Podcast Episodes

Remembering the Mogambo Guru

The financial analyst Richard Daughty, whose pen name was Mogambo Guru, passed away four years ago, but while he was alive, he produced spot-on criti…

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Crazy Wealth Tax Proposals in California and New York City

As socialists gain power in American cities and states, they look to destroy the creation of wealth and to tax the wealth-creators into oblivion. We …

4 weeks ago

Beware the Neo-Primes

The latest rage among defense contractors is the rise of the high-tech “neo-primes,” firms which supposedly will apply “smart” militarization. Histor…

4 weeks ago

Justice Clarence Thomas, Harry Jaffa, and the Declaration of Independence

Did the Declaration of Independence carry a hidden message of abolition of slavery? Justice Clarence Thomas and historian Harry Jaffa believe that, b…

4 weeks ago

The Sedation of Appalachia

The Appalachian region, while always relatively poor, had strong families and institutions that held things together. In the aftermath of the expansi…

4 weeks, 1 day ago

The Defeat of Thomas Massie: Where to Go from Here?

The recent primary defeat of Thomas Massie will deprive this country of a free-market and anti-war voice. How should libertarians respond?

Original ar…

1 month ago

“Creating a Nation”: The Declaration of Independence and the Nation Anachronism

Viewing the Declaration of Independence as the act that created one consolidated American nation is a common historical anachronism, which projects a…

1 month ago

Mises and the Role of the Economist in Public Policy

In contemplating the life and career of Ludwig von Mises, one is struck by the nobility and grandeur, the high courage, of his lonely and lifelong st…

1 month ago

There Is No Reprieve in the Fed’s War on Savings

The Federal Reserve continues to destroy the economy’s savings base through a combination of artificially low interest rates and inflation. This war …

1 month ago

The Heart of a Fighter

What inspires us about the life of Mises, writes Lew Rockwell, is not his victimhood but his triumph over evil.

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

1 month ago