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Episode 88
This Sunday, September 29, marks the birthday of Ludwig von Mises, and all fall campaign donations will be doubled in celebration. Join us! Mises.org…
1 year, 3 months ago
Warren Buffett, Dave Ramsey, and John Maynard Keynes Are Wrong!
Episode 87
This week kicks off the Mises Institute's Fall Campaign. Make a $100+ donation or a recurring donation of $5 or more, and Mark will send you a signed…
1 year, 3 months ago
Is the Skyscraper Curse Dead?
Episode 85
There is good evidence that the Skyscraper Curse is dead. But what does that mean? Mark Thornton digs down to the foundations to see what the ramific…
1 year, 4 months ago
Where Will All the Money Go?
Episode 85
The Federal Reserve seems to have finally publicly committed to its rate-cutting cycle—specifically the federal funds rate or policy rate. The Fed wa…
1 year, 4 months ago
Old School Economics
Episode 83
The phrase, old school economics, is often used positively or approvingly by many, but it's rarely explained. What is this school and where is it loc…
1 year, 4 months ago
Past Tense
Episode 82
Mark discusses the issues of homelessness, poverty, technology, and government in two award-winning episodes of the 1995 Star Trek series, Deep Space…
1 year, 4 months ago
Sri Lanka as a Role Model for the US
Episode 81
Massive increases in government debts, much of it to foreigners, a willingness to pay for ongoing bureaucratic expenses with budget deficits, and a t…
1 year, 5 months ago
Techno Unemployment
Episode 81
With Mises University over and the stock market showing the first crack in its armor, it's time to check the underbelly of the economy’s mighty growt…
1 year, 5 months ago
A Tale of Four Cities
Episode 80
Mark Thornton reviews Philip Duffy's book about the mysterious Irish banker Richard Cantillon (1680–1734). Many crucial Austrian insights have been f…
1 year, 5 months ago
Inverted, Recessed, and Hung Out to Dry
Episode 79
The great reckoning seems to be following the course that Mark Thornton has been charting by guesswork. In other words, the great train wreck seems t…
1 year, 5 months ago