Podcast Episodes

The True Founders of Economics: The School of Salamanca

The real founders of economic science actually wrote hundreds of years before Adam Smith. 

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/true-founder…

2 months, 4 weeks ago

The Duke Faculty and Administration Damaged the Intellectual Foundations of Higher Education

By opposing justice and throwing aside the facts of hard science, the Duke faculty and administration damaged all of higher education during the infa…

2 months, 4 weeks ago

There Is No Property-Rights Case for Birthright Citizenship

The process of naturalization is a government-created "right" with no basis in property rights. In other words, there is no libertarian case for birt…

3 months ago

Ethics, State, and Just War: Some Notes on Rothbard’s Libertarianism

For Rothbard — as for Locke — it is not the use of force that is disputable, but the use of force against peaceful and innocent people.

Original artic…

3 months ago

How the Jacksonians Caused America’s Industrial Revolution

America’s industrial revolution didn’t just happen. It came about because of the free market initiatives that came from the Andrew Jackson presidency…

3 months ago

Atlanta, TSA, and a Test Case for Interventionist Non-Intervention

The TSA stories, especially at Atlanta, are illustrations of interventionist non-intervention: non-delivery of promised, paid-for, and monopolized se…

3 months ago

Durham Police and Prosecutors Committed Numerous Crimes in the Duke Lacrosse Case – And Escaped Meaningful Punishment

When accusations of rape and assault were made against Duke University’s lacrosse team in 2006, both the Durham City Police and District Attorney Mic…

3 months ago

Cheap Calories, Expensive Consequences: How Federal Policy Contributes to Chronic Disease

The federal government heavily subsidizes certain politically-connected food growers in the name of “protecting our food supply.” Actually, the gover…

3 months ago

The Mistaken Identity of Prediction Markets

Mainstream finance regularly confuses finance, insurance and betting. The Austrian School provides the tools to understand their differences.

Original…

3 months ago

Individualism in Rothbard’s Natural Rights Libertarianism

Murray Rothbard’s system was built upon the natural rights of individuals, and tying liberty to property and ownership, not collectivism.

Original art…

3 months ago