On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop tackle the debt ceiling debate. As negotiations continue in Washington, the corporate financial press is hard at work warning about the potential for disaster. Ryan and Tho cut through the nonsense to look at the real state of America’s finances, potential ramifications in the short term, and US defaults of the past and the inevitable future. 

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Recommended Reading
"Three Lies They’re Telling You about the Debt Ceiling" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_135_A
"Yes, the US Government Has Defaulted Before" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_135_B
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk about recent court cases involving defamation claims, justifying libertarian skepticism of the entire concept. As Ryan noted in a recent Wire article, the Dominion lawsuit in particular, is a particularly chilling case for free speech, with a taxpayer-funded company effectively silencing public critics. This, along with the recent Trump verdict, are an illustration of the continuing escalating weaponization of the court system for political ends.

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"The Dominion Lawsuit against Fox News is Part of the War against Free Speech" by

In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the cancellation of Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show and the similar treatment of Murray Rothbard by Bill Buckley. What does Tucker’s cancelation mean for the growing anti-regime trends on the right, and why do "conservative" gatekeepers prefer the company of the left more than their audience? We look at this and more on this episode of Radio Rothbard.

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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at common American history myths baked into government school curriculums. While Republican governors have begun to prioritize removing "critical race theory" and other forms of modern "leftwing indoctrination" from textbooks, there are a number of historical episodes left unchallenged that all lead to a deification of state power and a celebration of progressive politics.

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Recommended Reading
"The Meat Packing Myth" by Murray Rothbard: Mises.org/RR_130_A
"Krugman’s Hoover History" by Robert Murphy: Mises.org/RR_130_B
"Why the 1787 Constitution Did Not Bring Republican Government to America" Mises.org/RR_130_C
The Progressive Era by Murray

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss recent reveals about new lows for the FBI. Ryan discusses new reports about the targeting of traditional Catholic churches and the history of the American Stasi, while Tho highlights new evidence about the role of federal agents in escalating January 6.

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"The FBI’s Forgotten Criminal Record" by Jim Bovard: Mises.org/RR_129_A
"Abolish the FBI" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_129_B
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Ryan and Tho talk about why Trump is the only former president to be prosecuted for crimes. The ruling class has agreed to not prosecute their own, but since they see Trump as an outsider, he is fair game. In truth, we’d be better off if more presidents and former presidents faced prosecution.

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Recommended Reading
"With the Trump Indictment, America Is a Step Closer to Being a Banana Republic" by Bill Anderson: Mises.org/RR_128_A
"Politics Is Turning Us into Idiots" by Lipton Matthews: Mises.org/RR_128_B
Anatomy of the State by Murray N. Rothbard: Mises.org/RR_128_C
"Yes, Virginia, There IS a Deep State—and It Is Worse than You Think" by Bill Anderson: Mises.org/RR_128_D
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the global moves being made against the US dollar. The regime’s decade long weaponization of money and banking has both international rivals and historical allies looking for alternatives. Ryan and Tho discuss what that means for Americans, and what may come next.

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"World needs to end risky reliance on U.S. dollar: BoE’s Carney" (Reuters, 2019): Mises.org/RR_127_A
"Governments Can’t Blame Inflation on Energy and Putin Anymore" by Daniel Lacalle: Mises.org/RR_127_B
"Is the Fed Trying to Bail Out the World? Sure Looks Like It" by Kristoffer Hansen: Mises.org/RR_127_C
"Why Fractional Reserve Banking Is behind Bank Failures" by Jonathan

Ryan and Tho talk about how last week’s banking panic led to new ways for bankers and politicians to exploit regular people through inflation, regulations, and corrupt loans.

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Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at how the regime’s narrative on foreign policy is failing, and how some in Congress are finally standing up to the warfare state. Yet, the regime wants more US wars in Syria, Ukraine, and now even Mexico. And you will pay for it all. Will the voters demand a more sane foreign policy in 2024?

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Recommended Reading
"The Costs of War in Syria" by Ryan McMaken (2013): Mises.org/RR_124_A
"A Permanent Wartime Economy" by Jeff Deist: Mises.org/RR_124_B
The War, Economy, and State Podcast with Ryan McMaken and Zachary Yost: Mises.org/WES
"Mission Accomplished: Seymour Hersh, Nordstream, and What’s Left on the Cutting Room Floor" by Tom Luongo (LewRockwell.com): Mises.org/RR_124_C
"Meanwhile in Yemen, the US

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop address whether the Ohio train disaster is an example of “capitalism gone amuck”. They discuss Murray Rothbard’s views on pollution, the secondary consequences of the regulatory state, and the decaying qualities of modern financialization.

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Recommended Reading
“Are Libertarians Too Anti-Pollution?” by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_121_A
“Financialization: Why the Financial Sector Now Rules the Global Economy” by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_121_B
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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look ahead to 2023 with a handful of predictions for the new year. They even manage to find one reason for optimism!

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In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the economic consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. What has been the damage from America’s weaponization of the dollar? Is Russia likely to return to the gold standard? What may be the fallout in Europe?

Recommended Reading
“Can Government Successfully Counter Recessions Through Expansionary Policies? Don’t Count on It” by Frank Shostak: Mises.org/RR_72_A
“Sanctions against Russia Are the Lockdowns of 2022” by Tho Bishop: Mises.org/RR_72_B
“The Steep Cost of Sanctions for Europe and Russia” by Daniel Lacalle: Mises.org/RR_72_C
“The Economy May Be Finally Peaking, and the Fed Won’t Help Matters” by Brendan Brown: Mises.org/RR_72_D
“Why Sanctions Don’t Work, and Why They Mostly Hurt

Tucker Carlson seems to believe that if it weren’t for immigrants, America would be dominated by religiously devout, tradition-minded, liberty-loving Americans in every corner of the nation. Perhaps he’s not familiar with the effects of American universities and public schools?

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Weekly SNB Sight Deposits and Speculative Positions: SNB selling euros and dollars
2021-04-12

Update April 12 2021: SNB selling euros and dollars. Sight Deposits have fallen: The change is -0.5 bn. compared to last week, this means the SNB is selling euros and dollars.

“Victim-Centered”

There’s no reason to assume 2021 will bring a reversal of 2020’s trends. Many of the fights that began in 2020 are likely to intensify in the new year. 

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American Police Forces Were Created to Fight Rioters. But Police Probably Made Things Worse.
2020-07-29

Whenever the vicious portion of population shall be permitted to gather in bands of hundreds and thousands, and burn churches, ravage and rob provision-stores, throw printing presses into rivers, shoot editors, and hang and burn obnoxious persons at pleasure, and with impunity,” Abraham Lincoln told a crowd in Springfield, Illinois, in 1838, “the feelings of

We begin to understand the electoral college when we admit the United States is really supposed to be a collection of member states, and not a single unified nation. Abolishing the EC is likely to worsen national conflict and disunity.

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The 2020 Debate: A Breakdown
2020-10-04

Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk about Tuesday’s debate, why "the issues" don’t matter, and why the debate probably won’t change the minds of many voters.

If the US Adopts Eurozone Policies, the Jobs Recovery Will Suffer
2020-10-08

The best social policy is one that supports job creation and rising wages. Entitlements do not

Why did Murray Rothbard embrace populism and why did he think it could work to limit the power of the state? In short, Rothbard believed that a small elite had seized the power of the state to fleece and oppress the majority. Rothbard was in part basing his ideas on the historical narrative of the Democratic populists of the nineteenth century who formed the party of sound money, low taxes, and decentralized power. This laissez-faire party also managed to win a lot of elections.

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The Disastrous Legacy of Woodrow Wilson
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Princeton University has made it official: Woodrow Wilson’s name no

Hans-Hermann Hoppe has shown in his writings on democracy that democracy leads to economic impoverishment and political disaster under certain conditions.
But what are those conditions, and are they dominant in electoral institutions in the United States today? And what role does ideology play in limiting the abuse of the ballot box by voters?

Additional Resources
“Stop Saying We’re a Republic, Not a Democracy“ by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_38_1
Patrick Newman’s 2020 Supporters Summit talk, “The Jacksonians’ Bank War: Liberty versus Power”: Mises.org/RR_38_2
“Nasty Politics and ‘Low-Information Voters’ Are Nothing New“ by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_38_3
What Must Be Done by Hans-Herman Hoppe: Mises.org/RR_38_4
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