The Human Action Podcast

Jonathan Newman returns to help Bob dissect a Twitter thread melting down about Rep. Massie's new bill to End the Fed.The X thread discussing the "End the Fed Bill": Mises.org/HAP450aSelgin, Lastrapes, and White, "Has the Fed Been a Failure?": Mises.org/HAP450bBob's Article, "Putting the Country Back on Gold": Mises.org/HAP450cThe Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Murray Rothbard's, What Has Government Done to Our Money? Get your free copy at Mises.org/MoneyHuman Action Podcast listeners can get a free book: Mises.org/HAPodFree

Garett Jones is Associate Professor of Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He joins Bob to discuss his book, detailing the impact that immigrants' culture has on the institutions of their new home.Professor Jones' New Book, The Culture Transplant: Mises.org/HAP449aThe Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Murray Rothbard's, What Has Government Done to Our Money? Get your free copy at Mises.org/MoneyHuman Action Podcast listeners can get a free book: Mises.org/HAPodFree

Mateusz "Matt" Machaj holds a PhD in economics and is a Fellow with the Mises Institute, who has also won both the Douglas E. French and the Lawrence Fertig prizes in Austrian economics. He joins Bob to discuss his new booklet from Routledge, which explains how mainstream economists have responded to the recent bout of price inflation.Dr. Machaj's Monetary Policy and Inflation: Mises.org/HAP448aBob's Book on MMT, Understanding Money Mechanics: Mises.org/HAP448bBob's MisesU Lecture, "Price Inflation: Corona vs. QE": Mises.org/HAP448cThe Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Murray Rothbard's, What Has Government Done to Our Money? Get your free copy at Mises.org/MoneyHuman Action Podcast listeners can get a free book: Mises.org/HAPodFree

Stephanie Kelton is the star of a new documentary film touting the alleged brilliance of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). Murphy gives a comprehensive critique of the film, covering the flaws in its theory, history, and policy recommendations.Finding the Money Documentary: Mises.org/HAP447aBob's Book on MMT, Understanding Money Mechanics: Mises.org/HAP447bRadford's Paper on P.O.W. Camps: Mises.org/HAP447cThe Upside-Down World of MMT: Mises.org/HAP447dBob's Article on Debt and Future Generations: Mises.org/HAP447eBob's Article on The Origin of Specie: Mises.org/HAP447fThe Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Murray Rothbard's, What Has Government Done to Our Money? Get your free copy at Mises.org/MoneyHuman Action Podcast listeners can get a free copy of Dr. Ron Paul's Gold, Peace, and Prosperity: Mises.org/HAPodFree

The Mises Institute's Connor O'Keeffe recently wrote an article detailing the campus protests over the happenings in Gaza. Connor joins Bob to discuss his article, the recent antisemitism bill, and why we should be defunding universities. Connor's Article on the Campus Protests: Mises.org/HAP446aHuman Action Podcast listeners can get a free copy of Dr. Ron Paul's Gold, Peace, and Prosperity: Mises.org/HAPodFree

Recently on Twitter, as a reaction to an FT post worrying about the growing debts of various governments, fans of MMT were posting screenshots from a May 2020 FT debate involving Stephanie Kelton. The implication was that Kelton had correctly predicted that government debt would be benign. Bob and guest Jonathan Newman dissent.Stephanie Kelton and Edward Chancellor's Debate on Government Debt: Mises.org/HAP445aMartin Wolf's Article on Government Debt: Mises.org/HAP445bBob's Debate with Warren Mosler on MMT: Mises.org/HAP445cBob and Jonathan's Episode on Price Inflation: Mises.org/HAP445dBob's Article on the Economic Outlook for the US: Mises.org/HAP445eHuman Action Podcast listeners can get a free copy of Dr. Ron Paul's Gold, Peace, and Prosperity: Mises.org/HAPodFree

Historian David Beito has a new book from the Independent Institute titled, "The New Deal's War on the Bill of Rights." He joins Bob to discuss issues such as the Japanese concentration camps and the government's mass surveillance of telegrams.David's new book, The New Deal's War on the Bill of Rights: Mises.org/HAP444aHuman Action Podcast listeners can get a free copy of Dr. Ron Paul's Gold, Peace, and Prosperity: Mises.org/HAPodFree

Simon Guenzl joins Bob to push back on Dave Smith's recent appearance, where Dave had made the case against open borders. Guenzl has published a libertarian critique of the Hoppean framework. The debate revolves around the status of government property. Bob plays devil's advocate, especially with a lightning round of "hard cases" for Guenzl at the end.Simon's paper, "Public Property and the Libertarian Immigration Debate" in Libertarian Papers: Mises.org/HAP443aDave Smith on Open Borders: Mises.org/HAP443bBob on Blockades and Immigration in a Voluntary Society: Mises.org/HAP443cHuman Action Podcast listeners can get a free copy of Dr. Guido Hülsmann's How Inflation Destroys Civilization: Mises.org/HAPodFree

Nick Gillespie, editor-at-large for Reason, recently got into a friendly dispute with Bob over whether American libertarians were being too pessimistic. He joins Bob to make the case for optimism, while Bob demurs.Human Action Podcast listeners can get a free copy of Dr. Guido Hülsmann's How Inflation Destroys Civilization: Mises.org/HAPodFree

On March 26 Bob gave this talk at Oklahoma State, where he was invited by the Free Enterprise Society. He assumed the students had no prior knowledge of the topic and made the case, from scratch, for a voluntary society with privately provided legal and defense services.Bob's article, "Libertarian Law and Military Defense" in Libertarian Papers: Mises.org/HAP441aHuman Action Podcast listeners can get a free copy of Dr. Guido Hülsmann's How Inflation Destroys Civilization: Mises.org/HAPodFree