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Feb 5, 2025 • 6min
The Needy Are the Human Shields of the American Regime
The media and political outcry that came when President Trump temporarily froze USAID and some domestic funding revealed how the political establishment uses the plight of the most vulnerable people to keep their rigged political system in place.
Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/needy-are-human-shields-american-regime
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Feb 5, 2025 • 43min
Nixon and the NEP: Anarcho-Nixonism
Presented in New York, New York, on Sunday, 14 November 1971.
The "Shaping the Future Libertarian Conference" was sponsored by the Society for Individual Liberty and the New York Libertarian Association. This lecture was recorded by Dan Karlan on reel-to-reel audio tape, and generously shared with the Mises Institute by Joseph Buchman.
According to Dr. Joseph Salerno, "NEP stands for 'New Economic Policy' which was the official name of Nixon's August 15 wage-and-price freeze, tariff surcharge, closing of the gold window, etc. Ironically, NEP also was the name of Lenin's 1921 policy that moved back from totally centralized communism to allowing money, prices, and profit in certain areas of the economy."

Feb 5, 2025 • 38min
Anarchism in the Colonies
Presented in New York, New York, on Saturday, 13 November 1971.
The "Shaping the Future Libertarian Conference" was sponsored by the Society for Individual Liberty and the New York Libertarian Association. This lecture was recorded by Dan Karlan on reel-to-reel audio tape, and generously shared with the Mises Institute by Joseph Buchman.

Feb 5, 2025 • 31min
Strategies for Achieving Liberty
Presented at Columbia University, New York, on Sunday, 14 March 1971.
The "Shaping the Future Libertarian Conference" was sponsored by the Society for Individual Liberty and the New York Libertarian Association, and hosted by the Columbia University Freedom Conspiracy. This lecture was recorded by Dan Karlan on reel-to-reel audio tape, and generously shared with the Mises Institute by Joseph Buchman.

Feb 4, 2025 • 9min
California Secession Would be Great for the Rest of America
California secession would not change the US into a laissez-faire paradise, but the positive change would be immense.
See also *Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities by Ryan McMaken*: https://Mises.org/BreakingAway
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Feb 3, 2025 • 38min
Tom DiLorenzo: Lincoln Unmasked
Join Tom DiLorenzo, a Professor and author renowned for critiquing American history, as he challenges the glorified image of Abraham Lincoln. He unveils Lincoln’s authoritarian tactics during the Civil War and discusses his controversial legacy regarding slavery and state sovereignty. DiLorenzo critiques the role of 'court historians' in shaping narratives and emphasizes the importance of diverse historical perspectives. Additionally, he dives into the power dynamics of American history, revealing how inflation and wartime policies have shaped modern governance.

Feb 2, 2025 • 8min
Don't Put Your Trust in the Supreme Court
No matter how the court rules on birthright citizenship (or anything else), it certainly won’t be the “last word” on the matter, and nothing is decided beyond the short term.
Additional Reading
“Birthright Citizenship Isn’t Real” by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/power-market/birthright-citizenship-isnt-real
“Don’t Confuse Immigration with Naturalization” by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/mises-wire/dont-confuse-immigration-naturalization
“The Problem with the Arbitrary Line between Legal and Illegal Immigration” by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/power-market/problem-arbitrary-line-between-legal-and-illegal-immigration
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Jan 31, 2025 • 37min
Would Trump's Plan to Replace Income Tax with Tariffs Work?
Bob analyzes President Trump's recent remarks praising the revenue capacity of tariffs. He shows that historically, tariffs only bought in a small fraction of what income taxes currently yield, meaning federal spending would have to be sharply cut in order to phase out the income tax.
HAPod Ep. 458 on Tariffs vs. Income Taxes: https://Mises.org/HAP485a
Brian Domitrovic's Forbes Article, "Supply-Siders Battle Their Tariff Critics": https://Mises.org/HAP485b
Trump on Tariffs: https://Mises.org/HAP485c
The Chart Shown in this Episode: https://Mises.org/HAP485d

Jan 30, 2025 • 39min
The State vs. Homeschoolers
Ryan McMaken and Heather Carson discuss how homeschooling is a way to resist and sabotage the many ways the state centralizes power and destroys private institutions.
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The World at War by Ralph Raico: https://Mises.org/RaicoWar
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Jan 30, 2025 • 8min
Marxism and the Cultural Revolution | Wanjiru Njoya
The Cultural Revolution continues apace in this country and it is aimed at all of the old Confederate symbols from statues to the Confederate Battle Flag. With leftist progressives there can be no discussion. Any symbol from the South equates to racism and nothing else.
Narrated by Millian Quinteros.