Radio Rothbard

The Federal Reserve has created a huge boom full of bubbles. But after the boom must eventually come a bust. Ryan and Tho talk to Mises Institute Senior Fellow Mark Thornton about what to expect from the next recession and how we got ourselves into our current inflationary mess.  Recommended Reading "Eliminating Economic Crises" by Mark Thornton: Mises.org/RR_118_A "The REAL Solution to the Coming Economic Crisis" by Mark Thornton: Mises.org/RR_118_B "Wholesale Price Inflation Is Slowing as Economy Worsens" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_118_C The Skyscraper Curse: And How Austrian Economists Predicted Every Major Economic Crisis of the Last Century by Mark Thornton: Mises.org/RR_118_D "Will the Fed Pop the Everything Bubble?" by Daniel Lacalle: Mises.org/RR_118_E "The Trillion-Dollar Coin Idea Is Just Another Way to Rip Us Off" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_118_F "The Fed's Real Mandate" by Mark Thornton: Mises.org/RR_118_G Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard.

On this week's Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop celebrate World Economic Forum week by discussing the Managerial Revolution. While James Burnham's disinterest in economics made his criticism of capitalism cringey, modern financialization has manipulated the profit and loss mechanisms that any fan of his work can appreciate. Also, what is the lasting impact of the political capture of corporate power? Will the next crisis allow for a needed re-evaluation of insidious neoliberalism, or will "hypercapitalism" get the blame? Tune in for this and more on the latest episode. Recommended Reading "The Fed Is a Purely Political Institution, and It's Definitely Not a Bank" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_117_A "Financialization: Why the Financial Sector Now Rules the Global Economy" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_117_B Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard.

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop call for breaking up the US into smaller states. While this idea sounds radical to some, there has been growing conversation about shifting state borders, including proposals to break up California and a recent vote on the Greater Idaho project. Ryan and Tho discuss what lessons the Swiss model of federalism, as well as consider the cynical political considerations of this humble proposal.  Recommended Reading "If American Federalism Were like Swiss Federalism, There Would be 1,300 States" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_116_A "The Borders Between US States Are Obsolete" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_116_B Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard.

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are back for 2023, savoring the chaos in Congress. As the House Republican rebellion threatens to keep Kevin McCarthy from gaining the speaker's gavel, Ryan and Tho look at other potential targets for a Republican-held Congress. Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard.

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look ahead to 2023 with a handful of predictions for the new year. They even manage to find one reason for optimism! Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard.

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look back at 2022 and touch on some of the worst and underappreciated trends of the year. For those interested in a more holiday-themed episode, check out last year's debate on the virtues of Ebenezer Scrooge (Mises.org/RR_45). Looking for Christmas gifts? Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on select books featured on Radio Rothbard. Or, use code MURRAYCHRISTMAS for a special 10% discount on select new Mises apparel: Mises.org/RR_113_Store Recommended Reading "Why Are So Many Men Leaving the Workforce?" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_113_A "The Jobs "Boom" Isn't So Hot When We Remember Nearly Six Million Men Are Missing from the Workforce" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_113_B "The Pandemic Is 'Over,' but the Feds Aren't Giving Up Their Emergency Powers" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_113_C "Ebenezer Scrooge: Hero or Villain?" (Radio Rothbard): Mises.org/RR_113_D Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard.

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Derek Dobalian, a California-based attorney, LewRockwell.com contributor, and a friend of the Mises Institute. This week's episode looks at the role Christianity has historically played in creating a bulwark against totalitarian regimes, and how cultural secularization has coincided with the rise of the total state. Looking for Christmas gifts? Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on select books featured on Radio Rothbard. Or, use code MURRAYCHRISTMAS for a special 10% discount on select new Mises apparel: Mises.org/RR_112_Store Recommended Reading "Why the State Exists" by Derek Dobalian: Mises.org/RR_112_A "The Left's Conquest of the Church" by Derek Dobalian: Mises.org/RR_112_B "The Unholy Trinity and the Total State" by Derek Dobalian: Mises.org/RR_112_C "Antonio Gramsci: The Greatest Political Strategist in History" by Daniel Ajamian: Mises.org/RR_112_D "Caesar Is Not God. God Is Not Caesar." by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_112_E "Vulnerable Before the Jealous State" by Gary North: Mises.org/RR_112_F "The Cost of the Enlightenment" by Daniel Ajamian: Mises.org/RR_112_G Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard.

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Tho Bishop and Ryan McMaken discuss the recent report that the Pentagon has failed its fifth straight audit and why no one seems to care. Why has the public lost interest in basic fiscal sanity? How recent is this problem? What might force Americans to care? Looking for Christmas gifts? Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on select books featured on Radio Rothbard. Or, use code MURRAYCHRISTMAS for a special 10% discount on select new Mises apparel: Mises.org/RR_111_Store Recommended Reading "As the Pentagon Fails Another Audit, Congress Wants to Spend Even More on 'Defense'" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_111_A "Can a Deeply Unserious America Fix Its Economy?" by Jeff Deist: Mises.org/RR_111_B "Biden's Defense Plan: Limitless Global Meddling" (War, Economy, and State podcast): Mises.org/RR_111_C America: From Republic to Empire (video series): Mises.org/RR_111_D The Betrayal of the American Right by Murray N. Rothbard: Mises.org/RR_111_E Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard.

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the topic of nationalism and the role it can play in political decentralization. In his recent book, Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Small Polities, Ryan notes how nationalist sentiments have helped ethnic, religious, and linguistic groups resist centralizing political states, such as the Soviet Union. This contrasts the ways nationalism served as a centralizing force in 19th-century Europe. Ryan and Tho look at how recent nationalist sentiments are challenging authoritarian globalist pressures, as well as how strengthening regional and state cultural identities may offer the best chance to roll back the Washington regime in America. Looking for Christmas gifts? Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on select books featured on Radio Rothbard. Or, use code MURRAYCHRISTMAS for a special 10% discount on select new Mises apparel: Mises.org/RR_110_Store Recommended Reading Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Small Polities by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_110_A "Is Nationalism a Good Thing? It Depends." by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_110_B "Mises on Nationalism, the Right of Self-Determination, and the Problem of Immigration" by Joe Salerno: Mises.org/RR_110_C Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard.

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at conman Sam Bankman-Fried, the scam of FTX, and how regime legitimacy has fueled several fraudulent companies with unprofitable business practices. Did post-2008 monetary policy fuel a bubble in "effective altruism?" Do examples like Elon Musk's restructuring of Twitter offer an illustration of what Big Tech firms will have to do to survive in a time of less-than-easy money, or will the regime bailout the corporate extensions of techno-managerialism? What killed Silicon Valley's once-promising techno-libertarian style? Ryan and Tho look at this and more on this episode of Radio Rothbard. Looking for Christmas gifts? Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on select books featured on Radio Rothbard. Or, use code MURRAYCHRISTMAS for a special 10% discount on select new Mises apparel: Mises.org/RR_109_Store Recommended Reading "How Easy Money Fueled the FTX Crypto Collapse" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_109_A "Sound Money Is Our Best Hope Against the Monopolists' Threat" by Brendan Brown: Mises.org/RR_109_B "How Fiat Money Enriches the Unproductive" by George Ford Smith: Mises.org/RR_109_C "Without Easy Money, the Tech Sector Faces Layoffs and Losses" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_109_D "The Housing Boom Is Already Over. The Housing Shortage Will Continue." by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_109_E "Will the FTX Scandal Bring Down 'Crypto'?" by Jeff Deist and Bob Murphy (video): Mises.org/RR_109_F Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard.