate

The Human Action Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025


Murphy recently squared off against Nathan Tankus in a ZeroHedge debate focusing on Austrian economics vs. Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). Jonathan Newman watched the debate and selected three clips highlighting key areas of dispute. Jonathan and Bob elaborate on the issues and anticipate possible MMT replies.Bob's ZeroHedge Debate with Nathan Tankus: Mises.org/HAP484aBob and Jonathan's Tag-Team Mises University Lecture on MMT: Mises.org/HAP484bBob's Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics Paper on The Deficit Myth: Mises.org/HAP483cWilliam Hutt's The Theory of Idle Resources: Mises.org/HAP484dUse code Action25 to get 10% off your ticket to Educating for Liberty Mises Circle in Tampa on February 22: Mises.org/Tampa25The Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Murray Rothbard's, What Has Government Done to Our Money? Get your free copy at Mises.org/HAPodFree

Mises Media
Murphy and Newman Do a Postgame Analysis of ZeroHedge MMT Debate

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025


Murphy recently squared off against Nathan Tankus in a ZeroHedge debate focusing on Austrian economics vs. Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). Jonathan Newman watched the debate and selected three clips highlighting key areas of dispute. Jonathan and Bob elaborate on the issues and anticipate possible MMT replies.Bob's ZeroHedge Debate with Nathan Tankus: Mises.org/HAP484aBob and Jonathan's Tag-Team Mises University Lecture on MMT: Mises.org/HAP484bBob's Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics Paper on The Deficit Myth: Mises.org/HAP483cWilliam Hutt's The Theory of Idle Resources: Mises.org/HAP484dUse code Action25 to get 10% off your ticket to Educating for Liberty Mises Circle in Tampa on February 22: Mises.org/Tampa25The Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Murray Rothbard's, What Has Government Done to Our Money? Get your free copy at Mises.org/HAPodFree

Mises Media
Bitcoiners' Guide to Austrian Economics

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025


Bitcoin is many things to people and it certainly has developed into a valuable asset. It also has been used as a medium of exchange. But is it money? According to Austrian economics, the answer is “no.” At least not yet.Original article: Bitcoiners' Guide to Austrian Economics

Mises Media
Can Trump Save the Dollar?

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025


While the US dollar still is the world‘s “reserve” currency, its abuse by the Federal Reserve and federal government has weakened it precipitously. While President-elect Trump recognizes the threats to the dollar, is he willing to do what needs to be done to change the situation?Original article: Can Trump Save the Dollar?

Mises Media
What Has Government Done to Our Money?

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025


The Mises Institute is giving away copies of Murray Rothbard's classic, What Has Government Done to Our Money? and it will change how one sees our nation's monetary history. Rothbard presents a clear case for sound money as a basis for civilization itself.Original article: What Has Government Done to Our Money?

Mises Media
The Keynesian Liquidity Trap Fable

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025


A central doctrine of the Keynesian system is the “liquidity trap” in which consumers hold money in anticipation of higher interest rates. The act of holding money allegedly promotes “underconsumption,” continuing the economic downturn. This doctrine, however, cannot withstand scrutiny.Original article: The Keynesian Liquidity Trap Fable

Audio Mises Wire
Finding Shelter from Monetary Racketeers

Audio Mises Wire

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024


We have reached this point: the government keepers of money do not even understand what money is or why inflation is harmful. To them, the real threat to the economy is “deflation.”Original article: Finding Shelter from Monetary Racketeers

Audio Mises Wire
Distress in Commercial Real Estate Bonds Hits All-Time High

Audio Mises Wire

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024


Commercial real estate in the US faces major problems despite efforts by the Federal Reserve System to prop it up. Bonds used to finance commercial real estate markets are being hit especially hard, and there is no relief in sight.Original article: Distress in Commercial Real Estate Bonds Hits All-Time High

Audio Mises Wire
Could an Increase in the Supply of Gold Cause a Boom-Bust Cycle?

Audio Mises Wire

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024


Can an increase in the supply of gold cause a boom-bust cycle? Mises believed it was theoretically possible but highly unlikely. Rothbard, on the other hand, said as long as gold is money and there is no fiduciary media, such a scenario was not possible.Original article: Could an Increase in the Supply of Gold Cause a Boom-Bust Cycle?

Mises Media
Distress in Commercial Real Estate Bonds Hits All-Time High

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024


Commercial real estate in the US faces major problems despite efforts by the Federal Reserve System to prop it up. Bonds used to finance commercial real estate markets are being hit especially hard, and there is no relief in sight.Original article: Distress in Commercial Real Estate Bonds Hits All-Time High

Mises Media
Finding Shelter from Monetary Racketeers

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024


We have reached this point: the government keepers of money do not even understand what money is or why inflation is harmful. To them, the real threat to the economy is “deflation.”Original article: Finding Shelter from Monetary Racketeers

Mises Media
Could an Increase in the Supply of Gold Cause a Boom-Bust Cycle?

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024


Can an increase in the supply of gold cause a boom-bust cycle? Mises believed it was theoretically possible but highly unlikely. Rothbard, on the other hand, said as long as gold is money and there is no fiduciary media, such a scenario was not possible.Original article: Could an Increase in the Supply of Gold Cause a Boom-Bust Cycle?

Audio Mises Wire
Sound Money Movement Chalks Up Seven State Legislative Victories in 2024

Audio Mises Wire

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024


Not all news from the gold and monetary fronts is bad. In fact, gold made a number of advancements in seven states, including exemptions from taxes and attempts by states to restrict Federal Reserve behavior. Gold is alive and well.Original article: Sound Money Movement Chalks Up Seven State Legislative Victories in 2024

Mises Media
Sound Money Movement Chalks Up Seven State Legislative Victories in 2024

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024


Not all news from the gold and monetary fronts is bad. In fact, gold made a number of advancements in seven states, including exemptions from taxes and attempts by states to restrict Federal Reserve behavior. Gold is alive and well.Original article: Sound Money Movement Chalks Up Seven State Legislative Victories in 2024

Audio Mises Wire
Does the Fed's Lowering the Interest Rates Strengthen Economic Growth?

Audio Mises Wire

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024


The Fed lowers interest rates ostensibly to “stimulate” the economy. But while the Fed claims it is strengthening the economy, it actually weakens it through its easy-money policies.Original article: Does the Fed's Lowering the Interest Rates Strengthen Economic Growth?

Mises Media
Does the Fed's Lowering the Interest Rates Strengthen Economic Growth?

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024


The Fed lowers interest rates ostensibly to “stimulate” the economy. But while the Fed claims it is strengthening the economy, it actually weakens it through its easy-money policies.Original article: Does the Fed's Lowering the Interest Rates Strengthen Economic Growth?

Mises Media
What Has Government Done to Our World?

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024


In What Has Government Done to Our Money? Murray Rothbard changes your whole view of the world—not just money. He opens our eyes and clarifies the mysteries of money, banking, and the role of government.See also Economic Depressions: Their Cause and Cure by Murray Rothbard: Mises.org/CureOrder a free paperback copy of Murray Rothbard's What Has Government Done to Our Money? at Mises.org/IssuesFree.Follow Minor Issues at Mises.org/MinorIssues.

Audio Mises Wire
How the Bankers Outfoxed the Politicians

Audio Mises Wire

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024


When the bankers called for a central bank in the US, they claimed to only want a way to stop bank runs. It turns out that they wanted—and got—much more. The permanent regime of inflation and asset bubbles is the result.Original article: How the Bankers Outfoxed the Politicians

Audio Mises Wire
Does the Central Bank Determine Interest Rates?

Audio Mises Wire

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024


A common belief among economists is that the central bank determines what interest rates should be. But is that accurate? Indeed, there is more to the story.Original article: Does the Central Bank Determine Interest Rates?

Audio Mises Wire
No Matter the Form, Easy Money Is Still a Fraud

Audio Mises Wire

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024


A recent fraudulent check-kiting scheme featured on TikTok bears resemblance to some of the "free money" schemes that have been coming from the Federal Reserve.Original article: No Matter the Form, Easy Money Is Still a Fraud

Mises Media
How the Bankers Outfoxed the Politicians

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024


When the bankers called for a central bank in the US, they claimed to only want a way to stop bank runs. It turns out that they wanted—and got—much more. The permanent regime of inflation and asset bubbles is the result.Original article: How the Bankers Outfoxed the Politicians

Mises Media
Does the Central Bank Determine Interest Rates?

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024


A common belief among economists is that the central bank determines what interest rates should be. But is that accurate? Indeed, there is more to the story.Original article: Does the Central Bank Determine Interest Rates?

Mises Media
No Matter the Form, Easy Money Is Still a Fraud

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024


A recent fraudulent check-kiting scheme featured on TikTok bears resemblance to some of the "free money" schemes that have been coming from the Federal Reserve.Original article: No Matter the Form, Easy Money Is Still a Fraud

The Human Action Podcast
Unpacking Mises: Fractional Reserve Banking and the Currency School

The Human Action Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024


Mises Fellow Kristoffer Hansen joins Bob to discuss Mises' perspective on fractional reserve banking and free banking. Earlier this month, Larry White referenced Hansen's work on fractional reserve banking, asserting that Hansen indicated Mises acknowledged the benefits of FRB. Kristoffer clarifies his paper and examines what Mises wrote in Human Action on the topic.Additionally, Bob and Kristoffer delve into the influence of the Currency School on banking and economic instability, as well as how commodity-backed money might impact the business cycle.Kristoffer's Article in the QJAE, "Sound Money without Free Banking": Mises.org/HAP472aKristoffer and Jonathan Newman's Article in the QJAE Clarifying Rothbard's Definition of Inflation: Mises.org/HAP472bHuman Action Podcast Episode 470 on the Debate Over Fractional Reserve Banking: Mises.org/HAP472cThe Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Murray Rothbard's, What Has Government Done to Our Money? Get your free copy at Mises.org/HAPodFree

Mises Media
Unpacking Mises: Fractional Reserve Banking and the Currency School

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024


Mises Fellow Kristoffer Hansen joins Bob to discuss Mises' perspective on fractional reserve banking and free banking. Earlier this month, Larry White referenced Hansen's work on fractional reserve banking, asserting that Hansen indicated Mises acknowledged the benefits of FRB. Kristoffer clarifies his paper and examines what Mises wrote in Human Action on the topic.Additionally, Bob and Kristoffer delve into the influence of the Currency School on banking and economic instability, as well as how commodity-backed money might impact the business cycle.Kristoffer's Article in the QJAE, "Sound Money without Free Banking": Mises.org/HAP472aKristoffer and Jonathan Newman's Article in the QJAE Clarifying Rothbard's Definition of Inflation: Mises.org/HAP472bHuman Action Podcast Episode 470 on the Debate Over Fractional Reserve Banking: Mises.org/HAP472cThe Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Murray Rothbard's, What Has Government Done to Our Money? Get your free copy at Mises.org/HAPodFree

Mises Media
Government vs. Crypto: Who Controls the Future?

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024


On October 23, 2024, Jonathan Newman appeared on Kerry Lutz's Financial Survival Network to discuss the Mises Institute's commitment to promoting Austrian economics and individual liberty, the historical role of government in monetary control, and the concept of competing currencies as alternatives to government-managed money.The original episode is available at FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com.

Radio Rothbard
Playing With Fire and Its Critics

Radio Rothbard

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024


On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Jonathan Newman joins Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop to discuss the Mises Institute's new documentary, Playing With Fire: Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve, and respond to some friendly critics about the continuing importance of Austrian Business Cycle Theory in the modern financial world."A Modest Proposal to End Fed Independence" by Joseph T. Salerno: https://mises.org/RR_210_A"Who Starts Business Cycles? Banks or the Fed?" by Jonathan Newman: https://mises.org/RR_210_B"The Federal Reserve and the Regime Are One and the Same" by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/RR_210_C"Playing With Fire – a Very Disappointing and Factually Incorrect Mises Article on Money" by Mike Shedlock: https://mises.org/RR_210_D"The Role of Shadow Banking in the Business Cycle" by Arkadiusz Sieroń: https://mises.org/RR_210_EAnatomy of the State by Murray Rothbard: https://mises.org/AnatomyGet free copies of What Has Government Done to Our Money? at https://Mises.org/RothPodFREEBe sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbardRadio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off

Mises Media
Playing With Fire and Its Critics

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024


On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Jonathan Newman joins Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop to discuss the Mises Institute's new documentary, Playing With Fire: Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve, and respond to some friendly critics about the continuing importance of Austrian Business Cycle Theory in the modern financial world."A Modest Proposal to End Fed Independence" by Joseph T. Salerno: https://mises.org/RR_210_A"Who Starts Business Cycles? Banks or the Fed?" by Jonathan Newman: https://mises.org/RR_210_B"The Federal Reserve and the Regime Are One and the Same" by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/RR_210_C"Playing With Fire – a Very Disappointing and Factually Incorrect Mises Article on Money" by Mike Shedlock: https://mises.org/RR_210_D"The Role of Shadow Banking in the Business Cycle" by Arkadiusz Sieroń: https://mises.org/RR_210_EAnatomy of the State by Murray Rothbard: https://mises.org/AnatomyGet free copies of What Has Government Done to Our Money? at https://Mises.org/RothPodFREEBe sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbardRadio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off

Mises Media
Gresham's Law: Why Bitcoin Will Save the World

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024


What explains Bitcoin? Why does it exist, and why is “nothing” worth $70,000 a piece? Moreover, there are millions of owners of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and yet few real transactions take place relatively speaking. How does this relate to the coming of a BRICs currency, the reserve status of the petrol-dollar, and the war on cash?Mark Thornton discusses Gresham's Law, one of the most ancient and impactful principles of modern human society.Order a free paperback copy of Murray Rothbard's What Has Government Done to Our Money? at Mises.org/IssuesFree.Follow Minor Issues at Mises.org/MinorIssues.

The Human Action Podcast
What Was Mises's Position on Fractional Reserve Banking?

The Human Action Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024


Murphy lays out the various camps in the debate over FRB. He endorses the view of Joe Salerno, namely that Mises favored "free banking" as the best means for limiting credit expansion and ensuring banks carry high reserve ratios.Bob's Article in the QJAE on Fractional Reserve Banking: Mises.org/HAP470aJoe Salerno, "Ludwig von Mises as Currency School Free Banker": Mises.org/HAP470bThe Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Murray Rothbard's, What Has Government Done to Our Money? Get your free copy at Mises.org/HAPodFree

Mises Media
What Was Mises's Position on Fractional Reserve Banking?

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024


Murphy lays out the various camps in the debate over FRB. He endorses the view of Joe Salerno, namely that Mises favored "free banking" as the best means for limiting credit expansion and ensuring banks carry high reserve ratios.Bob's Article in the QJAE on Fractional Reserve Banking: Mises.org/HAP470aJoe Salerno, "Ludwig von Mises as Currency School Free Banker": Mises.org/HAP470bThe Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Murray Rothbard's, What Has Government Done to Our Money? Get your free copy at Mises.org/HAPodFree

The Human Action Podcast
Philipp Bagus on the Flaws in the "Real Bills" Doctrine

The Human Action Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024


Dr. Philipp Bagus explains the main ideas from his new book, Full Reserve Banking versus the Real Bills Doctrine, which defends Misesian business cycle theory from a recent critique. Bagus provides an in-depth criticism of the Real Bills Doctrine, emphasizing the importance of real savings in economic stability. He defends full reserve banking and critiques fractional reserve systems for creating money without real economic backing, leading to inflation and business cycles.Full Reserve Banking versus the Real Bills Doctrine: Mises.org/HAP469aBob's Study Guide to The Theory of Money and Credit: Mises.org/HAP469bPhilipp Bagus, "Entrepreneurial Error Does Not Equal Market Failure" Mises.org/HAP469cThe Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Murray Rothbard's, What Has Government Done to Our Money? Get your free copy at Mises.org/HAPodFree

The Human Action Podcast
Paul Cwik's New Introduction to Austrian Business Cycle Theory

The Human Action Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024


Paul Cwik revisits the podcast to explain his new book, which aims to simplify ABCT for economics students and professors, especially those teaching at the principles level. Dr. Cwik critiques mainstream economic theories for oversimplifying business cycles, arguing that the Austrian theory better explains systemic errors and the boom-bust cycle driven by distorted interest rates.Dr. Cwik's New Book, Austrian Business Cycle Theory: An Introduction: Mises.org/HAP468aRoger Garrison's Famous Lecture, "The Austrian Theory of the Business Cycle": Mises.org/HAP468bRichard Ebeling's Monograph, The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle: Mises.org/HAP468cCarilli and Dempster, "Expectations in Austrian Business Cycle Theory: An Application of the Prisoner's Dilemma": Mises.org/HAP468dThe Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Murray Rothbard's, What Has Government Done to Our Money? Get your free copy at Mises.org/HAPodFree

The Human Action Podcast
Tom Luongo on the Rival Factions Among Bankers

The Human Action Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024


Donate $5 today to support our Fall Campaign and receive a physical copy of Anatomy of the State: Mises.org/HH5Tom Luongo hosts the Gold, Goats, 'n Guns podcast and newsletter. He explains the different factions among bankers, including rivalries between New York and San Francisco, and the US versus Europe.Read More from Tom Luongo: Mises.org/HAP467a