Podcast Episodes

The Continental Bait-and-Switch

The Continentals and other paper monies only temporarily retained some value largely because of an initial promise of future redemption in gold and s…

6 months ago

Revisiting the Maidan Massacre

The Maidan Massacre of February 2014 supposedly involved Ukrainian government troops tied to President Viktor Yanukovych, a Russian ally, leading to …

6 months ago

Camillo Tarello: The Forgotten Farmer Who Outsmarted the State

Camillo Tarello was one of the fathers of modern agriculture. Fighting the headwinds of state disapproval for his innovative farming methods, he made…

6 months ago

Why Are Houses So Expensive? It's Deliberate Government Policy

Historically, it has been very poor manners in Washington to admit that keeping home prices high is a deliberate policy. High prices are not the "uni…

6 months ago

Reclaiming the Antistate Roots of Christmas

Shortly after hearing about the birth of Jesus, Herod the king tried to have the child murdered. Indeed, Herod's oppressive rule and the predations o…

6 months ago

More Largesse from Santa Claus Trump

All children eventually learn that the presents under the Christmas tree come from family and friends, who must pay for them with their own money, an…

6 months, 1 week ago

Was Scrooge the Victim in A Christmas Carol?

Scrooge was never mistreated by his nephew, by Cratchit, or by those seeking charitable donations. Scrooge was always free to refuse them all.

Origina…

6 months, 1 week ago

How the Soviets Replaced Christmas with a Socialist Winter Holiday

Father Frost (the Soviet Santa Claus) asks: "To whom do we owe all the good things in our socialist society?,” to which, it is said, the children cho…

6 months, 1 week ago

Home Prices and Sales Fall. Can Sellers Count on Lower Interest Rates?

With employment fundamentals so weak, the real way to increase home sales is to cut prices further. That, of course, is not what sellers want to hear…

6 months, 1 week ago

Free Markets Would Be OPEC's Undoing

Had the United States pursued a policy of economic freedom with respect to energy production over the last thirty years, the conditions for OPEC’s su…

24 years, 9 months ago