Download Episode. Scott is again joined by Ryan McMaken of the Mises Institute to talk about the economy. First, they examine the major fluctuations in the money supply to help us predict where in the boom-bust cycle we might be. They then identify the dominant...
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Four Big Reasons Not To Green Light Strikes on Russian Crimea
by Ted Snider | Jun 8, 2023 | Featured Articles
In just an eight day period in May, the West authorized sending both long range Storm Shadow cruise missiles and F-16 fighter bombers to Ukraine, reversing a policy of not providing Ukraine with weapons that can strike inside Russia in place since the start of the...
With These Solutions, Can We Save the Idea of a Market Economy?
by Zack Sorenson | Jun 5, 2023 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism
When I first learned the basics of libertarianism and Austrian economic theory, I knew that these provided a more practical, moral, and satisfactory answer to major political and economic questions than any other ideology. For example, the premise of profitability in...
Final COVID Scorecard Released
by Tom Woods | May 30, 2023 | Featured Articles
The CDC has released its numbers for age-adjusted COVID mortality.These are the CDC's own numbers, I repeat, so you and I can't be accused of using obscure sources, or whatever other excuse the crazies normally use.The results: completely random. If you can see a...
Homeschooling is Key to Preserving Liberty
by Ron Paul | May 30, 2023 | Featured Articles
The most recent release from the federally funded Nation’s Report Card shows that 40 percent of eighth graders lack even a basic understanding of U.S. history, while only 14 percent are proficient or advanced in history. This score from 2022 showing so many students...
End the FBI
by Ryan McMaken | May 18, 2023 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
Special counsel John Durham on Monday released his report on the FBI's role in investigating the 2016 Donald Trump campaign's alleged collusion with Russia. This investigation, codenamed "Crossfire Hurricane," had been—according to Durham's report—"swiftly" opened as...
The World Is Changing, But Is Washington Finally Noticing?
by Ted Snider | Apr 26, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Recent statements by two Biden administration officials hint that the United States is finally noticing that the world around them is changing. On April 11, CIA Director William Burns spoke at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. In a somewhat stunning...
A Tribute to Murray Sabin
by Robert E. Wright | Apr 4, 2023 | Featured Articles
In 1995, a reviewer called Murray Sabrin a “libertarian hero” due to the perspicacity of Murray’s first book, Tax-Free 2000: The Rebirth of American Liberty. Two years later, Murray became the first third-party candidate in New Jersey history to raise enough funds to...
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Veterans Group FOIAs Tennessee Government
Last Monday, Chairman Dan McKnight of Bring Our Troops Home formally submitted a request in both physical and digital form for public records to the Tennessee General Assembly, the Office of the Governor, and the Tennesse Military Department regarding a recent...
The Legacy of Charlie Kirk w/Red Hawk
Red Hawk joins me to discuss how Charlie Kirk’s legacy shapes our future.
Fat Amy Follies Break the Bank
The F35 continues to disappoint. Socialism for the rich, capitalism for everyone else. Incentives matter. You want to see over-promise/under-deliver fixed? Limit total compensation for the top 10 executives in any year they miss their own promises. It's really that...
Mass Production Equals Mass Consumption
[R]elative shares in national income have remained substantially constant over the last hundred years. This, however, is true only if we measure them in money. Measured in real terms, relative shares have substantially changed in favor of the lower income groups. This...
Murder
Why would anyone think that condemning a murder must imply any particular judgment about the victim?
Crossing the Rubicon
I am saddened by Charlie Kirk's passing and the method by which he left this life. Whether you agree with him or not, there is never a good reason for this kind of speech cancellation to take place. Kirk took the fight to Ground Zero for American government...











