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Audio Mises Wire
Did the Fed Achieve Independence During the Korean War?

Audio Mises Wire

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025


Rumor has it that the Federal Reserve was able to resist the president‘s demands to enable funding of the Korean War. However, a look at the record demonstrates conclusively that the Fed bowed to Harry Truman‘s wishes to do what it has done for a century: finance America‘s wars.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/did-fed-achieve-independence-during-korean-war

Audio Mises Wire
Ludwig von Mises on Peace and Social Cooperation

Audio Mises Wire

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025


The free market replaces the struggle for survival found in the animal world with social cooperation in which everybody benefits. Capitalism is a system of peace, not war.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/ludwig-von-mises-peace-and-social-cooperation

Audio Mises Wire
The American-Israeli Nineteenth-Century Ways of War

Audio Mises Wire

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025


This brief historical sketch brings us to how the American and Israeli militaries of today have adopted a nineteenth-century-style war of extermination against what they consider to be another “lesser race.”Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/american-israeli-nineteenth-century-ways-war

Audio Mises Wire
JFK and the Burden of Proof

Audio Mises Wire

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025


We know what happened on November 22, 1963, at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, but there is a lot about that terrible day we don't know. But we also know that President Kennedy challenged the National Security State. Did it cost him his life?Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/jfk-and-burden-proof

Mises Media
JFK and the Burden of Proof

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025


We know what happened on November 22, 1963, at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, but there is a lot about that terrible day we don't know. But we also know that President Kennedy challenged the National Security State. Did it cost him his life?Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/jfk-and-burden-proof

Audio Mises Wire
We Never Got to Torture Congress

Audio Mises Wire

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025


Thanks to the endless “War Against Terror,” the US Government promoted methods of torture, including some borrowed from the sadistic torturers of the former Soviet Union. Congress stood by and let it happen.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/we-never-got-torture-congress

Mises Media
We Never Got to Torture Congress

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025


Thanks to the endless “War Against Terror,” the US Government promoted methods of torture, including some borrowed from the sadistic torturers of the former Soviet Union. Congress stood by and let it happen.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/we-never-got-torture-congress

Audio Mises Wire
Relearning the Lessons We Never Learned from World War I

Audio Mises Wire

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025


The 20th century gave us two world wars that have altered the world's political landscape to this day. We would do well to remember the main lesson from World War I: there is no “honor” in warfare. It is pure murder.Original article: https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/lord-manor

Mises Media
Relearning the Lessons We Never Learned from World War I

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025


The 20th century gave us two world wars that have altered the world's political landscape to this day. We would do well to remember the main lesson from World War I: there is no “honor” in warfare. It is pure murder.Original article: https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/lord-manor

Radio Rothbard
The Rise of War Propaganda and the Defeat of Laissez-Faire

Radio Rothbard

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025


In this lecture from the Mises Institute's recent Conference on War Revisionism, McMaken looks at how classical liberals' pro-peace foreign policy was defeated by a century of war propaganda beginning with the First World War. 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 Rise of War Propaganda and the Defeat of Laissez-Faire

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025


In this lecture from the Mises Institute's recent Conference on War Revisionism, McMaken looks at how classical liberals' pro-peace foreign policy was defeated by a century of war propaganda beginning with the First World War. 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
Reconstruction Reconsidered

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025


Who really caused the violence of Reconstruction? Wanjiru Njoya exposes how federal intervention fueled racial conflict and dismantled the South's social order—challenging modern myths with historical truth.Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 17, 2025.

Mises Media
The Righteous Cause Conquers the World

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025


Brion McClanahan dismantles the so-called "righteous cause" narrative that shapes modern American history and foreign policy, tracing its roots from Sumner and Lincoln to the war in Iraq.Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 17, 2025.

Mises Media
The Importance of Ralph Raico's Foreign Policy Revisionism

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025


Ryan McMaken discusses Ralph Raico's critique of war propaganda, revealing how states systematically shape history to justify endless conflict—and why revisionism is essential for reclaiming peace and liberty.Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 17, 2025.

Mises Media
Examining Pentagon Lies in Real Time: A Personal Perspective, a Public Prescription

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025


From Vietnam to Iraq, Pentagon insider Karen Kwiatkowski reveals firsthand how government lies drive America's wars—and how courageous whistleblowers fight back with truth.Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 17, 2025.

Mises Media
Origins of the National (Military) Science Foundation

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025


Does government-funded science drive progress or distort it? Peter Klein uncovers the hidden costs, cronyism, and political agendas behind the National Science Foundation and federal research funding.Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 17, 2025.

Mises Media
The "New Economists" and Military Keynesianism

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025


Military Keynesianism wasn't just economic policy, it was socialism in disguise. Joseph Salerno reveals how John F. Kennedy's economists used war spending and deficits to erode liberty under the guise of stability and growth.Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 17, 2025.

Mises Media
The Attack on the USS Liberty

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025


Phillip Tourney provides a first-hand account of the 1967 USS Liberty incident, examining its lasting implications for US foreign policy, governmental transparency, and historical accountability.Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 16, 2025.

Mises Media
The True History of World War II

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025


Ron Unz critically reassesses the established narrative of World War II, exploring overlooked historical evidence, scholarly purges, and contested interpretations that significantly redefine our understanding of the conflict.Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 17, 2025.

Mises Media
The Myth of Fed Independence After the Treasury-Fed Accord of 1951

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025


Is the Federal Reserve truly independent? Jonathan Newman uncovers the myths behind the 1951 Treasury-Fed Accord, revealing the Fed's long history as a willing financier of America's wars and government spending.Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 17, 2025.

Mises Media
Charles Beard and American Foreign Policy

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025


Historian Charles Beard championed continentalism—keeping America out of foreign wars. David Gordon explores Beard's forgotten warnings and their lasting lessons on liberty and foreign policy.Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 16, 2025.

Mises Media
The Marshall Plan Slush Fund: Cronyism for US Exporters

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025


Did the Marshall Plan save Europe or enrich crony capitalists? Patrick Newman discusses how corporate welfare, hidden deals, and corruption shaped postwar policy, with effects still felt today.Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 16, 2025.

Mises Media
False Virtue: The Phony Rationale for American Military Imperialism

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025


Revisionist history isn't denial—it's the pursuit of truth. Tom DiLorenzo exposes the dangerous "Treasury of Virtue" that justifies endless wars and imperialism.Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 16, 2025.

Mises Media
The Revisionist Economic History of the Civil War

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025


Why did the South lose the Civil War? Mark Thornton argues Vicksburg—not Gettysburg—was key, revealing how Confederate economic failures sealed their fate.Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 16, 2025.

Mises Media
How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025


Endless wars abroad destroy liberty at home. Scott Horton exposes how US foreign policy disasters—from NATO expansion to Ukraine—threaten peace, prosperity, and freedom.Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 16, 2025.

Mises Media
The Real Israel vs. Hasbara History

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025


Ilana Mercer dismantles Israel's "Hasbara" myths, exposing harsh truths behind Gaza's suffering—and the moral complicity of America in enabling atrocities.Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 16, 2025.

Mises Media
Engines of Destruction in the Great War: Artillery, Society, War Finance, and the Emergence of the Total State

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025


How did the state grow from Machiavelli to World War I? Hunt Tooley reveals the shocking story of how artillery, arms dealers, and bankers turned war into profitable, prolonged carnage.Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 16, 2025.

Radio Rothbard
Trump's First 100 Days: The Good and the Bad

Radio Rothbard

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025


Historian Chris Calton joins Ryan McMaken to discuss both the upsides and the downsides of Trump's first 100 days. 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
Trump's First 100 Days: The Good and the Bad

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025


Historian Chris Calton joins Ryan McMaken to discuss both the upsides and the downsides of Trump's first 100 days. 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 Trump Administration Is Not Serious About Ending Endless Wars

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025


The first 100 days of the second Trump administration have made it clear that those who want the foreign policy status quo to continue are serious about doing what it takes to accomplish their goals, while those who want to change it are not.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/trump-administration-not-serious-about-ending-endless-warsThe Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Murray Rothbard's, What Has Government Done to Our Money? Get your free copy at https://mises.org/gabfreebookBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

Radio Rothbard
Trump Wants Even More Military Spending

Radio Rothbard

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025


Donald Trump says he plans for a big 12% jump in military spending, he has threatened war with Iran, and has escalated the war with the Houthis. None of this has anything to do with defending the United States. Register for Our Enemy The Bureaucracy now at https://Mises.org/Phoenix25.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
Bringing the War on Terror to Our Southern Border Can Only End in Disaster

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025


President Trump has threatened to use the armed forces to go after the drug cartels in Mexico. Escalating the disastrous War on Drugs by incorporating the failed strategies of the War on Terror is a terrible idea.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/bringing-war-terror-our-southern-border-can-only-end-disasterThe Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Murray Rothbard's, What Has Government Done to Our Money? Get your free copy at https://mises.org/gabfreebookBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

Mises Media
Trump Wants Even More Military Spending

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025


Donald Trump says he plans for a big 12% jump in military spending, he has threatened war with Iran, and has escalated the war with the Houthis. None of this has anything to do with defending the United States. Register for Our Enemy The Bureaucracy now at https://Mises.org/Phoenix25.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

Audio Mises Wire
Empire as the Price of Bureaucracy

Audio Mises Wire

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025


Totalitarian bureaucracy necessitates a constant state of crisis and there is no better creator of crises than imperial machinations.Original article: Empire as the Price of Bureaucracy

Mises Media
Empire as the Price of Bureaucracy

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025


Totalitarian bureaucracy necessitates a constant state of crisis and there is no better creator of crises than imperial machinations.Original article: Empire as the Price of Bureaucracy

Mises Media
Trump Adopts the Democrats' Terrible Yemen Policy

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025


While the Trump administration claims it is breaking with the policies of Joe Biden, it is continuing US attacks on the Houthis of Yemen supported by the previous president.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/trump-adopts-democrats-terrible-yemen-policyBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

Mises Media
The Other Thing Zelensky Got Called Out On

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025


For the first time since the war began, a senior US official criticized Ukraine's use of conscripts. This is overdue, as conscription is one of the worst tyrannies a government can impose on the people under it, and Americans have now been forced to support it for years.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/other-thing-zelensky-got-called-outBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

Mises Media
The New GOP-Organized Labor Alliance Will Not Help the Working Class

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025


Organized labor, which long has been the bedrock of the Democratic Party, is being courted by the MAGA Republicans trying to bolster their image with the “working classes.” But labor unions are no true friend to the working class. Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/new-gop-organized-labor-alliance-will-not-help-working-classesBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

Mises Media
Trump Cannot Allow a Declining Europe to Drag the US Down

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025


Recent comments from JD Vance and Pete Hegseth brought the relationship between the US and its allies in Europe into the spotlight. The unfortunate truth is that most of Europe is deep in a self-imposed decline. US taxpayers should not be forced to have any part of it.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/trump-cannot-allow-declining-europe-drag-us-downBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at Mises.org/GB

The Human Action Podcast
Unpacking the Document that Spells Out Trump's Tariff Strategy

The Human Action Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025


Josh Hendrickson is the chair of the Economics Department at the University of Mississippi. He recently brought to Twitter's attention a 41-page document released in November by Stephen Miran, the Harvard PhD whom Trump has nominated as the new chair of the Council of Economic Advisors. The document spells out a strategy of using tariffs and deregulation to Make America Great Again.The 41-Page Tariff Document: Mises.org/HAP487aJosh's X Thread Detailing the Document: Mises.org/HAP487bJoin the Mises Institute on April 26 in Phoenix, Arizona, as we expose the danger and waste of bureaucracy: Mises.org/Phoenix25

Mises Media
Unpacking the Document that Spells Out Trump's Tariff Strategy

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025


Josh Hendrickson is the chair of the Economics Department at the University of Mississippi. He recently brought to Twitter's attention a 41-page document released in November by Stephen Miran, the Harvard PhD whom Trump has nominated as the new chair of the Council of Economic Advisors. The document spells out a strategy of using tariffs and deregulation to Make America Great Again.The 41-Page Tariff Document: Mises.org/HAP487aJosh's X Thread Detailing the Document: Mises.org/HAP487bJoin the Mises Institute on April 26 in Phoenix, Arizona, as we expose the danger and waste of bureaucracy: Mises.org/Phoenix25

Radio Rothbard
Is There a Trump Doctrine in Foreign Policy?

Radio Rothbard

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025


Ryan McMaken and Zachary Yost try to figure out if there is any consistent philosophy that guides Donald Trump's foreign policy. Register for Our Enemy The Bureaucracy now at https://Mises.org/Phoenix25.The 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
Is There a Trump Doctrine in Foreign Policy?

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025


Ryan McMaken and Zachary Yost try to figure out if there is any consistent philosophy that guides Donald Trump's foreign policy. Register for Our Enemy The Bureaucracy now at https://Mises.org/Phoenix25.The 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

The Human Action Podcast
Would Trump's Plan to Replace Income Tax with Tariffs Work?

The Human Action Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025


Bob analyzes President Trump's recent remarks praising the revenue capacity of tariffs. He shows that historically, tariffs only bought in a small fraction of what income taxes currently yield, meaning federal spending would have to be sharply cut in order to phase out the income tax.HAPod Ep. 458 on Tariffs vs. Income Taxes: Mises.org/HAP485aBrian Domitrovic's Forbes Article, "Supply-Siders Battle Their Tariff Critics": Mises.org/HAP485bTrump on Tariffs: Mises.org/HAP485cThe Chart Shown in this Episode: Mises.org/HAP485dUse 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
Would Trump's Plan to Replace Income Tax with Tariffs Work?

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025


Bob analyzes President Trump's recent remarks praising the revenue capacity of tariffs. He shows that historically, tariffs only bought in a small fraction of what income taxes currently yield, meaning federal spending would have to be sharply cut in order to phase out the income tax.HAPod Ep. 458 on Tariffs vs. Income Taxes: Mises.org/HAP485aBrian Domitrovic's Forbes Article, "Supply-Siders Battle Their Tariff Critics": Mises.org/HAP485bTrump on Tariffs: Mises.org/HAP485cThe Chart Shown in this Episode: Mises.org/HAP485dUse 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
Ralph Raico: A Great Historian

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025


Ralph Raico presents the fundamental political problem of the twentieth century, which remains our fundamental political problem today: How can war—given its appalling destruction—be avoided?Original article: Ralph Raico: A Great Historian

Radio Rothbard
Why We Need "Just War Theory"

Radio Rothbard

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025


Ryan McMaken and 'Crisis' magazine editor-in-chief Eric Sammons examine how many Christians pay too little attention to the true costs of war. Ryan and Eric also discuss the importance of Just War Theory. Use code Rothbard25 to get 10% off your ticket to Educating for Liberty Mises Circle in Tampa on February 22: httsp://Mises.org/Tampa25Get 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
Why We Need "Just War Theory"

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025


Ryan McMaken and 'Crisis' magazine editor-in-chief Eric Sammons examine how many Christians pay too little attention to the true costs of war. Ryan and Eric also discuss the importance of Just War Theory. Use code Rothbard25 to get 10% off your ticket to Educating for Liberty Mises Circle in Tampa on February 22: httsp://Mises.org/Tampa25Get 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
Slash Military Spending: “Defense” Budgets are Bigger than Ever Before

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025


Even though the Pentagon has failed seven audits in a row, defense spending is now 60 percent higher (in real terms) than its old Cold War peak. Original article: Slash Military Spending: “Defense” Budgets are Bigger than Ever Before

Radio Rothbard
2025 Predictions

Radio Rothbard

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025


From the economy to foreign policy, Ryan McMaken, Tho Bishop, and Zachary Yost take a look at where we're headed in the next year. Get free copies of What Has Government Done to Our Money? at https://Mises.org/RothPodFREEThe World at War by Ralph Raico: 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