Ryan McMaken takes a look at Ludwig von Mises's definition of "democracy" and how democracy only works when mixed with an unlimited right to secession. Get free copies of How to Think About the Economy at https://Mises.org/RothPodFREE Get your ticket to Elections and the Economy: Do They Really Matter? in Fort Myers, Florida: https://Mises.org/Myers Registration for the 2024 Mises Institute Supporters Summit is open for Mises Members: https://Mises.org/SS24 Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard...
Aug 21, 2024•Ep 200•Transcript available on Metacast War, Economy, and State merges with Radio Rothbard on this episode, with Zachary Yost joining Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop for a look at the draft. The three discuss the rising interest in the draft throughout the West, including the expansion of selective service in the US and calls for an expanded "citizen army" in Europe. What would a modern draft look like, and what is the potential political fallout? “The Return of the Military Draft” by Raphael S. Cohen: https://Mises.org/RR_199_A “It’...
Aug 15, 2024•Ep 199•Transcript available on Metacast "Self-determination, imperialism, and secession are three ways of looking at the same object. Because, as we will see, the tradition of self-determination is closely connected to the issue of secession, and also its opposite then, imperialism and colonialism." Recorded on August 3, 2024, at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. Get free copies of What Has Government Done to Our Money? at https://Mises.org/RothPodFREE Get your ticket to Elections and the Economy: Do They Really Matter? in...
Aug 13, 2024•Ep 199•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by friend of the show, Peter St. Onge. The three recap the highs and lows of the past week, look at the real state of the economy, and why Americans are forced to care about Japanese monetary policy. “A Fed rate cut will not solve our economic problems” by Connor O'Keeffe: https://Mises.org/RR_198_A “Is it Black Monday or Another 2008?” by Peter St. Onge: https://Mises.org/RR_198_B Follow Peter on X: https:...
Aug 08, 2024•Ep 198•Transcript available on Metacast Live at Mises University in Auburn Alabama, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the methods of radical libertarians in light of Rothbard's essay on revolution. “The Meaning of Revolution” by Murray Rothbard: https://Mises.org/RR_197_A Get free copies of What Has Government Done to Our Money? at https://Mises.org/RothPodFREE Get your ticket to Elections and the Economy: Do They Really Matter? in Fort Myers, Florida: https://Mises.org/Myers Registration for the 2024 Mises Institute Supporters...
Aug 06, 2024•Ep 197•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss America's new chapter of late-stage Soviet politics. What does the last week show about where true political power lies in the country, and what can we expect going forward? “Kamala Harris is awful” by Connor O'Keeffe: https://Mises.org/RR_196_A “Unelected technocrats are now the nation’s chief executives” by Ryan McMaken: https://Mises.org/RR_196_B “The party of 'democracy' will now choose your candidate for you”&n...
Jul 26, 2024•Ep 196•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, asking the question of whether it was extreme incompetence or regime malice. “The Trump assassination attempt exposes the establishment’s deceitfulness” by Connor O'Keeffe: https://Mises.org/RR_195_A “The hope for national unity in the shadow of a failing state” by Tho Bishop: https://Mises.org/RR_195_B “Propaganda: How the media handles Biden’s rapid decline and the Trum...
Jul 18, 2024•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Connor O'Keeffe fills in for Ryan McMaken for a conversation with Tho Bishop and William Yarwood about last week's British election. What caused the collapse of the Tories, what might come from a new Labor regime, and what is the future for Nigel Farage? Tune in for answers to these questions and more. “The Bank of England Made Liz Truss a Scapegoat” by Daniel Lacalle: https://Mises.org/RR_194_A “Why Did Trussonomics Fail So Quickly?” by Kevin Dowd: h...
Jul 11, 2024•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop celebrate Independence Day, respond to the revolution's critics, and explain why Rothbard viewed it as an example for libertarian strategy. Get free copies of What Has Government Done to Our Money? at https://Mises.org/RothPodFREE Registration for the 2024 Mises Institute Supporters Summit is open for Mises Members https://Mises.org/SS24 Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbard Radio Rothbard mugs are now a...
Jul 04, 2024•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the first presidential debate. The event was low on substance but high in significance, with a performance from Joe Biden so bad that not even MSNBC's Morning Joe could spin it away. Get free copies of What Has Government Done to Our Money? at https://Mises.org/RothPodFREE Registration for the 2024 Mises Institute Supporters Summit is open for Mises Members https://Mises.org/SS24 Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mi...
Jun 28, 2024•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss recent European elections, the apparent collapse of the British Conservative Party, and how inflation and immigration are influencing a new generation of voters. Get free copies of What Has Government Done to Our Money? at https://Mises.org/RothPodFREE Registration for the 2024 Mises Institute Supporters Summit is open for Mises Members https://Mises.org/SS24 Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbard...
Jun 20, 2024•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Mark Thornton joins Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop to discuss the current state of the economy and what to expect as we near the election. Get free copies of What Has Government Done to Our Money? at https://Mises.org/RothPodFREE Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbard Radio Rothbard mugs are now available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off...
Jun 13, 2024•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Mises Institute Senior Editor Bill Anderson to discuss Donald Trump's conviction. Bill explains the tortured logic of the case and its lasting significance for the regime. Discussed on the Show “Don’t Listen to the Elites: Trump’s Conviction Is NOT a 'Victory' for the Rule of Law” by William L. Anderson: https://Mises.org/RR_189_A “The Lesson of the Trump Conviction” by Connor O'Keeffe: https://Mises.org...
Jun 06, 2024•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Mises Apprentice Liam McCollum, who was at last weekend's Libertarian Party National Convention. They discuss Donald Trump's presence at the event, what the LP nominee means for 2024, and the potential future of libertarian transactional politics. Discussed on the Show “To Stop the Left, America Needs a Rothbardian Right” by Tho Bishop: https://Mises.org/RR_188_A Claim your free copy of What Has Government Do...
May 30, 2024•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast Ryan and Tho and guest Karl Streitel talk about how the public school monopoly conditions students for obedience while failing to educate them. Discussed on the Show “Public Schools Have No Respect for the Students or Their Parents” by Karl Streitel: https://Mises.org/RR_187_A “Government Schools Are Propaganda Machines” by Karl Streitel: https://Mises.org/RR_187_B "The Costs of the Progressives": https://Mises.org/RR_187_C Additional Resources Options for Education: https://Mise...
May 23, 2024•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss a recent op-ed from a trio of octogenarian former Republican senators lamenting the state of the GOP. Discussed on the Show “Between Trump and Biden, what should real Republicans do?” by John Danforth, William Cohen and Alan Simpson: https://Mises.org/RR_186_A “To Stop the Left, America Needs a Rothbardian Right” by Tho Bishop: https://Mises.org/RR_186_B Claim your free copy of What Has Government Done to Our ...
May 16, 2024•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the media campaign around Joseph Stiglitz's new book, The Road to Freedom, which coincides with the birthday of one of his favorite targets: F.A. Hayek. Is Stiglitz, a past champion of Hugo Chavez, someone we should trust with his vision of true freedom? Discussed on the Show “Clinton Adviser, Nobel Prize Winning Economist Endorsed Venezuelan Socialism” by Tho Bishop: https://Mises.org/RR_185_A “Sorry, Stiglitz: It...
May 09, 2024•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Peter St. Onge, a visiting fellow of the Heritage Foundation. As inflation remains high, even Washington's preferred jobs and economic growth measures are beginning to weaken, fueling fears of stagflation. Peter, Ryan, and Tho talk about what this means for Americans, its potential political fallout for November, and what mix of "carrots and sticks" Washington may have planned for dealing with the public backlash. Claim...
May 02, 2024•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss Tucker Carlson's recent interview with Joe Rogan, and why he's right about America's dangerous "security" agencies. Discussed on the Show "The FBI and CIA Are Enemies of the American People" by Ryan McMaken https://Mises.org/RR_183_A "Cowardice, Not Courage, Led House Republicans to Side with the Democrats" by Connor O'Keeffe: https://Mises.org/RR_183_B Claim your free book: Mises.org/RothPodFree Be sure to fo...
Apr 25, 2024•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss Renato Moicano's viral Mises moment and the backlash it received from pundit Sohrab Ahmari. Discussed on the Show "Six Graphs Showing Just How Much the Government Has Grown" by Ryan McMaken https://Mises.org/RR_182_A "Why You Should Read Ludwig von Mises" by Tho Bishop: https://Mises.org/RR_182_B "Mises Against the Neoliberals" by Ryan McMaken: https://Mises.org/RR_182_C Claim your free book: Mises.o...
Apr 18, 2024•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Łukasz Dominiak, a Mises Fellow and Associate Professor at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Poland. He shares the unique history of Polish liberalism and why Poland has become a hotbed for libertarian scholarship. Claim your free book: Mises.org/RothPodFree Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard . Radio Rothbard mugs are now available at the Mises Store. Get yours at Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CO...
Apr 11, 2024•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Karl-Friedrich Israel, recorded during AERC 2024. Dr. Israel discusses the economic conditions in Europe, the problem with inflation measures, and the network of European scholars rallying to the ideas of Austrian economics. Congratulations to Ralph Lehman for winning the Human Action Conference raffle! Claim your free book: Mises.org/RothPodFree Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard . Radio Rothba...
Apr 04, 2024•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast Senior Fellow Jörg Guido Hülsmann joins Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop to talk about his new book on the economics of generosity, charity, and abundance. This is a much-neglected field of economics that mainstream economists lack tools to explain. Discussed on the Show "Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles" by Hülsmann, Jörg Guido https://Mises.org/RR_179_A Claim your free book: Mises.org/RothPodFree Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard ...
Mar 28, 2024•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Marcel Gautreau to discuss the situation unfolding in Haiti. The three discuss the history of US involvement, the propaganda game, and Washington's true aims in its foreign policy. Discussed on the Show "American Policies Only Make Haiti Worse" by Marcel Gautreau https://Mises.org/RR_178_A "How State Intervention Fueled Haiti's Descent into Chaos" by Connor O'Keeffe: https://Mises.org/RR_178_B "Now'...
Mar 21, 2024•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast On this week's Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop reflect on the fourth anniversary of the political response to covid and discuss if any meaningful lessons were learned, could something similar could happen again, and why it is right to still be furious with the tyranny American's experienced from a variety of fronts. Discussed on the Show "Covid Showed Us Who Really Rules America" by Ryan McMaken: https://Mises.org/RR_177_A "Modern Medicine’s Great Controversy" by Pete...
Mar 14, 2024•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Mises Senior Fellow Mark Thornton to debunk political talking points confusing the stock market with the real economy, and the dangers lurking beyond the regime's economic propaganda. Discussed on the Show "Minor Issues: The Fed vs. the Real Economy" by Mark Thornton: https://Mises.org/RR_176_A "Minor Issues: Anti-Wild Cards" by Mark Thornton: https://Mises.org/RR_176_B Claim your free book: Mises.o...
Mar 07, 2024•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast Ryan McMaken, Tho Bishop, and Connor O'Keeffe talk about how the US government has punished Julian Assange for revealing American war crimes and corruption. Discussed on the Show "The Outrageous Persecution of Julian Assange" by Connor O'Keeffe: https://Mises.org/RR_175_A Claim your free book: Mises.org/RothPodFree Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard . Radio Rothbard mugs are now available at the Mises Store. Get yours at Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CODE: Rot...
Feb 29, 2024•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk with Jane Johnson about why the feds will never pay down the debt. Instead, they have two choices: rampant inflation or default. Discussed on the Show "The Federal Mega-Debt is Here to Stay" by Jane L. Johnson: Mises.org/RR_174_A Claim your free book: Mises.org/RothPodFree Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard . Radio Rothbard mugs are now available at the Mises Store. Get yours at Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CODE: Ro...
Feb 22, 2024•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Doug French to discuss the health of US banks, the specific dangers of commercial real estate debt, and the risks of industry consolidation. Discussed on the Show "The Fed Claims the Banking System is "Sound and Resilient." The Banks' Balance Sheets Say Otherwise" by Douglas French: Mises.org/RR_173_A "The Fed Prepares for a Bank Crisis While Telling Americans the Economy is Strong" by Tho Bishop: ...
Feb 15, 2024•Ep 173•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop do a recap of Ryan's debate at LibertyCon on the question of national divorce. Tho and Ryan address some of the libertarian arguments against secession, as well as the larger divide between libertarians like David Boaz and Rothbardians on matters of voluntary association. Discussed on the Show Ryan's debate — Will a National Divorce Lead to More Individual Liberty?: Mises.org/RR_172_A "Anarchism and Radical Decentralizati...
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