Podcast Episodes

Rothbard: World War I as the Triumph of Progressive Intellectuals

November 11 was once known as Armistice Day, the day set aside to celebrate the end of WWI. In this essay Rothbard discusses the war as the triumph of several Progressive intellectual strains from th…

Published on 10 hours ago

On Resisting Evil

We libertarians may be anti-state, but that we are emphatically not anti-society or opposed to the real world, however contaminated it might be. 

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/resisti…

Published on 16 hours ago

50-Year Mortgages Won’t Make Housing More Affordable

President Trump has proposed a 50-year mortgage for new homebuyers, ostensibly to make housing more affordable. Actually, this financial instrument will make housing more costly and do nothing to add…

Published on 1 day, 7 hours ago

How to End the Fed

Episode 7

Dr. Jonathan Newman explains why we don’t need a central bank, and lays out a concrete, Rothbard-inspired plan for actually ending the Fed.

Sponsored by Andy Hord.

Recorded at the Mises Supporters Summ…

Published on 1 day, 10 hours ago

Rethinking "Sticky Prices" and Monetary Disequilibrium

Episode 524

Dr. Jonathan Newman joins the Human Action Podcast to discuss his recent QJAE article disputing the claim that 'sticky prices' prevent markets from clearing--i.e., when the quantity supplied equals t…

Published on 2 days, 3 hours ago

Silver: Manipulation or Fundamentals?

Episode 135

Is silver “manipulated,” or are fundamentals doing the work? Mark Thornton sifts the evidence and finds a simpler story. Big players have gamed markets before, but the long arc of silver prices refle…

Published on 6 days ago

Taxes and the Rise of the Modern State

Episode 227

In this lecture from the 2025 Mises Institute Supporters summit, Ryan looks at how the modern state is built on the rapid rise of taxation in recent centuries.  

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Published on 6 days, 10 hours ago

Dystopia Misdiagnosed: How the Rich Drive Health Innovation

The dystopian futuristic movie Elysium portrays a terrible future in which only the rich have medical care while the poor suffer on an overpopulated, polluted planet. The film’s theme—that only huge …

Published on 6 days, 11 hours ago

Hobbes’s Accidental Case Against the State

If Hobbes is right about human nature, then he is wrong about the state as a solution. Ironically, his key arguments for the state are actually key reasons against it.

Original article: https://mises.…

Published on 6 days, 16 hours ago

Election Fallout: Is Inflation Radicalizing Our Politics?

Episode 10

On this episode of Power & Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho take a look at this week's off-year elections. Were any of the outcomes a real surprise? Does Mamdami reflect the future of the left? Will aff…

Published on 1 week ago