Lucas Engelhardt, associate professor of economics at Kent State University, joins me to discuss bad ways to reform the monetary system, as well as good ones. (Bad ones include the… Read More
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Ep. 962 Austrian Economics: The Basics You Secretly Crave
The Austrian School of economics, the school of thought that includes Ludwig von Mises, F.A. Hayek, and Murray Rothbard — and which influenced Ron Paul, of course — is the… Read More
Ep. 961 How I Increased My Audience by 1000 Times, Plus a Big Failure
This episode is drawn from the Society and the State podcast, on which I was the guest for the very first episode. We discuss how I went from teaching a handful of college students… Read More
Ep. 960 Just Try to Stump Us — Tough Questions for Tom & Bob
Today I’m sharing what’s normally a members-only Q&A I did with Bob Murphy at LibertyClassroom.com. It’s a smorgasbord of Austrian economics, economic theory, and history — with all the fun… Read More
Ep. 959 What I Learned from Murray Rothbard (opening lecture at Mises U 2017)
One of my most significant intellectual influences was the extraordinarily productive polymath Murray N. Rothbard. In this kickoff talk at Mises University 2017, I discuss what he taught me, what… Read More
BONUS Ep. 958 The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Progressive Rock
David Weigel, national political correspondent for the Washington Post, released a book this year on the history of progressive rock — which is a glorious and wonderful excuse for a podcast-length… Read More
Rothbard Resources
This page accompanies my opening remarks at Mises University 2017. Books Mentioned Strictly Confidential: The Private Volker Fund Memos of Murray N. Rothbard Man, Economy and State: A Treatise on Economic Principles America’s Great Depression The Panic of 1819: Reactions and Policies For a New Liberty The Betrayal of the American Right “Anatomy of the State” and “War, Peace and the State” can be found in Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature and Other Essays On the 19th-century panics,… Read More
Ep. 957 The Frederic Bastiat You Never Knew: The Incredible Life and Extraordinary Work of a Great Classical Liberal
A great many libertarians have read at least some of Frederic Bastiat’s work, but it’s usually one or two of the same writings. Bastiat’s output was vastly greater than what… Read More
Ep. 956 Books Libertarians Should Read
I asked David Gordon, possibly the most well-read person I’ve ever met, what books he thought libertarians should read. The result was this engaging discussion! About the Guest David Gordon… Read More
Ep. 955 Genoa: A Forgotten History of Liberty, Growth, and Entrepreneurship
Today’s episode reaches back into history to the overlooked example of Genoa, where we discover the late medieval origins of entrepreneurial skills and institutions that formed the springboard for early… Read More
