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FPF #238 – Putin’s Travels

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 27, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #238, I discuss Russian President Putin's trip to Germany and Austria. I explore an article by Gilbert Doctorow on the importance of the trip and how Trump's foreign policy has impacted Russia's relationships with Europe. I update news on North Korea, Syria,...

08/20/18 Mark Thornton on Skyscraper Curse and Austrian Business Cycle

by Scott Horton | Aug 24, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show

Mark Thornton, Senior Fellow of the Ludwig von Mises institute and Book Review Editor of the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, is interviewed on the so called "Skyscraper Theory", and his new book "The Skyscraper Curse", about the correlation of new tall...

FPF #235 – Economics of War guest Steven Clyde

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 20, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #235, Steven Clyde comes to the show to discuss the economics of war. The 2019 NDAA authorized $717 billion in defense spending for a single year. Steven gives his take on Austrian Economics and his analysis of what massive "defense" spending does to the...

Money-Supply Growth Falls Yet Again, Dropping to 116-Month Low

by Ryan McMaken | Nov 8, 2017 | Economics, Featured Articles

Growth in the supply of US dollars fell again in September, this time to a 116-month low of 3.4 percent. The last time the money supply grew at a smaller rate was during January 2008 — also at a rate of 3.4 percent. The money-supply metric used here — an "Austrian...

Austria Found a Way to Tax Google Searches and Social Media Posts

by James Holbrooks | May 1, 2017 | Blog

Austria — Highlighting the difficulty both public and private establishments can have when it comes to adapting methods in the digital age, it was reported Monday that one government is now trying to tax social media companies. From a report by Bloomberg:...

4/10/17 Robert Murphy on the economy from an Austrian economics perspective

by Scott Horton | Apr 10, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show

Robert Murphy, an author, scholar, and professor, discusses the core premises of Austrian economics; the artificial business cycle of booms and busts; fractional reserve banking and the Federal Reserve System; and lending policy and business decisions.

Why Fractional-Reserve Banking Would Be Limited in an Unhampered Market

by Frank Shostak | Jan 16, 2017 | Economics, Featured Articles

The so-called multiplier arises as a result of the fact that banks are legally permitted to use money that is placed in demand deposits. Banks treat this type of money as if it was loaned to them, thus loaning it out while simultaneously allowing depositors to spend...

12/7/16 Robert P. Murphy on Austrian economics and his new book Choice: Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action

by Scott Horton | Dec 7, 2016 | The Scott Horton Show

Robert P. Murphy, an Associated Scholar with the Mises Institute and author of many books, discusses the Fed-induced booms and busts in the economy and stock market; the bigger-than-ever housing bubble; and where libertarians agree and disagree with Donald Trump's...

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Pinker on Peace and Enlightenment

"If, despite impressions, the long-term trend, though halting and incomplete, is that violence of all kinds is decreasing, I think that calls for a rehabilitation of the ideals of modernity and progress, and it's a cause for gratitude for the institutions of...

The US Paper War Tiger is Way Behind

The Ukraine and Russian forces have been building drones for less than three thousand dollars and the "Affordable Mass" efforts in the US had an original floor price of three hundred thousand dollars because that is the way the American "defense" acquisition system...

Caution: Hard Times Ahead

Comfort is a thief. Life is hard. Do more and suck less. Class dismissed.

Yet Another US Navy Surface Ship Fiasco

As I have mentioned, the US Navy can't catch a break from the cavalcade of calamities that is Navy shipbuilding for two generations. First they removed the 155mm gun when it was disclosed it was 800 thousand dollars a round Advanced Gun System (AGS) then it took five...

We: Records 1-5

Reading We, a Russian dystopian novel.

The US Navy Does the Right Thing: At Last

This is the first US Navy decision I can get behind in years. The US Navy just cancelled its Constellation class frigate program because it is absolutely incapable of building hulls and ships that work. They have not launched a successful surface ship since 1991 with...

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Israel Winner of the 2003 Iraq Oil War

by Gary Vogler

Domestic Imperialism: Nine Reasons I Left Progressivism

by Keith Knight

Imagine the Catholic Church (or any person or group of people) doing what the government does every day: Everyone who doesn’t give the Catholic Church 25% of his annual income every year will be put in jail. If he resists the Jesuit officer, the officer has the right...

Diary of a Psychosis: How Public Health Disgraced Itself During COVID Mania

by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

FOREWORD BY JAY BHATTACHARYA, MD, PHD Diary of a Psychosis is different from all other books on Covid: it traces the development of the government response as it happened, bit by bit, and subjects it to relentless scrutiny: did any of it do any good? It thereby...

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FPF #238 – Putin’s Travels

08/20/18 Mark Thornton on Skyscraper Curse and Austrian Business Cycle

FPF #235 – Economics of War guest Steven Clyde

Money-Supply Growth Falls Yet Again, Dropping to 116-Month Low

4/10/17 Robert Murphy on the economy from an Austrian economics perspective

Why Fractional-Reserve Banking Would Be Limited in an Unhampered Market

12/7/16 Robert P. Murphy on Austrian economics and his new book Choice: Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action

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Pinker on Peace and Enlightenment

The US Paper War Tiger is Way Behind

Caution: Hard Times Ahead

Yet Another US Navy Surface Ship Fiasco

We: Records 1-5

The US Navy Does the Right Thing: At Last

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Israel Winner of the 2003 Iraq Oil War

Domestic Imperialism: Nine Reasons I Left Progressivism

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