Podcast Episodes
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Episode 135
On the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton critiques “green” mandates through the seen–unseen lens, contrasting them with conservation grou…
1 year ago
On the Hyperinflation On-Ramp
Episode 135
Mark Thornton returns as a guest on the Liberty and Finance podcast with Dunagun Kaiser to walk through Ludwig von Mises’s three stages of inflation,…
1 year ago
Black Swans, Sequestered Capital, and the Next Bust
Episode 135
On the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton argues that “black swans” aren’t root causes but announcement effects of imbalances created by t…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Road to Hyperinflation
Episode 135
On the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton takes a provocative look at America’s path toward hyperinflation. Mark walks through Mises’s thr…
1 year, 1 month ago
Hans Hoppe is No Revolutionary
Episode 135
Is Hans-Hermann Hoppe a firebrand revolutionary, or something very different? On this episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton traces Hoppe’s American …
1 year, 1 month 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’…
1 year, 1 month 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 mos…
1 year, 2 months ago
Capital Consumption
Episode 131
What happens when a society consumes its seed corn? What is capital consumption, and why does it matter? In this episode, Mark Thornton examines how …
1 year, 2 months ago
The Great Precious Metal Premium Conspiracy
Episode 131
Why do gold and silver coins often cost more than the spot price, and why do those premiums seem to disappear when you try to sell? On this episode, …
1 year, 2 months ago
Inflation: True or Out of the Blue
Episode 123
On this episode, Mark Thornton gives a crash course on the sleight-of-hand world of inflation, how it really works, why the official story doesn’t ad…
1 year, 2 months ago