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Latest episodes

May 21, 2025 • 5min
What the Biden Health Coverup Reveals About the Political Class
The reaction to Biden’s cancer announcement reveals how little trust the public has in the people who spent years claiming that Biden’s mental decline was fabricated by right-wing propagandists. That lack of trust is well deserved.
Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/what-biden-health-coverup-reveals-about-political-class
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May 20, 2025 • 42min
The Righteous Cause Conquers the World
Brion McClanahan dismantles the so-called "righteous cause" narrative that shapes modern American history and foreign policy, tracing its roots from Sumner and Lincoln to the war in Iraq.
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 17, 2025.

May 20, 2025 • 27min
Reconstruction Reconsidered
Who really caused the violence of Reconstruction? Wanjiru Njoya exposes how federal intervention fueled racial conflict and dismantled the South's social order—challenging modern myths with historical truth.
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 17, 2025.

May 20, 2025 • 40min
The Real Israel vs. Hasbara History
Ilana Mercer addresses Israel’s "Hasbara" myths, exposing harsh truths behind Gaza’s suffering—and the moral complicity of America in enabling atrocities.
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 16, 2025.

May 20, 2025 • 47min
How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine
Endless wars abroad destroy liberty at home. Scott Horton explains how U.S. foreign policy disasters—from NATO expansion to Ukraine—threaten peace, prosperity, and freedom.
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 16, 2025.

May 20, 2025 • 29min
Origins of the National (Military) Science Foundation
Does government-funded science drive progress or distort it? Peter Klein uncovers the hidden costs, cronyism, and political agendas behind the National Science Foundation and federal research funding.
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 17, 2025.

May 20, 2025 • 40min
The Attack on the USS Liberty
Phillip Tourney provides a first-hand account of the 1967 USS Liberty incident, examining its lasting implications for US foreign policy, governmental transparency, and historical accountability.
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 16, 2025.

May 20, 2025 • 39min
The Importance of Ralph Raico’s Foreign Policy Revisionism
Ryan McMaken discusses Ralph Raico’s critique of war propaganda, revealing how states systematically shape history to justify endless conflict—and why revisionism is essential for reclaiming peace and liberty.
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 17, 2025.

May 20, 2025 • 34min
The Revisionist Economic History of the Civil War
Why did the South lose the Civil War? Mark Thornton argues Vicksburg—not Gettysburg—was key, revealing how Confederate economic failures sealed their fate.
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 16, 2025.

May 20, 2025 • 25min
Examining Pentagon Lies in Real Time: A Personal Perspective, a Public Prescription
From Vietnam to Iraq, Pentagon insider Karen Kwiatkowski reveals firsthand how government lies drive America’s wars—and how courageous whistleblowers fight back with truth.