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In addition, you will find Mises media at the Institute Youtube channel and on Google video. https://mises.org/power-market/kudzu-another-gift-america-usda Sat, 04 Jul 2026 07:00:00 CDT Mark Thornton https://mises.org/power-market/kudzu-another-gift-america-usda https://mises.org/podcasts/minor-issues/vine-ate-south-government-solutions-vs-market-solutions The government paid Southern farmers to plant kudzu—millions of acres of it—to fix a Dust Bowl the government's own policies helped create. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:00:00 CDT Mark Thornton https://mises.org/podcasts/minor-issues/vine-ate-south-government-solutions-vs-market-solutions https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/its-fourth-july-why-am-i-sad The US “celebrates” its 250th birthday today, but not everyone is celebrating. We bring back a classic from 10 years ago that is even more relevant today. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:03:00 CDT Shawn Ritenour https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/its-fourth-july-why-am-i-sad https://mises.org/mises-wire/americas-libertarian-revolution In the deepest sense, the American Revolution was a conscious majority revolution on behalf of libertarianism and against power. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:00:00 CDT Murray N. Rothbard https://mises.org/mises-wire/americas-libertarian-revolution https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/americas-libertarian-revolution In the deepest sense, the American Revolution was a conscious majority revolution on behalf of libertarianism and against power. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:00:00 CDT Murray N. Rothbard https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/americas-libertarian-revolution https://mises.org/mises-wire/its-fourth-july-why-am-i-sad The US “celebrates” its 250th birthday today, but not everyone is celebrating. We bring back a classic from 10 years ago that is even more relevant today. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:00:00 CDT Shawn Ritenour https://mises.org/mises-wire/its-fourth-july-why-am-i-sad https://mises.org/podcasts/radio-rothbard/what-independence-day-really-means In this episode of the Radio Rothbard, we look at Murray Rothbard's monumental history of the American Revolution, Conceived in Liberty. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:40:03 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/radio-rothbard/what-independence-day-really-means https://mises.org/power-market/rationality-psychology-and-capitalism Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:00:00 CDT Arkadiusz Sieroń https://mises.org/power-market/rationality-psychology-and-capitalism https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/french-far-left-downplays-government-debt-order-spend-even-more Jean-Luc Mélenchon—the leader of the French far-left party “La France Insoumise”—says it's no problem that the French government's debt now tops more than 100% of GDP. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 02:25:06 CDT Mihai Macovei https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/french-far-left-downplays-government-debt-order-spend-even-more https://mises.org/power-market/map-and-bubble-review-alan-greenspans-map-and-territory Fri, 03 Jul 2026 02:00:00 CDT Alex J. Pollock https://mises.org/power-market/map-and-bubble-review-alan-greenspans-map-and-territory https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-leaders-lie-truth-about-lying-international-politics Lying seems to come naturally to political elites. Dr. Mark Thornton examines John J. Mearsheimer’s book, Why Leaders Lie: The Truth about Lying in International Politics to find out why elites lie so much. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 02:00:00 CDT Mark Thornton https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-leaders-lie-truth-about-lying-international-politics https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/tracing-jeffersons-libertarian-thought-declaration-independence Many largely accept Jefferson’s statements about rights, liberty, consent, criminality, and the role of government, however, many come short of adopting Jefferson’s radical libertarian political convictions. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 01:55:10 CDT Joshua Mawhorter https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/tracing-jeffersons-libertarian-thought-declaration-independence https://mises.org/power-market/now-accepting-applications-2026-ron-paul-scholars-seminar Fri, 03 Jul 2026 01:00:00 CDT Mises Institute https://mises.org/power-market/now-accepting-applications-2026-ron-paul-scholars-seminar https://mises.org/podcasts/loot-and-lobby/birthright-citizenship-and-supreme-court Automatic citizenship for the children of foreign nationals on US soil will only further politicize immigration and increase calls for more limits on migrants in the US. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:51:19 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/loot-and-lobby/birthright-citizenship-and-supreme-court https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/patriotism-shouldnt-apply-debauched-dollar The dangers posed by a paper fiat currency were well-known even in the early days of the U.S. republic. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:23:12 CDT Stuart Englert https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/patriotism-shouldnt-apply-debauched-dollar https://mises.org/power-market/moniker-millionaire-billionaire-and-trillionaire-are-just-reflection-inflation Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:00 CDT Douglas E. French https://mises.org/power-market/moniker-millionaire-billionaire-and-trillionaire-are-just-reflection-inflation https://mises.org/notes-margin/foreign-interventionism-anti-american The original opponents of American intervention abroad — the anti-imperialist movement of the late 19th century — were in fact the true inheritors of the republic and its first principles. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:00 CDT Brandan P. Buck https://mises.org/notes-margin/foreign-interventionism-anti-american https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/rise-and-fall-rational-control-mansfields-effectual-truth In this week's Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon reviews Harvey Mansfield's The Rise and Fall of Rational Control and finds that the author could benefit from some rational thinking himself. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:00 CDT David Gordon https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/rise-and-fall-rational-control-mansfields-effectual-truth https://mises.org/mises-wire/tracing-jeffersons-libertarian-thought-declaration-independence Many largely accept Jefferson’s statements about rights, liberty, consent, criminality, and the role of government, however, many come short of adopting Jefferson’s radical libertarian political convictions. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:00 CDT Joshua Mawhorter https://mises.org/mises-wire/tracing-jeffersons-libertarian-thought-declaration-independence https://mises.org/notes-margin/japan-government-says-it-may-still-intervene-support-yen The yen's "prolonged weakness has become a growing headache inflating the cost of imported raw materials and worsening the squeeze on households..." Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/japan-government-says-it-may-still-intervene-support-yen https://mises.org/power-market/corruption-within-and-without Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:00:00 CDT Bryce McBride https://mises.org/power-market/corruption-within-and-without https://mises.org/notes-margin/fed-chief-kevin-warsh-declines-hint-july-rate-decision-says-inflation-too-high He's forced to admit the obvious. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/fed-chief-kevin-warsh-declines-hint-july-rate-decision-says-inflation-too-high https://mises.org/mises-wire/french-far-left-downplays-government-debt-order-spend-even-more Jean-Luc Mélenchon—the leader of the French far-left party “La France Insoumise”—says it's no problem that the French government's debt now tops more than 100% of GDP. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 03:00:00 CDT Mihai Macovei https://mises.org/mises-wire/french-far-left-downplays-government-debt-order-spend-even-more https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/slavery-was-propped-government-misesian-analysis Bob walks through what Ludwig von Mises wrote about slavery in Human Action, arguing that the institution was not — as the 1619 Project claims — the foundation of American capitalism. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 03:00:00 CDT Robert P. Murphy https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/slavery-was-propped-government-misesian-analysis https://mises.org/mises-wire/patriotism-shouldnt-apply-debauched-dollar The dangers posed by a paper fiat currency were well-known even in the early days of the U.S. republic. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:00:00 CDT Stuart Englert https://mises.org/mises-wire/patriotism-shouldnt-apply-debauched-dollar https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/why-history-refuses-stay-planned As technology and AI grow more sophisticated, people commonly believe that they also are eliminating uncertainty. Nothing could be further from the truth. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 01:32:33 CDT Luc Lelièvre https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/why-history-refuses-stay-planned https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/culture-state-and-problem-liberty The modern state has become not only the guardian of political order but also the architect of cultural identity. We must separate culture from the state. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:55:07 CDT Farzin Rahimi Zonouz https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/culture-state-and-problem-liberty https://mises.org/mises-wire/culture-state-and-problem-liberty The modern state has become not only the guardian of political order but also the architect of cultural identity. We must separate culture from the state. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:00:00 CDT Farzin Rahimi Zonouz https://mises.org/mises-wire/culture-state-and-problem-liberty https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/surprise-surprise-government-capital-stock-deteriorating Despite the eternal promises of members of Congress, government office space is rapidly deteriorating. Unfortunately, Congress has no plans to deal with the problem. All of this is easily explained by Austrian economics. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:26:57 CDT William L. Anderson https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/surprise-surprise-government-capital-stock-deteriorating https://mises.org/articles-interest/economics-and-ethics-interest-rates Thu, 02 Jul 2026 05:05:00 CDT Jörg Guido Hülsmann https://mises.org/articles-interest/economics-and-ethics-interest-rates https://mises.org/mises-wire/surprise-surprise-government-capital-stock-deteriorating Despite the eternal promises of members of Congress, government office space is rapidly deteriorating. Unfortunately, Congress has no plans to deal with the problem. All of this is easily explained by Austrian economics. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 05:00:00 CDT William L. Anderson https://mises.org/mises-wire/surprise-surprise-government-capital-stock-deteriorating https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/birthright-citizenship-ruling-will-create-more-conflict-over-immigration This decision—as with birthright citizenship in general—will increase political conflict over the presence of foreign nationals—both legal and illegal—within the United States. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 01:59:57 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/birthright-citizenship-ruling-will-create-more-conflict-over-immigration https://mises.org/mises-wire/birthright-citizenship-ruling-will-create-more-conflict-over-immigration This decision—as with birthright citizenship in general—will increase political conflict over the presence of foreign nationals—both legal and illegal—within the United States. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 01:00:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/mises-wire/birthright-citizenship-ruling-will-create-more-conflict-over-immigration https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/backwards-history-money Money did originate from the state, no matter how many times contemporary monetary theorists might claim otherwise. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:35:02 CDT Matt Taylor https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/backwards-history-money https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/supreme-court-and-supreme-fed With its new ruling in Trump v. Cook, the Supreme Court demonstrates it does not understand central banking or the Fed. Clarence Thomas, however, saw through the Fed's lies. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:54:24 CDT Jonathan Newman https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/supreme-court-and-supreme-fed https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-history-refuses-stay-planned As technology and AI grow more sophisticated, people commonly believe that they also are eliminating uncertainty. Nothing could be further from the truth. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:00:00 CDT Luc Lelièvre https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-history-refuses-stay-planned https://mises.org/mises-wire/backwards-history-money Money didn't originate from the state, no matter how many times contemporary monetary theorists might claim otherwise. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:00:00 CDT Matt Taylor https://mises.org/mises-wire/backwards-history-money https://mises.org/mises-wire/get-your-free-july-rothbard-giveaway-origins-federal-reserve To celebrate the Year of Rothbard, we’re giving away some of his most radicalizing and influential books. Get your copy of our July offering, The Origins of the Federal Reserve, before July 31. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:00:00 CDT Mises Institute https://mises.org/mises-wire/get-your-free-july-rothbard-giveaway-origins-federal-reserve https://mises.org/mises-wire/economic-reasons-why-oil-consumers-need-be-gouged In making threats against oil companies for "price gouging," President Trump shows he knows no more about prices than he does about the real effects of tariffs. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:00 CDT Vincent Cook https://mises.org/mises-wire/economic-reasons-why-oil-consumers-need-be-gouged https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/libertarian-critique-birthright-citizenship It is important to change our political culture, which treats "democracy," or the "right" to vote, as the supreme political good. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:21:38 CDT Murray N. Rothbard https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/libertarian-critique-birthright-citizenship https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/bitcoin-not-freedom-delusion-digital-escape While Bitcoin in its early days promised freedom from the tyranny of fiat currency, those days are gone. Instead, Bitcoin owners are now satisfied if its value goes up against the dollar. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:01:57 CDT Hamoon Soleimani https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/bitcoin-not-freedom-delusion-digital-escape https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/why-bernie-sanderss-ai-bill-fascistic-and-dangerous Comparing Sanders to fascism may seem unusual, but it should not be forgotten that the main leaders of Italian fascism, including Mussolini, were initially socialists before they became fascists. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 03:27:12 CDT Amirhossein Eshtiaghi https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/why-bernie-sanderss-ai-bill-fascistic-and-dangerous https://mises.org/podcasts/why-healthcare-system-broken-mises-circle-new-hampshire The 2026 Mises Circle in New Hampshire. America's healthcare system has been strangled by federal bureaucracy, regulation, and control, enriching powerful insurance companies at the expense of doctors and patients alike. Speakers diagnose the disease and prescribe a cure you'll never hear in Washington. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 03:00:00 CDT Mises Institute https://mises.org/podcasts/why-healthcare-system-broken-mises-circle-new-hampshire https://mises.org/mises-wire/supreme-court-and-supreme-fed With its new ruling in Trump v. Cook, the Supreme Court demonstrates it does not understand central banking or the Fed. Clarence Thomas, however, saw through the Fed’s lies. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 02:00:00 CDT Jonathan Newman https://mises.org/mises-wire/supreme-court-and-supreme-fed https://mises.org/power-market/fiat-money-maestro Tue, 30 Jun 2026 01:00:00 CDT Ron Paul https://mises.org/power-market/fiat-money-maestro https://mises.org/mises-wire/bitcoin-not-freedom-delusion-digital-escape While Bitcoin in its early days promised freedom from the tyranny of fiat currency, those days are gone. Instead, Bitcoin owners are now satisfied if its value goes up against the dollar. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:00:00 CDT Hamoon Soleimani https://mises.org/mises-wire/bitcoin-not-freedom-delusion-digital-escape https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/calhouns-answer-abolition-petitions What role does the Constitution play when one state has a different understanding of “American values” than another? Unfortunately, the responses have been inconsistent, depending upon which “values” one wishes to promote. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:26:01 CDT Wanjiru Njoya https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/calhouns-answer-abolition-petitions https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/2008-coming-reset-larry-lepards-case-sound-money Bob sits down with fund manager and author Larry Lepard to discuss his book The Big Print, which argues that the core problem with modern America is not corporate greed or partisan politics, but a monetary system deliberately structured to benefit those closest to the Fed. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:20:00 CDT Robert P. Murphy, Lawrence Lepard https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/2008-coming-reset-larry-lepards-case-sound-money https://mises.org/mises-wire/calhouns-answer-abolition-petitions What role does the Constitution play when one state has a different understanding of “American values” than another? Unfortunately, the responses have been inconsistent, depending upon which “values” one wishes to promote. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 05:00:00 CDT Wanjiru Njoya https://mises.org/mises-wire/calhouns-answer-abolition-petitions https://mises.org/podcasts/speaking-liberty/what-causes-business-cycle Economics’ greatest unsolved mystery, finally explained. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:44:02 CDT Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. https://mises.org/podcasts/speaking-liberty/what-causes-business-cycle https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/state-financial-markets-tells-us-what-investors-really-believe Mainstream economists claim that understanding and observing reality is not really “doing economics.” Instead, they believe that all we need are abstract theories that predict events well. But over time, financial markets must bend to the real world. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 02:25:13 CDT Frank Shostak https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/state-financial-markets-tells-us-what-investors-really-believe https://mises.org/mises-wire/state-financial-markets-tells-us-what-investors-really-believe Mainstream economists claim that understanding and observing reality is not really “doing economics.” Instead, they believe that all we need are abstract theories that predict events well. But over time, financial markets must bend to the real world. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:00:00 CDT Frank Shostak https://mises.org/mises-wire/state-financial-markets-tells-us-what-investors-really-believe https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/july-4-will-you-be-celebrating-founders-or-status-quo On this July 4, Americans will celebrate 250 years of independence. However, what are people really celebrating, freedom or a militaristic regime? Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:56:55 CDT George Ford Smith https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/july-4-will-you-be-celebrating-founders-or-status-quo https://mises.org/mises-wire/july-4-will-you-be-celebrating-founders-or-status-quo On this July 4, Americans will celebrate 250 years of independence. However, what are people really celebrating, freedom or a militaristic regime? Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 CDT George Ford Smith https://mises.org/mises-wire/july-4-will-you-be-celebrating-founders-or-status-quo https://mises.org/podcasts/minor-issues/politics-power-elites-inflation-and-austrian-answer Mark Thornton argues modern politics is a power struggle run by elites—and that Austrian economics explains both the rigged system and the way out. Sat, 27 Jun 2026 06:00:05 CDT Mark Thornton https://mises.org/podcasts/minor-issues/politics-power-elites-inflation-and-austrian-answer https://mises.org/mises-wire/us-taxation-fueled-quiet-envy Forget equity and fairness and reducing so-called wealth gaps. The current “tax-the-rich” movement is driven by an unspoken pathology: envy. Sat, 27 Jun 2026 05:00:00 CDT Angelo Monaco https://mises.org/mises-wire/us-taxation-fueled-quiet-envy https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-bernie-sanderss-ai-bill-fascistic-and-dangerous Comparing Sanders to fascism may seem unusual, but it should not be forgotten that the main leaders of Italian fascism, including Mussolini, were initially socialists before they became fascists. Sat, 27 Jun 2026 05:00:00 CDT Amirhossein Eshtiaghi https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-bernie-sanderss-ai-bill-fascistic-and-dangerous https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/hantavirus-market-versus-government-disease-control Pandemics offer an alleged challenge to libertarians, as some argue that governments should have the power to order quarantines and impose vaccine requirements. It turns out that statism makes things worse—and that free markets offer the best solutions. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:35:52 CDT Carlos Boix https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/hantavirus-market-versus-government-disease-control https://mises.org/podcasts/origins-federal-reserve/conclusion The Fed was a government-sanctioned cartel engineered by the Morgan, Rockefeller, and Kuhn, Loeb interests to enable coordinated inflation. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 02:01:33 CDT Murray N. Rothbard https://mises.org/podcasts/origins-federal-reserve/conclusion https://mises.org/mises-wire/hantavirus-market-versus-government-disease-control Pandemics offer an alleged challenge to libertarians, as some argue that governments should have the power to order quarantines and impose vaccine requirements. It turns out that statism makes things worse—and that free markets offer the best solutions. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 02:00:00 CDT Carlos Boix https://mises.org/mises-wire/hantavirus-market-versus-government-disease-control https://mises.org/podcasts/origins-federal-reserve/final-phase-coping-democratic-ascendancy With the Democrats ascendant under Wilson, the reformers repackage the Aldrich Plan as the ostensibly decentralized, government-supervised Federal Reserve—with Morgan-allied interests securing control. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:59:33 CDT Murray N. Rothbard https://mises.org/podcasts/origins-federal-reserve/final-phase-coping-democratic-ascendancy https://mises.org/podcasts/origins-federal-reserve/panic-1907-and-mobilization-central-bank The Panic of 1907 becomes the catalyst. Rothbard traces the response. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:58:22 CDT Murray N. Rothbard https://mises.org/podcasts/origins-federal-reserve/panic-1907-and-mobilization-central-bank https://mises.org/podcasts/origins-federal-reserve/jacob-schiff-ignites-drive-central-bank Around 1906, Jacob Schiff and his relative Paul Warburg rally the American Bankers Association and its leading commercial bankers behind banking reform. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:57:27 CDT Murray N. Rothbard https://mises.org/podcasts/origins-federal-reserve/jacob-schiff-ignites-drive-central-bank https://mises.org/podcasts/origins-federal-reserve/conant-monetary-imperialism-and-gold-exchange-standard The theory put into practice: imposing the gold-exchange standard on U.S. dependencies and client states administered by a cadre of economists and academics and tying client currencies to the dollar. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:56:19 CDT Murray N. Rothbard https://mises.org/podcasts/origins-federal-reserve/conant-monetary-imperialism-and-gold-exchange-standard https://mises.org/podcasts/origins-federal-reserve/charles-conant-surplus-capital-and-economic-imperialism Rothbard shows how Conant’s claim that mature economies must export capital abroad linked banking reform to economic imperialism. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:55:23 CDT Murray N. Rothbard https://mises.org/podcasts/origins-federal-reserve/charles-conant-surplus-capital-and-economic-imperialism https://mises.org/podcasts/origins-federal-reserve/gold-standard-act-1900-and-after Treasury secretaries Lyman Gage and Leslie Shaw used government deposits to aid the banks and inch the country toward central banking. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:54:21 CDT Murray N. Rothbard https://mises.org/podcasts/origins-federal-reserve/gold-standard-act-1900-and-after https://mises.org/podcasts/origins-federal-reserve/beginnings-reform-movement-indianapolis-monetary-convention The first organized big-business push for banking reform. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:53:21 CDT Murray N. Rothbard https://mises.org/podcasts/origins-federal-reserve/beginnings-reform-movement-indianapolis-monetary-convention https://mises.org/podcasts/origins-federal-reserve/unhappiness-national-banking-system Why the nation’s big banks grew dissatisfied with the post–Civil War National Banking System. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:52:21 CDT Murray N. Rothbard https://mises.org/podcasts/origins-federal-reserve/unhappiness-national-banking-system https://mises.org/podcasts/origins-federal-reserve/progressive-movement Rothbard frames the 1913 Federal Reserve Act as part of the Progressive drive from laissez-faire toward centralized statism. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:51:21 CDT Murray N. Rothbard https://mises.org/podcasts/origins-federal-reserve/progressive-movement https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/greenspan-great-opportunist While the pundits are insisting that the late Alan Greenspan was a committed free market adherent, his actions throughout his career spoke differently. In today’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon exposes Greenspan for what he was: an opportunist. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:48:15 CDT David Gordon https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/greenspan-great-opportunist https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/greenspan-great-opportunist While the pundits are insisting that the late Alan Greenspan was a committed free market adherent, his actions throughout his career spoke differently. In today’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon exposes Greenspan for what he was: an opportunist. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:00:00 CDT David Gordon https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/greenspan-great-opportunist https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/myth-nationalist-victory-articles-confederation-and-bank-north-america Were stronger central government under the Articles of Confederation and a central bank really necessary to win the American Revolution, as conservative nationalists of the era claimed? Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:57:38 CDT Joshua Mawhorter https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/myth-nationalist-victory-articles-confederation-and-bank-north-america https://mises.org/podcasts/individual-interview/beware-tariffs-us-china-trade-war-biggest-risk-now The Fed's real mandate is financing government debt and protecting banks. Everything else is propaganda. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:32:19 CDT Mark Thornton https://mises.org/podcasts/individual-interview/beware-tariffs-us-china-trade-war-biggest-risk-now https://mises.org/podcasts/radio-rothbard/french-revolution-and-war-vendee Ryan McMaken looks at the little known (in America) secessionist war for self-determination fought by French counterrevolutionaries against the French Jacobins and radicals. The Marxist narrative about this conflict endures, but the separatists were right. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:51:03 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/radio-rothbard/french-revolution-and-war-vendee https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/little-bighorn-anniversary-remember-custers-crimes The famed "Custer's Last Stand" at the hands of Native Americans defending their villages is a reminder of the brutality of the US war against the Plains Indians. History tells us that the "heroic" George Armstrong Custer was really the "reckless" Custer who died underestimating his foe. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:17:15 CDT James Bovard https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/little-bighorn-anniversary-remember-custers-crimes https://mises.org/mises-wire/myth-nationalist-victory-articles-confederation-and-bank-north-america Were stronger central government under the Articles of Confederation and a central bank really necessary to win the American Revolution, as conservative nationalists of the era claimed? Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:00 CDT Joshua Mawhorter https://mises.org/mises-wire/myth-nationalist-victory-articles-confederation-and-bank-north-america https://mises.org/podcasts/power-and-market/death-greenspan-and-rise-mamdanism On this episode of Power & Market, Tho, Connor, and special guest Ryan Turnipseed pay tribute to the Maestro, consider whether Democratic Socialists are part of Greenspan's legacy, and embrace Justice Clarence Thomas as a Rothbard respecter. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:10:00 CDT Tho Bishop, Ryan Turnipseed, Connor O'Keeffe https://mises.org/podcasts/power-and-market/death-greenspan-and-rise-mamdanism https://mises.org/power-market/feds-favorite-price-inflation-measure-just-increased-again Thu, 25 Jun 2026 02:00:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/power-market/feds-favorite-price-inflation-measure-just-increased-again https://mises.org/mises-wire/little-bighorn-anniversary-remember-custers-crimes The famed "Custer's Last Stand" at the hands of Native Americans defending their villages is a reminder of the brutality of the US war against the Plains Indians. History tells us that the "heroic" George Armstrong Custer was really the "reckless" Custer who died underestimating his foe. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 02:00:00 CDT James Bovard https://mises.org/mises-wire/little-bighorn-anniversary-remember-custers-crimes https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/intellectual-property-versus-unrealized The common belief is that intellectual property rights must be in place, otherwise, entrepreneurs would be reluctant to face uncertain profitability. Well, entrepreneurs already face uncertainty and act, anyway. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:15:11 CDT Per Bylund https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/intellectual-property-versus-unrealized https://mises.org/mises-wire/intellectual-property-versus-unrealized The common belief is that intellectual property rights must be in place, otherwise, entrepreneurs would be reluctant to face uncertain profitability. Well, entrepreneurs already face uncertainty and act, anyway. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:00:00 CDT Per Bylund https://mises.org/mises-wire/intellectual-property-versus-unrealized https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/democratic-socialists-one-vote-one-time Democratic Socialists are winning election after election and will have a number of representatives in Congress. What will happen to our society as they continue to gain power? The answers are not encouraging. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:21:13 CDT William L. Anderson https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/democratic-socialists-one-vote-one-time https://mises.org/mises-wire/democratic-socialists-one-vote-one-time Democratic Socialists are winning election after election and will have a number of representatives in Congress. What will happen to our society as they continue to gain power? The answers are not encouraging. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:00:00 CDT William L. Anderson https://mises.org/mises-wire/democratic-socialists-one-vote-one-time https://mises.org/podcasts/guns-and-butter/greenspan-was-perfect-fed-chair-not-compliment The Fed Chair’s job isn’t to stabilize the economy. It’s to use prestige, technical jargon, and mind-numbing dullness to cover for the central bank’s expropriation of the American people. And Alan Greenspan excelled at that. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:14:48 CDT Connor O'Keeffe https://mises.org/podcasts/guns-and-butter/greenspan-was-perfect-fed-chair-not-compliment https://mises.org/mises-wire/do-i-look-radical-left-lunatic-vandal James Bovard recently ventured near Washington’s Reflecting Pool and reports on the current madness involving the algae problem and Trump’s efforts to have it cleaned—along with extra security. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:00:00 CDT James Bovard https://mises.org/mises-wire/do-i-look-radical-left-lunatic-vandal https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/how-greek-merchants-and-philosophers-discovered-economics Long before modern economics, the Greek philosophers were laying the groundwork for understanding human cooperation in a social setting, helping to give birth to economic thinking. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:35:13 CDT Marcos Giansante https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/how-greek-merchants-and-philosophers-discovered-economics https://mises.org/mises-wire/how-greek-merchants-and-philosophers-discovered-economics Long before modern economics, the Greek philosophers were laying the groundwork for understanding human cooperation in a social setting, helping to give birth to economic thinking. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:00:00 CDT Marcos Giansante https://mises.org/mises-wire/how-greek-merchants-and-philosophers-discovered-economics https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/murray-n-rothbard-toward-science-liberty Social, economic, and political problems are intertwined and complex and require a grand theory to address them. For Rothbard, the unifying theme of social theory was liberty. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:10:22 CDT Joseph T. Salerno https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/murray-n-rothbard-toward-science-liberty https://mises.org/mises-wire/greenspan-was-perfect-fed-chair-not-compliment The Fed Chair’s job isn’t to stabilize the economy. It’s to use prestige, technical jargon, and mind-numbing dullness to cover for the central bank’s expropriation of the American people. And Alan Greenspan excelled at that. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:00:00 CDT Connor O'Keeffe https://mises.org/mises-wire/greenspan-was-perfect-fed-chair-not-compliment https://mises.org/mises-daily/greenspans-empty-talk To help mark the passing of former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, we run this 2001 piece from Dr. Joseph Salerno, who understood the Greenspan fraud long before "The Maestro" tanked the US economy by setting off the Housing Bubble. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 02:00:00 CDT Joseph T. Salerno https://mises.org/mises-daily/greenspans-empty-talk https://mises.org/notes-margin/factory-job-cuts-june-near-worst-2008-financial-crisis-and-covid-levels Manufacturers have indicated job cuts for three of the past four months as they seek to reduce head count over costs and demand concerns. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/factory-job-cuts-june-near-worst-2008-financial-crisis-and-covid-levels https://mises.org/mises-wire/public-choice-problem-ai-rights As AI develops, some people are getting the wrong idea and want to assign moral rights to chatbots and other AI products. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:00:00 CDT Jimmy Alfonso Licon https://mises.org/mises-wire/public-choice-problem-ai-rights https://mises.org/notes-margin/japanese-bond-yields-are-highest-40-years Tokyo also wants more spending, and it will be hard to keep control of yields while further increasing Japanese deficits. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/japanese-bond-yields-are-highest-40-years https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/scholasticism-enlightenment-liberalism The intellectual path from Ancient Greece to modernity is littered with the path of numerous philosophers, movements, and events, both peaceful and violent that have shaped thinking throughout the ages. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:31:13 CDT Vincent Cook https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/scholasticism-enlightenment-liberalism https://mises.org/podcasts/radio-rothbard/medieval-constitution-liberty Ryan McMaken reviews a new book on the political institutions of the Middle Ages, 'The Medieval Constitution of Liberty: Political Foundations of Liberalism in the West.' Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:30:00 CDT Ryan McMaken https://mises.org/podcasts/radio-rothbard/medieval-constitution-liberty https://mises.org/notes-margin/napolitano-republic-or-empire The Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776, embraces two value sets. The first is natural rights, and the second is limited government. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/napolitano-republic-or-empire https://mises.org/power-market/trumps-attempt-end-iran-war-infuriates-uniparty Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:00:00 CDT Ron Paul https://mises.org/power-market/trumps-attempt-end-iran-war-infuriates-uniparty https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/lies-damn-lies-and-history-capitalism Modern historians rarely have told the truth about the history of capitalism, and especially in the early days of the Industrial Revolution. It is time to set the record straight. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:42:57 CDT Wanjiru Njoya https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/lies-damn-lies-and-history-capitalism https://mises.org/notes-margin/iran-war-dismantling-american-empire "The war of aggression against Iran was ' a bridge too far' for the U.S. empire." Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:00:00 CDT https://mises.org/notes-margin/iran-war-dismantling-american-empire https://mises.org/power-market/remembering-philip-g-duffy-1935-2026 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:00:00 CDT Kevin Duffy https://mises.org/power-market/remembering-philip-g-duffy-1935-2026