To Smoke or Not to Smoke: The Cigarette
During the three years after World War II, Germans—facing a ruined economy and wildly depreciating currency—turned to cigarettes as a
Paleoconservatives Need Better Critics
Paul Gottfried is no stranger to criticism from “conservative” gatekeepers. Like his friend and colleague Murray Rothbard, Gottfried has been
When Slave Owners Chose Federal Power over Local
A recurring theme in American politics is the cynical use of federal power by those who simultaneously pretend to favor
The Backstops for Banks Are Full of Holes
First Republic, Signature Bank, and Silicon Valley Bank have all failed, and that’s not the only thing they have in
MMT’s Warren Mosler Argues Fed Rate Hikes Cause
Bob walks through a recent interview of MMT champion Warren Mosler, in which he claims that Fed rate hikes lead
Cultural Change Is Necessary for Capital Development
Preserving culture is so crucial to a group’s identity that it has become sacred. For many the contents of culture
Cracked-Up Slobodian
Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World without Democracyby Quinn SlobodianMetropolitan Books, 2023; 336 pp. Quinn Slobodian,
America: A Nation of Debt
On this episode of Good Money with Tho Bishop, Ryan McMaken joins the show to talk about America’s debt crisis.
Huerta de Soto Reigns in Spain
Jesús Huerta de Soto, who is professor of economics at the Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid, is the leading
The Problem with Nationalism
Ryan, Tho, and Kerry Baldwin take a look at why some politicians say they’re “nationalists.” Is nationalism a good thing