Podcast Episodes

Intel, MAHA, and Trump's Similarities with Richard Nixon

Episode 10

Assistant editor Joshua Mawhorter joins Tho Bishop and Connor O’Keeffe on the Power and Market Podcast. The three discuss Trump’s acquisition of a stake in Intel, consider how monetary policy contrib…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

The Real Problem with Trump’s Intel Deal

The federal government taking an ownership stake in Intel is neither a promising new approach to governance nor an unprecedented leap into economic fascism. It’s simply Trump embracing the corrupt st…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Charlie Kirk on Drugs: Addicted to Progressive Values?

Episode 131

On this episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton responds to Charlie Kirk’s “most controversial take” on cannabis and drug policy. Mark contrasts Kirk’s opposition to reclassification with the long his…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Why Rothbard Thought the Fed Eliminated Market Safeguards Against Bank Inflation

Episode 513

In his underappreciated work The Mystery of Banking, Murray Rothbard first explained how a regime of "free banking" would put strict limits on the ability of the private commercial banks to reduce th…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Inflation and Family Economics

Episode 227

Economist Jeff Degner joins Ryan McMaken to discuss how inflationary monetary policy has changed our culture, and the family with it.

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Published on 4 weeks ago

Fraud at the Fed, Smithsonian, and DC Council

Episode 10

On this episode of Power and Market, the roundtable talks about a new brewing scandal involving the Fed, revisits the conversation on nationalizing Washington, DC, and the new "golden age" of the Smi…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump’s DC “Takeover” Is Missing the Point

Few really understand why these blue cities are crime-ridden. It’s not merely a lack of resources or even progressive ideology. At the root of the problem are governments working hard to maintain a m…

Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago

Stuck in Jackson Hole

Episode 131

As central bankers descend on Jackson Hole for their annual gathering, Mark Thornton explores the history, politics, and pageantry of the world’s most exclusive monetary policy conference. From its o…

Published on 1 month ago

Five Myths About the History of Political Thought

Episode 227

In his important lectures on the history of political thought, historian Ralph Raico examined five myths that many still believe about classical liberalism and the origins of modern ideology. 

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Published on 1 month ago

Trump's DC “Takeover” and the Lessons of the OKC Bombing

Episode 10

William L. Anderson joins Tho and Connor this week to discuss Trump mobilizing federal agencies to clean up the crime-ridden city of DC and his recent book review of Margaret Roberts’ Blowback: The U…

Published on 1 month ago