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Jan 2, 2025 • 59min
2025 Predictions
From the economy to foreign policy, Ryan McMaken, Tho Bishop, and Zach Yost take a look at where we’re headed in the next year.
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Jan 1, 2025 • 8min
US Bond Yields Rise as Reserve Currency Status Wanes | Artis Shepherd
The Federal Reserve continues to be the not-so-silent partner to the government's reckless deficit spending scheme. While the Fed tries to force down interest, US bond yields are rising, as the markets recognize these bifurcated policies.
Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

Jan 1, 2025 • 5min
Another Merit of Medieval Bolognese Canons | Claudio Restani
The Austrian School of economics traces its roots to the School of Salamanca in medieval times. The scholastics of Salamanca, in turn, were influenced by the canon jurists from the University of Bologna, demonstrating the rich and historic roots of Austrian economics.
Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

Jan 1, 2025 • 11min
North and South in Antiracist Revisionism | Wanjiru Njoya
Modern “antiracist” historians have pursued the myth that the virtuous North engaged in warfare with the South in order to free slaves and end chattel slavery. The historical record, however, tells a much different story.
Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

Jan 1, 2025 • 9min
The Fed’s “Price Stability” Schemes Sow Economic Chaos | Frank Shostak
The Federal Reserve says it can manipulate the money supply to ensure “price stability.” This worsens the boom-bust cycles and undermines the economy.
Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

Jan 1, 2025 • 11min
From Indentureship to Entrepreneurship | Lipton Matthews
Entrepreneurs come from all walks of life and from different social and ethnic groups. Lipton Matthews reviews Jean-Claude Escalante’s From Indentureship to Entrepreneurship, which chronicles the rise of a successful entrepreneur who came from humble beginnings.
Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

Jan 1, 2025 • 7min
Prices Are Not Measurements of Value | Michael Njoku
One of the fallacies of modern academic neoclassical economics is that we can take cardinal measures of value. Austrian economists, beginning with Carl Menger, know better.
Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

Jan 1, 2025 • 13min
The Secret Passage: How Amzalak and Salazar Helped Ludwig von Mises Escape the Nazis
In 1940, shortly after Nazi armies ran across Europe and conquered France, Ludwig von Mises and his wife, Margit, escaped to the US after a harrowing journey through hostile territory. Here is their story.
Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

Dec 31, 2024 • 13min
An Economic Forecast for 2025
Mark Thornton looks forward to 2025—and a little bit backwards at 2024—and projects what we might see in the coming new year. He also shares his economic "wish list" for the younger generation in 2025.
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Dec 31, 2024 • 11min
Why It’s Time To Abolish the Department of Education | Jane L. Johnson
Created as a sop to the teachers‘ unions, the Department has presided over huge declines in student academic performances and has played a vital role in politicizing formal learning at all levels.
Narrated by Millian Quinteros.