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Nov 19, 2024 • 9min

Answering the Confused Critics of Austrian Economics | Eduard Bucher

There are numerous critics of the Austrian School of economics, but when their disparagements are closely examined, the so-called experts themselves are wrong. Austrians can do a better job of setting the record straight. Narrated by Millian Quinteros.
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Nov 19, 2024 • 6min

Nagel on Libertarianism and Other Things | David Gordon

David Gordon takes another look at Thomas Nagel's Equality and Partiality. While he finds some of Nagel's arguments appealing, they still are inferior to Murray Rothbard's systematic interpretation of natural rights. Narrated by Millian Quinteros.
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Nov 19, 2024 • 5min

Kamala Harris’s Price-Fixing Scheme Would Lead to Food Shortages

Kamala Harris claims that she simply wants food prices to be lower. However, her de facto price fixing scheme would create food shortages and raise the real price of food. Of course, when that happens, Harris simply will blame capitalism. Narrated by Millian Quinteris.
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Nov 19, 2024 • 8min

Why People Pay Higher Prices for Some Goods Relative to Others | Frank Shostak

One of the important points made by Carl Menger in his 1871 Principles is that people ordinally rank their preferences, valuing some things more than others. While this seems to be a common-sense principle, it actually has important implications for economic theory. Narrated by Millian Quinteros.
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Nov 19, 2024 • 11min

If Republicans Are Against Lawfare, They Shouldn’t Have Unleashed It

Had Republicans not vastly expanded federal criminal law during the infamous Wall Street prosecutions 40 years ago, lawfare would not have become such a potent political weapon. Narrated by Millian Quinteros.
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Nov 19, 2024 • 8min

The Birth of “Irrational Exuberance” | George Ford Smith

Long before there was Alan Greenspan to turn the Federal Reserve into Casino Central, there was John Law, France's minister of finance. Narrated by Millian Quinteros.
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Nov 15, 2024 • 10min

The Context Behind Donald Trump’s “Takeover” of the American Right

While it is often framed in the media as a battle between principled conservatives and an angry, non-ideological movement focused solely on personal loyalty to Trump, the current civil war on the American right is only the latest chapter in a much older story. Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/context-behind-donald-trumps-takeover-american-right Be sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB
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Nov 14, 2024 • 55min

What Trump's New Political Appointees Are Telling Us

Ryan and Tho examine the role that ideology and interest groups will have on Trump's administration and on his political appointees. Register for Educating for Liberty: Mises Circle in Tampa, Florida, on February 22, 2025: Anatomy of the State by Murray Rothbard: https://mises.org/Anatomy Get free copies of What Has Government Done to Our Money? at https://Mises.org/RothPodFREE Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbard Radio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug  PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off
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Nov 12, 2024 • 7min

Presidential Elections Are a Lot Closer than You Think

Since 1956, few presidential candidates have managed to get more than 51 percent of the vote in national elections. Be sure to follow the Loot and Lobby podcast at https://Mises.org/LL
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Nov 11, 2024 • 10min

Why "Majority Rule" Doesn't Work

Even if whole regions of the country vote overwhelmingly against a president, they are still forced to submit to four years of that president’s rule-by-decree. Be sure to follow the Loot and Lobby podcast at https://Mises.org/LL

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