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Mar 6, 2025 • 8min

How Big Is the US Gold Reserve and What Is It Worth?

Should we audit the US gold hoard? First, let’s take a look at what the official numbers say about how big the US gold reserve is, where it is located, and how much it is worth in US dollars. Be sure to follow the Loot and Lobby podcast at https://Mises.org/LL
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Mar 5, 2025 • 51min

How to Make Home Ownership More Affordable

Ryan McMaken and Chris Calton examine the many ways that government intervention has driven up home prices and made affordable homes harder to find. Register for Our Enemy The Bureaucracy now at https://Mises.org/Phoenix25. 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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Mar 4, 2025 • 5min

The Other Thing Zelensky Got Called Out On

For the first time since the war began, a senior US official criticized Ukraine’s use of conscripts. This is overdue, as conscription is one of the worst tyrannies a government can impose on the people under it, and Americans have now been forced to support it for years. Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/other-thing-zelensky-got-called-out Be sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB
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Feb 27, 2025 • 12min

33 Counties In Illinois Have Voted to Leave the State

Activists in Illinois and Indiana are talking about changing the state borders so separatist Illinois counties can join Indiana. As you'd expect, many politicians hate the idea. Be sure to follow the Loot and Lobby podcast at https://Mises.org/LL
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Feb 27, 2025 • 13min

Is Amazon a Union-Busting Leviathan?

On this episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton examines the relentless attacks on Amazon, from labor disputes to environmental concerns. Is Amazon truly exploiting workers, or is the unionization push just a case of economic envy? Mark dissects the claims, debunks myths about wages and working conditions, and explores the economic realities behind one of the world’s biggest employers. Tune in for a straightforward breakdown of Amazon’s labor battles and the broader implications for business and workers alike. "Your Kids Are Already Communists, and College Will Make It Worse" (Minor Issues Podcast): https://Mises.org/MI_89 "Criticism of Amazon" (Wikpedia): https://Mises.org/MI_109_A Murray Rothbard's 99th birthday is March 2. The Mises Institute is celebrating with its "Murray99" campaign. Everyone who donates $26 or more using the https://Mises.org/Murray99 link will receive a copy of *Economic Depressions: Their Cause and Cure* and *Nations by Consent*. The first 26 donors will also receive a Rothbard lapel pin. All donations will fund student scholarships. Be sure to follow Minor Issues at https://Mises.org/MinorIssues.
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Feb 27, 2025 • 9min

The Fort Knox Gold Was Stolen From the American People

The gold in the US gold reserve is a legacy of the time the US government refused to keep its promise to redeem dollars in gold, and when it reneged on its legal obligations to repay debts in gold. Be sure to follow the Loot and Lobby podcast at https://Mises.org/LL
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Feb 26, 2025 • 29min

Money for Nothing: Why We’re Spending More and Getting Less in American Education | Timothy Terrell

Tom DiLorenzo, Jonathan Newman, Timothy Terrell, and Jason Jewell speak on their experience in academia, the future of education, and promising alternatives to state-controlled education.
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Feb 26, 2025 • 32min

Incubators for Socialism: Can the Universities Be Saved? | Tom DiLorenzo

Tom DiLorenzo, Jonathan Newman, Timothy Terrell, and Jason Jewell speak on their experience in academia, the future of education, and promising alternatives to state-controlled education.
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Feb 26, 2025 • 25min

Training Young Economists | Jonathan Newman

Tom DiLorenzo, Jonathan Newman, Timothy Terrell, and Jason Jewell speak on their experience in academia, the future of education, and promising alternatives to state-controlled education.
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Feb 26, 2025 • 43min

Current Trends in Higher Education and Red State Strategies | Jason Jewell

Tom DiLorenzo, Jonathan Newman, Timothy Terrell, and Jason Jewell speak on their experience in academia, the future of education, and promising alternatives to state-controlled education.

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