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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk about the Chinese economy. While some of the left see China as a model for governing, those on the right often assume their rise relative to the US is inevitable. Ryan and Tho look at the recent challenges to the Chinese economy.  Recommended Reading "The Chinese Economy: Market Socialism with Chinese Characteristics" by Antonio Graceffo: Mises.org/RR_149_A "China Enters the Doom Loop" by...

For the past fifty years, the US has not had a military draft. Unfortunately, the end of conscription did not mean US military interventions abroad ended. Original Article: "How Conscription Ended Fifty Years Ago" [embedded content] Tags: Featured,newsletter

The Austrian(TA): What is the global currency plot, and who benefits most from the success of this effort? Thorsten Polleit (TP): The global currency plot denotes a rather inconvenient truth: the existence of states (as we know them today) sets into motion a dynamic process toward creating a single world fiat money controlled by a world central bank, and most likely a central world government. The beneficiaries will be the very few—the “elite”—in charge of running...

It’s the deposits. Bankers never used to worry about the money customers left in their banks. When deposited, the money was lent out while depositors could come and get their money anytime if it was a demand deposit. Thus, the depositor and the borrower had the use of the same money at the same time. Murray Rothbard called it fraud. Now it’s 2023 and Scott Hildenbrand, the chief balance sheet strategist at Piper Sandler, tells Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway on...

Here are three news stories from Switzerland you shouldn't have missed this week. Want to know more about these stories? Follow the links below! ? The obscure process of applying for a Swiss passport: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/the-obscure-process-of-applying-for-a-swiss-passport/48767110 ?️Red Cross gifted gold bars left on a Swiss train: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/red-cross-gifted-gold-bars-left-on-a-swiss-train/48763834 ☔️Heavy rainfall floods parts of Switzerland:...

“Russia is the aggressor, they have caused a lot of destruction, displacement of the population, trauma to children,” says Philip Jaffé, vice-chair of the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Rights of the Child. ⁠ ⁠ Learn more on September 1 in our forthcoming video series “On the Record.” ⁠ ⁠ Be sure to stay tuned for its release on our website and YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/R3LU8Aoa_uA?feature=shared --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of...

A survey commissioned by the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) shows that the Swiss are generally satisfied. A political scientist, an expat organisation and a Swiss citizen who lives abroad tell us why. Over 57,000 people took part in the extensive SBC survey between April and May of this year. A total of 61% of the respondents said they are doing “well to very well” (grades 8 to 10 on a scale of 1 to 10). Only five percent described themselves as “not satisfied”...

"Women and children do not fight, but they are often the first victims of war,” explains Philip Jaffé, the Vice Chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, in an interview with SWI swissinfo.ch for our upcoming video series “On the Record.” Click here to get notified when the full interview goes live: https://youtu.be/R3LU8Aoa_uA?feature=shared --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to...

A Swiss village has introduced a 'selfie tax' after it became flooded with fans of the Korean Television Series 'Crash Landing On You'. The village, which normally has a population of only 420 people, was subject to up to 12 coaches of tourists every day, and decided that action was needed. In response, the local authorities have I rescued a 'selfie tax' of 5 CHF, charged to individuals that wish to access the famous wooden bridge that features in an episode of the Korean drama. The village...

Working from home has become a fixed feature of modern life in Switzerland, with more than a third of employees working remotely at least some of the time.  These days, we have state-of-the-art technology to make this work possible, but what was home office like at the beginning of the digital age? Find out more in this 1986 archive report from the MTW science programme of Swiss Public Television, SRF. #homeoffice #1980s #modernlife --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the...