Podcast Episodes

A Brief History of Immigration Policy in America

Episode 227

The federal government didn't take charge of immigration policy until the 1880s. In the early republic, almost everyone agreed that immigration policy was a matter for the states.

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Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

The Problem with International Organizations like the EU and the WTO

Episode 227

Organizations like the European Union and the United Nations are inventions of government elites and are designed to serve the interests of government elites. They centralize political power and do n…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

4 Lessons We Learned from the Covid Panic of 2020

Episode 227

It's been five years since the covid lockdowns of 2020. Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop take a look at the lessons we learned about the regime, medical staff, and libertarians during one of history's big…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Rise of the State and the End of Private Money

Episode 227

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 curren…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Gold, Money, and the Nation-State

Episode 227

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. 

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Published on 6 months ago

How to Make Home Ownership More Affordable

Episode 227

Ryan McMaken and Chris Calton examine the many ways that government intervention has driven up home prices and made affordable homes harder to find. 

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Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

The Case for Immediately Closing the Central Bank

Episode 227

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 centr…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Mortgage Markets and Crony Capitalism

Episode 227

America’s residential mortgage market is mostly controlled by government. Ryan McMaken and Alex Pollock talk about how government corporations like Fannie Mae are fueling America’s housing affordabil…

Published on 7 months ago

Is There a Trump Doctrine in Foreign Policy?

Episode 208

Ryan McMaken and Zachary Yost try to figure out if there is any consistent philosophy that guides Donald Trump's foreign policy. 

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Published on 7 months ago

Bitcoin and Gold: Are They Money?

Episode 208

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? 

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Published on 7 months, 1 week ago