Podcast Episodes

Why Classical-Liberal Constitutionalism Has Failed

The old classical liberal political tactics of constitutionalism, state building, and universal suffrage have clearly failed. 

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-classical-liberal-cons…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

The FTC versus Fortnite: “Consumer Protection” is Consumer Deception

The Federal Trade Commission has fined the makers of the video game Fortnite more than $500 million ostensibly for violations that have no legal basis. This is yet another case of the feds shaking do…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

WNBA Players: “Pay Us What You Owe Us”

Discussions of wages often miss the all-important economic of a worker‘s diminishing marginal value product (DMVP), and the WNBA is no exception.

Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/wnba-…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

The US-EU Trade “Deal” is Nothing to Celebrate

The White House is boasting about a new trade “deal” with the EU. But every supposed benefit that comes from the agreement applies only to a small subset of the country while leaving the American pub…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Don’t Ship Weapons to Troubled Hot Spots

Once he took office, Trump continued Biden‘s policy of massive arms shipments to Israel. Trump even sent American bombers to attack Iran‘s nuclear facilities.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Federal Student Loans Drive Up College Tuition Levels

Like every other government program designed to make something “more affordable,” the student loan program has managed to drive college tuition to atmospheric levels and saddle students with massive …

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Racism Can't Explain Europe's Drive for Conquest and Colonial Power

Historically, Europeans had few qualms about conquering and enslaving other Europeans. This presents some problems for the narrative claiming that injustices committed by Europeans are motivated prim…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tariffs Mean Lost Jobs

The goalposts are continually changing (more like fallacy-hopping), but one would-be goal of tariffs needs to be confronted—tariffs for domestic job protection.

Original article: https://mises.org/mis…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Axe the Bank of Portugal Before It Does More Harm

The Federal Reserve is not the only central bank in the world doing monetary and economic damage. Portugal's central bank, working as a branch of the European Central Bank, has been undermining sound…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Can Surveys Provide Insight Into the State of the Economy?

Surveys used to gauge optimism or pessimism about the economy may be interesting to read, but unless they are the product of sound and realistic economic theory, they are not economically useful.

Orig…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago