Would you give up voting in exchange for no more taxes? Stephan Livera joins the show to discuss the curious distinction between economic freedom and personal or political freedoms, and how we weigh those freedoms.  The Fraser/Cato Human Freedom Index: Mises.org/HFI The Heritage Index of Economic Freedom: Mises.org/IEF

Jeff is solo this week and hosts Tom Woods to ask a simple question: Why do social issues dominate our attention, to the detriment of economics and fiscal reality? Read Jeff's article "Why Social Issues Dominate" Mises.org/Dominate

Our friend Saif, known to the world as Dr. Saifedean Ammous, joins Jeff and Bob Murphy for a demolition of the pseudo-economics behind Green energy. Read Saif's The Fiat Standard: Mises.org/FiatStandard Saif's paper 'Energy Systems and the Knowledge Problem: The Case of Biofuels': Mises.org/SaifEnergy

This week Jeff is solo with very special guest Jimmy Rogers, the famed investor, Alabama native, and fan of Austrian economics.  

Jeff and Bob discuss the mechanics—and pain—required to put an end to inflation. Read Bob's Understanding Money Mechanics: Mises.org/Mechanics

Jeff and Bob discuss whether America has its own oligarchs instead of Hoppe's "natural elites." Hoppe's essay mises.org/Hoppe338 Jeff on the wrong elites: mises.org/WrongElites Bob on Piketty's bad inequality numbers: mises.org/Bob338    

Jeff talks to Keith Weiner of Monetary Metals about why gold still plays a major role in the global economy. Listen to Bob's interview with Keith at mises.org/BMS234 Find out more about Monetary Metals at monetary-metals.com

Bob and Jeff get into the weeds of Disney's shareholders, revenues, and holdings in light of the company's recent spat with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

Jeff and Bob discuss the dynamics of the housing market in the context of a recent talk by Alex Pollock. "Hazlitt, Hayek, and How the Fed Made Itself into the World's Biggest Savings and Loan": mises.org/PollockAERC

Jeff and Bob Murphy talk about the state of gross economic ignorance in America today. Lessons for The Young Economist: Mises.org/YoungEcon Understanding Money Mechanics: Mises.org/BobMoney