Podcast Episodes

Will an Iran Cyber Attack Panic Usher In a New Patriot Act?

In the wake of the US bombing of Iran, media outlets are warning about Iran retaliating with cyber attacks on the West. As the public fear of attacks increases, government moves into the void to find…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Democrats are Their Own Worst Enemy

The Democrats are performing an autopsy of their 2024 electoral failures, but without mentioning Biden, the Harris campaign, their alienation of certain demographics, or their polarizing positions.

Or…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Secession Is Inevitable. War to Prevent It Is Optional

The answer lies not in doubling down on political unity, maintained through endless violence or threats of violence. Rather, the answer lies in peaceful separation.

Original article: https://mises.org…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

I, Mises University

Just as no one in the world could possibly make something as simple as a pencil all by himself, as the great Leonard Read explained in his famous essay, I, Pencil, so it is with Mises University.

Orig…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rethinking Sociology with Mises: A New Austro-Libertarian Framework for Understanding Society

Is Austrian Economics compatible with modern sociology, which is presently dominated by collectivists? However, it is possible to apply praxeology to sociology analysis, and that is where one begins …

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Silent Guardian of Liberty: Hans F. Sennholz and the Seed of Mises in America

The biography of Hans F. Sennholz reads like a paradoxical novel—as if the protagonist had journeyed backward through the twentieth century.

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

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Understanding the Doctrine of States’ Rights

What do we mean by “states‘ rights”? Mises scholar, Wanjiru Njoya, takes us through the discussion to show us how different people have tried to define and explain that term.

Original article: https:/…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Questionable Role of Quantitative Methods in Economics

Austrian economics veers sharply from the economic mainstream over the use of mathematics and quantitative measures. Instead, Austrians build upon irrefutable premises based upon human action.

Origina…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Selling the Public Lands

Some in Congress are floating the idea of selling government land -- especially in the West -- as a way to pay down federal debt and free more land for housing. While this might seem like a free mark…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Understanding the Causes of Lincoln’s War

Why did North and South go to war with each other in 1861? The standard narrative is that slavery caused the war while more thoughtful people realize that the causes are much more complex than the si…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago