Podcast Episodes

Interest Is Not the Marginal Product of Capital

Episode 527

Bob revisits capital and interest theory to show why the textbook result “interest = MPK” only holds in a one-good world, and why in actual markets the interest rate emerges from time, prices, and ca…

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The Seven Deadly Economic Sins

Episode 135

Mark Thornton traces seven headline “problems” back to one engine: monetary inflation. Drawing on Austrian insights, Mark explains how new money distorts prices and wages; why cheap credit spawns deb…

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Minarchism: The Worst Kind of State Idolatry

Is minarchism an antidote for the growing statism and socialism infecting our body politic? Think of it as “statism lite.”

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/minarchism-worst-kind-state-id…

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Jobs Numbers, Dick Cheney, and Thanksgiving Turkey

Episode 10

On this episode of Power & Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss the latest jobs number data, what it means for the affordability crisis, the legacy of Dick Cheney, and Thanksgiving favorites."

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Is the Left Trying to Destroy the Family?

Appearing on the John Curley Show, Ryan McMaken examines how policy—not culture-war slogans—undermines the American family. He points to marriage penalties in the tax and welfare code, inflation that…

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Government Intervention, Not BlackRock, Is To Blame For The Housing Crisis

The rent is too high. However, government interference into rental markets has been the main reason rents are so high in the first place.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/government-inte…

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Why I Won’t Be Mourning Dick Cheney

Cheney was an architect of both Iraq wars, and he was a perennial supporter of the American surveillance state, torture, and more. 

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-i-wont-be-mournin…

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How to Actually Solve the Affordability Crisis

Politicians in both parties are promising to address the affordability crisis. But neither is focusing on, or even discussing, the true causes. Here’s what they are and how to fix them.

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Origins of the Welfare State in America

We must realize that the two most powerful motivations in human history have always been ideology and economic interest, and that a joining of these two motivations can be downright irresistible.

Orig…

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The Road to De-Civilization: Inflation and the Moral Erosion of Society

Inflation is not just an economic phenomenon. It also undercuts the foundations of a civilization, leading to the breakdown of society itself.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/road-de-ci…

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