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Radio Rothbard

Radio Rothbard is a weekly podcast hosted by Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop. The show tackles politics, current events, culture, media, and the predatory state—all from an uncompromising Rothbardian pers... Read more

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Lack of Police Accountability Shows the "Social Contract" Isn't Working

Lack of Police Accountability Shows the "Social Contract" Isn't Working

Ryan McMaken discusses how government agents and agencies are often not held accountable for their actions. Text version... Read more

28 Feb 2018

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Why Single-Payer Healthcare Is So Bad

Why Single-Payer Healthcare Is So Bad

Compared to other types of universal healthcare systems, what we call "single-payer" healthcare is possibly the worst of... Read more

24 May 2019

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Manufacturing Jobs Are Overrated

Manufacturing Jobs Are Overrated

It is a myth that "we don't make things in America anymore." Thanks to automation, we simply need fewer people to make m... Read more

15 Mar 2018

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The Myth of America's "Stingy" Welfare State

The Myth of America's "Stingy" Welfare State

With welfare, the US outspends Canada and Australia, and is on a par with Switzerland. On government healthcare, the US ... Read more

9 Mar 2018

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The Left Isn't Convinced by Your Economics Arguments

The Left Isn't Convinced by Your Economics Arguments

Many people on the left regard economics as neither a science nor a principled field of study. For them, economics is ju... Read more

7 Feb 2019

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If Climate Change Is Killing Us, Why Is Life Expectancy Increasing?

If Climate Change Is Killing Us, Why Is Life Expectancy Increasing?

If climate change effects aren't enough to put a noticeable dent in life expectancy, then why is climate change talked a... Read more

8 Feb 2019

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The "Homo Economicus" Straw Man

The "Homo Economicus" Straw Man

To understand the marketplace, it is not necessary to believe in the existence of a selfish, profit-maximizing human. Or... Read more

6 Feb 2019

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Saifedean Ammous on his newest project!

Saifedean Ammous on his newest project!

Saifedean Ammous previews his new online Austrian Economics Academy.

5 Jul 2019

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Capitalism Makes Us More Humane

Capitalism Makes Us More Humane

Why is it that starving Venezuelans are eating dogs while Americans are rescuing dogs from hurricanes? Original article:... Read more

18 Oct 2018

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Mainstream Media's War on Julian Assange

Mainstream Media's War on Julian Assange

The Bill of Rights doesn't mention that freedom of speech is restricted to a special class of establishment journalists.... Read more

24 May 2019

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It's OK To Buy Your Pet a Halloween Costume (and Other Luxuries)

It's OK To Buy Your Pet a Halloween Costume (and Other Luxuries)

Money spent on "luxuries" goes to support ordinary people who use profits from luxury goods to make a living and support... Read more

19 Oct 2018

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French Protestors Fume over Climate Taxes and a Rising Cost of Living

French Protestors Fume over Climate Taxes and a Rising Cost of Living

French protests over a new climate-change-inspired fuel tax highlight high costs imposed on ordinary people by climate-c... Read more

14 Dec 2018

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No, Voting Doesn't Mean You "Support the System"

No, Voting Doesn't Mean You "Support the System"

Voting "no" on a tax increase doesn't mean you really consented to it. And, Lysander Spooner argued there's not anything... Read more

6 Nov 2018

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After #MeToo, Men Begin Avoiding Female Co-Workers

After #MeToo, Men Begin Avoiding Female Co-Workers

When the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed, employers hired fewer disabled workers, because they feared lawsuit... Read more

13 Dec 2018

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No Matter How You Vote, Politicians Don't Represent You

No Matter How You Vote, Politicians Don't Represent You

We're often told that submission to government edicts is "voluntary" because we have "representative" government. The ev... Read more

8 Nov 2018

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We Need Unilateral Free Trade with Post-Brexit Britain

We Need Unilateral Free Trade with Post-Brexit Britain

As the EU tries to exploit the UK in Brexit negotiations, the US should adopt total unilateral free trade with the UK. O... Read more

12 Dec 2018

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