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| Poland's Turn Toward a Market Economy Saved It from Poverty | 29 May 2025 | ||
Polish professor of political theory Łukasz Dominiak joins us to talk about how Poland embraced a market economy after the Cold War ended. We discuss some of the factors behind Poland's rise from poverty. 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 | |||
| The Rise of War Propaganda and the Defeat of Laissez-Faire | 22 May 2025 | ||
In this lecture from the Mises Institute's recent Conference on War Revisionism, McMaken looks at how classical liberals' pro-peace foreign policy was defeated by a century of war propaganda beginning with the First World War. 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 | |||
| The Rise of the State and the End of Private Money | 20 Mar 2025 | ||
Our current paper fiat money system comes from a long process of building up state power that destroyed private money, ended truly private banking, and abolished the market system of competing currencies. It took 300 years, and we are now facing the inflationary results. Register for our Revisionist History of War Conference now at https://mises.org/rhw 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 | |||
| Why Inflation and Economic Crises Aren't Going Away | 20 Jul 2023 | ||
Mark Thornton joins Ryan and Tho on Radio Rothbard to take a closer look at the state of the US dollar and how price inflation and economic crises are likely to play out in the months and years ahead. New Radio Rothbard mugs are now available at the Mises Store. Get yours at Mises.org/RothMug | |||
| The Anti-Human Green Agenda | 13 Jul 2023 | ||
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Tho Bishop is joined by Mises Research Fellow Connor Mortell to talk about Connor's research project on energy policy. Tho and Connor push back against common narratives—even some promoted by libertarians—of fossil fuels and green energy and the necessity of keeping a human focus on energy policy. The Radio Rothbard mug is available in the Mises Store. Get yours at Mises.org/RothMug: PROMO CODE RothPod for 20% off Recommended Resources"How Should We Regulate the Sun (Since Our Government Regulates Nearly Everything Else)?" by Connor Mortell: Mises.org/RR_142_A "Fossil Fuels Enable Us to Better Fight Fires and Other Environmental Disasters" by Connor Mortell: Mises.org/RR_142_B "Fossil Future with Alex Epstein" (Human Action Podcast): Mises.org/RR_142_C Fueling a Freer Future (Mises Institute Primer Series): Mises.org/RR_142_D Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard.
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| The Problem with Nationalism | 06 Jul 2023 | ||
Ryan, Tho, and Kerry Baldwin take a look at why some politicians say they're "nationalists." Is nationalism a good thing or is it just another way to justify more government meddling in our lives? New Radio Rothbard mugs are now available at the Mises Store. Get yours at Mises.org/RothMug | |||
| Disarm All Federal Agents | 29 Jun 2023 | ||
There are now more armed civilian federal agents than there are US Marines. These well-funded armies of federal enforcers from the alphabet agencies are there to be used against US citizens at the whims of federal policymakers. Every last one of them should be disarmed. New Radio Rothbard mugs are now available at the Mises Store. Get yours at Mises.org/RothMug | |||
| Why Governments Love Secrecy and Hate Whistleblowers | 22 Jun 2023 | ||
Ryan and Tho take a look at the legacy of Daniel Ellsberg's heroic leak of the Pentagon Papers and the evils of government secrecy. Modern leakers like Snowden, Manning, and Assange do important work educating voters and making the state more accountable. New Radio Rothbard mugs are now available at the Mises Store. Get yours at Mises.org/RothMug | |||
| Against (David) French Liberalism | 15 Jun 2023 | ||
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Mises Senior Editor Bill Anderson to discuss his recent article, "David French Gets to Sit with the Cool Kids at the NYT Lunch Table." Bill explains the transformation of French from a "cultural conservative" commentator to the preferred "classical liberal" of the elite. New Radio Rothbard mugs are now available at the Mises Store. Get yours at Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off Recommended Reading"David French Gets to Sit with the Cool Kids at the NYT Lunch Table" by William L. Anderson: Mises.org/RR_138_A "Review: Sohrab Ahmari's New Attack on Laissez-Faire Liberalism" by Zachary Yost: Mises.org/RR_138_B ""Libertarian" Is Just Another Word for (Classical) Liberal" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_138_C "To Stop the Left, America Needs a Rothbardian Right" by Tho Bishop: Mises.org/RR_138_D Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| Lies, Damned Lies, and Government Statistics | 08 Jun 2023 | ||
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the role statistics play in promoting the regime. Topics include some interesting differences in recently reported unemployment data, changes to inflation reporting over time, government withholding of various reports — including crime and money supply measures — as well as alternative measures Austrians use to better cut through state propaganda. New Radio Rothbard mugs are now available at the Mises Store. Get yours at Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off Recommended Reading"Yet Another Month of Questionable Federal Jobs Data as 310,000 Fewer People Report Having Jobs" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_137_A "The "True" Money Supply: A Measure of the Supply of the Medium of Exchange in the U.S. Economy" by Joseph Salerno: Mises.org/RR_137_B "Does GDP Present an Accurate Picture of the Economy? Not Likely" by Frank Shostak: Mises.org/RR_137_C "World War I as Fulfillment: Power and the Intellectuals" by Murray Rothbard: Mises.org/RR_137_D Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| A Rothbardian History of the United States | 01 Jun 2023 | ||
In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop take a revisionist Rothbardian lens to American history. Was the American revolution a good thing? Was Andrew Jackson better than Thomas Jefferson? Does a historical narrative really matter? Tune in for this and more! New Radio Rothbard mugs are now available at the Mises Store. Get yours at Mises.org/RothMug | |||
| The Regime's Lies Over the Debt Ceiling | 25 May 2023 | ||
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop tackle the debt ceiling debate. As negotiations continue in Washington, the corporate financial press is hard at work warning about the potential for disaster. Ryan and Tho cut through the nonsense to look at the real state of America's finances, potential ramifications in the short term, and US defaults of the past and the inevitable future. New Radio Rothbard mugs are now available at the Mises Store. Get yours at Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off Recommended Reading"Three Lies They're Telling You about the Debt Ceiling" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_135_A "Yes, the US Government Has Defaulted Before" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_135_B Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| Durham Report Exposes the FBI | 19 May 2023 | ||
Veteran investigative journalist James Bovard joins Ryan and Tho to talk about the Durham Report and what it tells us about the media and the FBI. New Radio Rothbard mugs are now available at the Mises Store. Get yours at Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off Recommended Reading"Durham proves that Hillary and the FBI tried to rig the 2016 election" by Jim Bovard (New York Post): Mises.org/RR_134_A "Democrats attack FBI whistleblowers — giving cover to the agency’s abuses" by Jim Bovard (New York Post): Mises.org/RR_134_A2 "The FBI Vetoed the 2016 Presidential Election" by Jim Bovard: Mises.org/RR_134_B "End the FBI" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_134_C "Yes, the FBI is America’s secret police" by Jim Bovard (The Hill): Mises.org/RR_134_D "The FBI’s Forgotten Criminal Record" by Jim Bovard: Mises.org/RR_134_E "Why the Worst Get on Top" by F. A. Hayek: Mises.org/RR_134_F Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| Gold, Money, and the Nation-State | 13 Mar 2025 | ||
Ryan McMaken and economist Jonathan Newman look at the government's alleged $750 billion gold reserve, how it got there, and why it's time to privatize the gold. Register for our Revisionist History of War Conference now at https://mises.org/rhw 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 | |||
| Trump, Dominion, and the Weaponization of Defamation | 11 May 2023 | ||
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk about recent court cases involving defamation claims, justifying libertarian skepticism of the entire concept. As Ryan noted in a recent Wire article, the Dominion lawsuit in particular, is a particularly chilling case for free speech, with a taxpayer-funded company effectively silencing public critics. This, along with the recent Trump verdict, are an illustration of the continuing escalating weaponization of the court system for political ends. New Radio Rothbard mugs are now available at the Mises Store. Get yours at Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off Recommended Reading"The Dominion Lawsuit against Fox News is Part of the War against Free Speech" by Ryan McMaken.: Mises.org/RR_133_A "The Alex Jones Verdict Shows the Danger of Defamation Laws" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_133_B "Lawsuits Are the Hitman of the State" by Brian Caplan Mises.org/RR_133_C Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| From Rothbard to Tucker: Regime Conservatives Purge Dissent | 04 May 2023 | ||
In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the cancellation of Tucker Carlson's Fox News show and the similar treatment of Murray Rothbard by Bill Buckley. What does Tucker's cancelation mean for the growing anti-regime trends on the right, and why do "conservative" gatekeepers prefer the company of the left more than their audience? We look at this and more on this episode of Radio Rothbard. New Radio Rothbard mugs are now available at the Mises Store. Get yours at Mises.org/RothMug For more on the history of the conservative movement, get your copy of Betrayal of the American Right by Murray Rothbard. Receive 20% off with coupon code RothPod at the Mises Store. Also available as an audiobook. PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off Recommended Reading"Murray Rothbard, RIP" by William F. Buckley Jr.: Mises.org/RR_132_A "Frank Meyer's Fusionism and the Search for Consensus Among Conservatives" by Paul Gottfried: Mises.org/RR_132_B "NotCon 3 Video: The Failure of Fusionism" Mises.org/RR_132_C "Why Fox Fired Tucker: BlackRock, Replacement Theory, and the ADL" by Michael Rectenwald Mises.org/RR_132_D "Buckley Revealed" by Murray Rothbard Mises.org/RR_132_E Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| Here's What Mounting Corporate Layoffs Tell Us about the Economy | 27 Apr 2023 | ||
Ryan McMaken and Dr. Mark Thornton cover the state of the dollar as global reserve currency, and why employers are laying off more and more of their highest paid workers. PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off Subscribe to Mark's weekly Minor Issues podcast at Mises.org/MinorIssues. Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| How Government Schools Use Bad History to Promote the State | 20 Apr 2023 | ||
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at common American history myths baked into government school curricula. While Republican governors have begun to prioritize removing "critical race theory" and other forms of modern "leftwing indoctrination" from textbooks, there are a number of historical episodes left unchallenged that all lead to a deification of state power and a celebration of progressive politics. PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off Recommended Reading"The Meat Packing Myth" by Murray Rothbard: Mises.org/RR_130_A "Krugman's Hoover History" by Robert Murphy: Mises.org/RR_130_B "Why the 1787 Constitution Did Not Bring Republican Government to America" Mises.org/RR_130_C The Progressive Era by Murray Rothbard Mises.org/RR_130_D Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| The FBI's New Target: Catholic Churches | 14 Apr 2023 | ||
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss recent reveals about new lows for the FBI. Ryan discusses new reports about the targeting of traditional Catholic churches and the history of the American Stasi, while Tho highlights new evidence about the role of federal agents in escalating January 6. Recommended Reading"The FBI’s Forgotten Criminal Record" by Jim Bovard: Mises.org/RR_129_A "Abolish the FBI" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_129_B Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| What the Trump Indictment Tells Us about the Regime | 06 Apr 2023 | ||
Ryan and Tho talk about why Trump is the only former president to be prosecuted for crimes. The ruling class has agreed to not prosecute their own, but since they see Trump as an outsider, he is fair game. In truth, we'd be better off if more presidents and former presidents faced prosecution. Recommended Reading"With the Trump Indictment, America Is a Step Closer to Being a Banana Republic" by Bill Anderson: Mises.org/RR_128_A "Politics Is Turning Us into Idiots" by Lipton Matthews: Mises.org/RR_128_B Anatomy of the State by Murray N. Rothbard: Mises.org/RR_128_C "Yes, Virginia, There IS a Deep State—and It Is Worse than You Think" by Bill Anderson: Mises.org/RR_128_D Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| De-Dollarization and the Fall of American Hegemony | 31 Mar 2023 | ||
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the global moves being made against the US dollar. The regime's decade long weaponization of money and banking has both international rivals and historical allies looking for alternatives. Ryan and Tho discuss what that means for Americans, and what may come next. Recommended Reading"World needs to end risky reliance on U.S. dollar: BoE's Carney" (Reuters, 2019): Mises.org/RR_127_A "Governments Can't Blame Inflation on Energy and Putin Anymore" by Daniel Lacalle: Mises.org/RR_127_B "Is the Fed Trying to Bail Out the World? Sure Looks Like It" by Kristoffer Hansen: Mises.org/RR_127_C "Why Fractional Reserve Banking Is behind Bank Failures" by Jonathan Newman: Mises.org/RR_127_D Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| The Political Response to our Banking Crisis | 23 Mar 2023 | ||
This week on Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Peter St. Onge, a fellow at the Heritage Foundation and a regular contributor to the Mises Wire. This episode looks at the political response to the recent turmoil in the banking system and how the Austrian position looks today relative to 2008. St. Onge makes a case for optimism. Recommended Reading"It Turns Out That Hundreds of Banks Are at Risk" by Peter St. Onge: Mises.org/RR_126_A "The Fed Backtracks on Future Rate Hikes as Bank Failures Loom Large" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_126_B "Looming Bank Failures Point to More Price Inflation as Real Wages Fall Again" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_126_C Peter St. Onge's Substack: StOnge.substack.com 2023 Libertarian Scholars Conference: Mises.org/LSC23 Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| Bankers and Bailouts Are Ripping Us Off | 17 Mar 2023 | ||
Ryan and Tho talk about how last week's banking panic led to new ways for bankers and politicians to exploit regular people through inflation, regulations, and corrupt loans. Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| Can Congress Cancel Biden's Endless Wars? | 09 Mar 2023 | ||
Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at how the regime's narrative on foreign policy is failing, and how some in Congress are finally standing up to the warfare state. Yet, the regime wants more US wars in Syria, Ukraine, and now even Mexico. And you will pay for it all. Will the voters demand a more sane foreign policy in 2024? Recommended Reading"The Costs of War in Syria" by Ryan McMaken (2013): Mises.org/RR_124_A "A Permanent Wartime Economy" by Jeff Deist: Mises.org/RR_124_B The War, Economy, and State Podcast with Ryan McMaken and Zachary Yost: Mises.org/WES "Mission Accomplished: Seymour Hersh, Nordstream, and What’s Left on the Cutting Room Floor" by Tom Luongo (LewRockwell.com): Mises.org/RR_124_C "Meanwhile in Yemen, the US Government Supplies Weapons to Continue the Carnage" by Trenton Hale: Mises.org/RR_124_D "House Votes Down Resolution to Withdraw Troops from Syria" by Dave DeCamp (AntiWar.com): Mises.org/RR_124_E Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| How to Make Home Ownership More Affordable | 06 Mar 2025 | ||
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. 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 | |||
| Debunked: "Red States Are Just Welfare Queens" | 02 Mar 2023 | ||
This episode of Radio Rothbard revisits a point in our previous episode about the popular claim on leftwing Twitter that red-state America would be a "third world country" without support from the federal government. Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss Ryan's recent article on the topic, as well as the legacy of populist politics, and the unseen consequences of uniparty addiction to DC money. Recommended Reading"No, Red State Economies Don't Depend on a "Gravy Train" from Blue States" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_123_A "Selling Our Sovereignty: Alabama’s Federal Dependency" by Katherine Green Robertson: Mises.org/RR_123_B "Why MTG Is Right About National Divorce" (Radio Rothbard with Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop): Mises.org/RR_123_C "How to Think about the Economy" (Mises Seminar in Tampa) featuring Jeff Deist, Dr. Joe Salerno, Dr. Per Bylund, Tho Bishop, and Brett Lindell: Mises.org/RR_123_D Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| Why MTG Is Right About National Divorce | 23 Feb 2023 | ||
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss this week's Twitter and media campaign by Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene promoting the idea of national divorce. Ryan and Tho read through some of the tweets that the Representative from Georgia made about the practical advantages of a soft secession, as well as comments made by "Very Serious People" deeply offended at the suggestion. Is Marjorie Taylor Greene guilty of unforgivable high treason? Tune in to find out. Recommended Reading"January 6 Trials Remind Us Why We Must Abolish Seditious Conspiracy Laws" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_122_A "Secession: Should the American Revolutionaries Have Quit to Appease the Loyalists?" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_122_B "The Economics of American Gerontocracy" (Human Action Podcast with Jeff Deist and Bob Murphy): Mises.org/RR_122_C "No, Red State Economies Don't Depend on a "Gravy Train" from Blue States" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_122_D Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| Is Capitalism to Blame for the Ohio Train Disaster? | 16 Feb 2023 | ||
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop address whether the Ohio train disaster is an example of "capitalism gone amuck". They discuss Murray Rothbard's views on pollution, the secondary consequences of the regulatory state, and the decaying qualities of modern financialization. Also, join the Mises Institute in Tampa this month for a special event featuring Per Bylund, Jeff Deist, Tho Bishop, and Brett Lindell, on February 25. Learn more at Mises.org/Tampa. Recommended Reading"Are Libertarians Too Anti-Pollution?" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_121_A "Financialization: Why the Financial Sector Now Rules the Global Economy" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_121_B Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| Biden Survives the State of the Union | 09 Feb 2023 | ||
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop feel obligated to discuss the State of the Union address. Was anything of value learned? Tune in to find out. Also, join the Mises Institute in Tampa this month for a special event featuring Per Bylund, Jeff Deist, Tho Bishop, and Brett Lindell, on February 25. Learn more at Mises.org/Tampa. Recommended Reading"Raise the Social Security Age to (at Least) 75" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_120_A "Another Recession Sign: Part-Time Work Is Growing Faster than Full-Time Work" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_120_B "Yes, the US Government Has Defaulted Before" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_120_C Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| Will Powell Pivot as Currency Wars Escalate? | 02 Feb 2023 | ||
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss Jay Powell's exercise in Fed-speak this week. While political pressure mounts at home for the Fed to turn dovish, growing international challenges to the dollar's dominance mount. Ryan and Tho also examine the Saudi's willingness to question the petrodollar and recent rumblings down south of a South American monetary union. Also, join the Mises Institute in Tampa this month for a special event featuring Per Bylund, Jeff Deist, Tho Bishop, and Brett Lindell, on February 25. Learn more at Mises.org/Tampa. Recommended Reading"The Fed Is Already Flashing Signs It's Done Raising Rates" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_119_A "How FedGov Destroyed the Housing Market" (Human Action Podcast): Mises.org/RR_119_B "Why the End of the Petrodollar Spells Trouble for the US Regime" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_119_C Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| After the Boom Must Come the Bust | 26 Jan 2023 | ||
The Federal Reserve has created a huge boom full of bubbles. But after the boom must eventually come a bust. Ryan and Tho talk to Mises Institute Senior Fellow Mark Thornton about what to expect from the next recession and how we got ourselves into our current inflationary mess. Recommended Reading"Eliminating Economic Crises" by Mark Thornton: Mises.org/RR_118_A "The REAL Solution to the Coming Economic Crisis" by Mark Thornton: Mises.org/RR_118_B "Wholesale Price Inflation Is Slowing as Economy Worsens" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_118_C The Skyscraper Curse: And How Austrian Economists Predicted Every Major Economic Crisis of the Last Century by Mark Thornton: Mises.org/RR_118_D "Will the Fed Pop the Everything Bubble?" by Daniel Lacalle: Mises.org/RR_118_E "The Trillion-Dollar Coin Idea Is Just Another Way to Rip Us Off" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_118_F "The Fed's Real Mandate" by Mark Thornton: Mises.org/RR_118_G Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| How the Fed Fuels the WEF's Managerial Revolution | 19 Jan 2023 | ||
On this week's Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop celebrate World Economic Forum week by discussing the Managerial Revolution. While James Burnham's disinterest in economics made his criticism of capitalism cringey, modern financialization has manipulated the profit and loss mechanisms that any fan of his work can appreciate. Also, what is the lasting impact of the political capture of corporate power? Will the next crisis allow for a needed re-evaluation of insidious neoliberalism, or will "hypercapitalism" get the blame? Tune in for this and more on the latest episode. Recommended Reading"The Fed Is a Purely Political Institution, and It's Definitely Not a Bank" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_117_A "Financialization: Why the Financial Sector Now Rules the Global Economy" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_117_B Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| Why America Needs 1,000+ States | 11 Jan 2023 | ||
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop call for breaking up the US into smaller states. While this idea sounds radical to some, there has been growing conversation about shifting state borders, including proposals to break up California and a recent vote on the Greater Idaho project. Ryan and Tho discuss what lessons the Swiss model of federalism, as well as consider the cynical political considerations of this humble proposal. Recommended Reading"If American Federalism Were like Swiss Federalism, There Would be 1,300 States" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_116_A "The Borders Between US States Are Obsolete" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_116_B Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| 4 Ways to Make Congress Great Again | 05 Jan 2023 | ||
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are back for 2023, savoring the chaos in Congress. As the House Republican rebellion threatens to keep Kevin McCarthy from gaining the speaker's gavel, Ryan and Tho look at other potential targets for a Republican-held Congress. Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| The Radio Rothbard (Mostly Negative) Predictions for 2023 | 29 Dec 2022 | ||
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look ahead to 2023 with a handful of predictions for the new year. They even manage to find one reason for optimism! Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| The Case for Immediately Closing the Central Bank | 27 Feb 2025 | ||
Ryan McMaken is joined by Economist and Mises Institute Fellow Kristoffer Hansen to discuss what would have happened if Argentina President Javier Milei had immediately shut down the country's central bank. The same holds for every other central bank, as well. Discussed on the Show"Monetary Reform – The Case for Button-Pushing" by Philipp Bagus: https://Mises.org/RR_228_A "Hoppe versus Milei on Central Banking: Breaking Down the Differences" by Kristoffer Mousten Hansen: https://Mises.org/RR_228_B 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 | |||
| The Four Worst Trends of 2022 | 22 Dec 2022 | ||
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look back at 2022 and touch on some of the worst and underappreciated trends of the year. For those interested in a more holiday-themed episode, check out last year's debate on the virtues of Ebenezer Scrooge (Mises.org/RR_45). Looking for Christmas gifts? Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on select books featured on Radio Rothbard. Or, use code MURRAYCHRISTMAS for a special 10% discount on select new Mises apparel: Mises.org/RR_113_Store Recommended Reading"Why Are So Many Men Leaving the Workforce?" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_113_A "The Jobs "Boom" Isn't So Hot When We Remember Nearly Six Million Men Are Missing from the Workforce" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_113_B "The Pandemic Is 'Over,' but the Feds Aren't Giving Up Their Emergency Powers" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_113_C "Ebenezer Scrooge: Hero or Villain?" (Radio Rothbard): Mises.org/RR_113_D Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| Should Christians Hate the State? | 15 Dec 2022 | ||
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by Derek Dobalian, a California-based attorney, LewRockwell.com contributor, and a friend of the Mises Institute. This week's episode looks at the role Christianity has historically played in creating a bulwark against totalitarian regimes, and how cultural secularization has coincided with the rise of the total state. Looking for Christmas gifts? Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on select books featured on Radio Rothbard. Or, use code MURRAYCHRISTMAS for a special 10% discount on select new Mises apparel: Mises.org/RR_112_Store Recommended Reading"Why the State Exists" by Derek Dobalian: Mises.org/RR_112_A "The Left's Conquest of the Church" by Derek Dobalian: Mises.org/RR_112_B "The Unholy Trinity and the Total State" by Derek Dobalian: Mises.org/RR_112_C "Antonio Gramsci: The Greatest Political Strategist in History" by Daniel Ajamian: Mises.org/RR_112_D "Caesar Is Not God. God Is Not Caesar." by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_112_E "Vulnerable Before the Jealous State" by Gary North: Mises.org/RR_112_F "The Cost of the Enlightenment" by Daniel Ajamian: Mises.org/RR_112_G Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| Pentagon Fails Fifth Straight Audit, Does Anyone Care? | 08 Dec 2022 | ||
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Tho Bishop and Ryan McMaken discuss the recent report that the Pentagon has failed its fifth straight audit and why no one seems to care. Why has the public lost interest in basic fiscal sanity? How recent is this problem? What might force Americans to care? Looking for Christmas gifts? Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on select books featured on Radio Rothbard. Or, use code MURRAYCHRISTMAS for a special 10% discount on select new Mises apparel: Mises.org/RR_111_Store Recommended Reading"As the Pentagon Fails Another Audit, Congress Wants to Spend Even More on 'Defense'" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_111_A "Can a Deeply Unserious America Fix Its Economy?" by Jeff Deist: Mises.org/RR_111_B "Biden's Defense Plan: Limitless Global Meddling" (War, Economy, and State podcast): Mises.org/RR_111_C America: From Republic to Empire (video series): Mises.org/RR_111_D The Betrayal of the American Right by Murray N. Rothbard: Mises.org/RR_111_E Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| Nationalism Against the Total State | 02 Dec 2022 | ||
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the topic of nationalism and the role it can play in political decentralization. In his recent book, Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Small Polities, Ryan notes how nationalist sentiments have helped ethnic, religious, and linguistic groups resist centralizing political states, such as the Soviet Union. This contrasts the ways nationalism served as a centralizing force in 19th-century Europe. Ryan and Tho look at how recent nationalist sentiments are challenging authoritarian globalist pressures, as well as how strengthening regional and state cultural identities may offer the best chance to roll back the Washington regime in America. Looking for Christmas gifts? Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on select books featured on Radio Rothbard. Or, use code MURRAYCHRISTMAS for a special 10% discount on select new Mises apparel: Mises.org/RR_110_Store Recommended ReadingBreaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Small Polities by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_110_A "Is Nationalism a Good Thing? It Depends." by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_110_B "Mises on Nationalism, the Right of Self-Determination, and the Problem of Immigration" by Joe Salerno: Mises.org/RR_110_C Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| Randian Villains with Millennial Characteristics: FTX, Fraud, and the Fed | 23 Nov 2022 | ||
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at conman Sam Bankman-Fried, the scam of FTX, and how regime legitimacy has fueled several fraudulent companies with unprofitable business practices. Did post-2008 monetary policy fuel a bubble in "effective altruism?" Do examples like Elon Musk's restructuring of Twitter offer an illustration of what Big Tech firms will have to do to survive in a time of less-than-easy money, or will the regime bailout the corporate extensions of techno-managerialism? What killed Silicon Valley's once-promising techno-libertarian style? Ryan and Tho look at this and more on this episode of Radio Rothbard. Looking for Christmas gifts? Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on select books featured on Radio Rothbard. Or, use code MURRAYCHRISTMAS for a special 10% discount on select new Mises apparel: Mises.org/RR_109_Store Recommended Reading"How Easy Money Fueled the FTX Crypto Collapse" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_109_A "Sound Money Is Our Best Hope Against the Monopolists' Threat" by Brendan Brown: Mises.org/RR_109_B "How Fiat Money Enriches the Unproductive" by George Ford Smith: Mises.org/RR_109_C "Without Easy Money, the Tech Sector Faces Layoffs and Losses" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_109_D "The Housing Boom Is Already Over. The Housing Shortage Will Continue." by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_109_E "Will the FTX Scandal Bring Down 'Crypto'?" by Jeff Deist and Bob Murphy (video): Mises.org/RR_109_F Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| Will Environmentalists Doom Global Food Supplies? | 17 Nov 2022 | ||
Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk with economic anthropologist Jovana Diković about how a focus on "solving" global warming endangers the food supply for much of the globe, especially in the developing world. Even rich nations face a world of less food at higher prices. Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on Ryan McMaken's new book Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities: Mises.org/RR_108_Book Recommended Reading"Environmental and Political Elites Are Destroying Food Production for Climate Goals" by Diković: Mises.org/RR_108_A "Eat or Heat: Europeans Already Are Facing Previously Unthinkable Dilemmas" by Claudio Grass: Mises.org/RR_108_B "Regime Pseudoscientists Enforce Climate Change Narrative" by Michael Rectenwald: Mises.org/RR_108_C "Germany's (and Europe's) Self-Inflicted Upcoming Energy Crunch" by Weimin Chen: Mises.org/RR_108_D Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| The Red Wave that Wasn't | 09 Nov 2022 | ||
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Tho Bishop and Ryan McMaken break down the results of this year's midterms. American anxiety over inflation and crime failed to create the red wave many expected. While Republicans took back the House, and maybe the Senate, this year's midterms underperformed traditional midterm elections. Tho and Ryan discuss why this is, as well as what a DeSantis victory might mean for a potential civil war with Trump. Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on Ryan McMaken's new book Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities: Mises.org/RR_107_Book Recommended Reading"Antidemocratic Just Means Something the Regime Doesn't Like" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_107_A "The Realistic Market for Private Governance" by Jeff Deist: Mises.org/RR_107_B "Murray Rothbard versus the Progressives" by Joseph T. Salerno: Mises.org/RR_107_C "Breaking Away: The Case for Smaller Polities" by Ryan McMaken (video): Mises.org/RR_107_D Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| Midterm Political Theater: The Pregame Show | 02 Nov 2022 | ||
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Tho Bishop and Ryan McMaken preview next week's midterms. How big of a red wave is on the horizon, and how much does it really matter? Should the real focus be on governor races? Can a Republican actually win in New York? And, what about Blake Masters? Ryan and Tho consider these questions and more in this week's episode. Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on Ryan McMaken's new book Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities: Mises.org/RR_106_Book Recommended Reading"Can National Conservatism Threaten the Regime?" by Tho Bishop: Mises.org/RR_106_A "The Realistic Market for Private Governance" by Jeff Deist: Mises.org/RR_106_B "Practicing Politics as Self-Defense" by L. W. Blakely: Mises.org/RR_106_C "Breaking Away: The Case for Smaller Polities" by Ryan McMaken (video): Mises.org/RR_106_D Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| Did Alex Jones Get What He Deserved? | 27 Oct 2022 | ||
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the Alex Jones verdict and the weaponization of defamation law. Now that Twitter is under Elon Musk's control, will the regime increasingly turn to the court system to crack down on the "dangers" posed by "misinformation"? Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on Ryan McMaken's new book Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities: Mises.org/RR_105_Book Recommended Reading"The Alex Jones Verdict Shows the Danger of Defamation Laws" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_105_A "Modern Information Control: State Intervention and Mistakes to Avoid by Kelly Offield: Mises.org/RR_105_B "Florida's Social Media Anticensorship Law and the Court's Tortured Legal Logic" by Tate Fegley: Mises.org/RR_105_C Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| The Higher Ed System Is Ripping Us Off | 21 Oct 2022 | ||
Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk with historian Chris Calton about student loans, "the college experience," and the lack of ideological diversity on college campuses today. Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on Ryan McMaken's new book Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities: Mises.org/RR_104_Book Recommended Reading"College as an Economic and Social Problem: Dealing with the Culture" by Chris Calton: Mises.org/RR_104_A "Higher Education Woes: Student Loans Help Fuel Higher College Costs" by Chris Calton: Mises.org/RR_104_B "Higher Education in Crisis: The Problem of Ideological Homogeneity" by Chris Calton: Mises.org/RR_104_C "The Perils of Higher Education: Institutional Failure" by Chris Calton: Mises.org/RR_104_D Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| Mortgage Markets and Crony Capitalism | 19 Feb 2025 | ||
America’s residential mortgage market is mostly controlled by government. Ryan McMaken and Alex Pollock talk about how government corporations like Fannie Mae are fueling America’s housing affordability crisis. 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 | |||
| Are We Now Americans By Occupation Only? | 13 Oct 2022 | ||
Connor Mortell joins Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop to discuss his recent article entitled "We Are Not the Government, but America Is No Longer Anything More than the Government" and to consider what it means to be an American in the current era. As Americans become increasingly divided politically and culturally, and as those divides fuel a great migration within the country, what truly unites Americans—beyond sharing a common oppressive regime? How modern is this development? What can be done to further build on these trends, to undermine the control of that regime further? These questions and more are considered in this episode of Radio Rothbard. Recommended Reading"We Are Not the Government, but America Is No Longer Anything More than the Government" by Connor Mortell: Mises.org/RR_103_A "College Conference Switching as Secession? A Case Study in 'Nations by Consent'" by Connor Mortell: Mises.org/RR_103_B "Nations by Consent" by Murray N. Rothbard: Mises.org/RR_103_C Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| Breaking Away: On Secession and Small States | 07 Oct 2022 | ||
Until the day comes that a majority of the population wants to abolish all states, it makes sense in the meantime to look to ways that will reduce the power of states, localize that power, and take at least some of it out of the hands of some of the most powerful ruling state elites. This episode of Radio Rothbard features Ryan McMaken's talk presented at the Mises Institute 40th Anniversary Supporters Summit in Phoenix, Arizona, on October 7, 2022. Recommended Reading"On Secession and Small States" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_102_A "What We Mean by Decentralization" by Lew Rockwell: Mises.org/RR_102_B "The European Miracle" by Ralph Raico: Mises.org/RR_102_C "Nations by Consent" by Murray N. Rothbard: Mises.org/RR_102_D Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||
| What Will Germans Do without Russian Gas? | 29 Sep 2022 | ||
Ryan and Tho talk with Mises.org author and German native Rosanna Weber about the energy crisis in Germany. German policymakers have greatly worsened the ongoing energy crisis in Germany by abandoning nuclear energy and taking a hard line on Russian natural gas. Now with the damage done to the Nord Stream pipeline, German consumers face even fewer options as winter approaches. Rosanna Weber is a graduate student in Economic History at the London School of Economics and a freelance journalist. Recommended Reading"Germany's Nuclear Choice: Russian Energy Crisis Forces a Reckoning" by Rosanna Weber: Mises.org/RR_101_A "Eat or Heat: Europeans Already Are Facing Previously Unthinkable Dilemmas" by Claudio Grass: Mises.org/RR_101_B "Europe Ditched Russian Energy. Now People Are Sitting in Line For Days to Buy Coal. Is Biden to Blame?" by Alice Salles: Mises.org/RR_101_C "Germany's (and Europe's) Self-Inflicted Upcoming Energy Crunch" by Weimin Chen: Mises.org/RR_101_D "The 'Stunning Success' of the Green Revolution Is Yet Another Progressive Myth" by Kristoffer Mousten Hansen: Mises.org/RR_101_E Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. | |||