Podcast Episodes

The Two Economies

As I see it now, there are really two economies—two distinct systems of producing and exchanging wealth. Or rather, two systems that purport to do th…

3 months, 1 week ago

The Public Goods Circular Argument

Public goods theory often assumes what it seeks to establish, namely, that the state is the indispensable precondition of production, even though the…

3 months, 1 week ago

When Our Word is No Longer Good

The White House leaks that a deal is almost done. Markets surge. Insiders profit. The deal collapses. Repeat. Now the markets barely move. Nobody bel…

3 months, 1 week ago

Democracy's Road to Tyranny

The popular pastime of modern democracies of punishing the diligent and thrifty, while rewarding the lazy, improvident, and unthrifty, is cultivated …

3 months, 1 week ago

The Big Apple’s Woes Are Not Just the Result of One Election

Mamdani’s election is not the cause of economic decline. Instead, New York City’s slide into chaos has been ongoing for many years, and Mamdani promi…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Murray Rothbard on War and "Isolationism"

Remembering Murray Rothbard on our imperialistic wars: "The true principle of isolationism is that the government should be isolated and people who t…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

The US Constitution Is Now a Suicide Pact

Historically, many sovereign states have granted separatist cultural and ideological groups political autonomy as a means of avoiding full secession.…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Economic Problem Behind Zohran Mamdani’s Government Grocery Plan

Zohran Mamdani’s proposal reflects a growing belief that economic problems can be solved through public ownership and political management. But a gro…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Great Reversal: How Social Contract Theory Became State Apologetics

Social contract theory was used to critique a form of the state, but was also used to legitimize the modern nation-state.

Original article: https://mi…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Buc-ee’s: Free-Market Triumph or Simply Capitalist Oppression?

Buc-ee’s—the roadside travel phenomenon—seems to cater to the extremes in our society. Either customers love shopping at the place or it is yet anoth…

3 months, 2 weeks ago