How Economists Evaluate Tariffs Versus Income Taxes
Prompted by a listener request, Bob gives the standard economic analysis of tariffs and other types of taxes.
Inverted, Recessed, and Hung Out to Dry
The great train wreck seems to be happening. Mark Thornton shares his latest guesses and outlook.
How capitalism defeats racism
By appealing to the self-interest of buyers and sellers, capitalism foils attempts by lawmakers to create racially constructed limits on voluntary exchange. Capitalism undermines racism.
Inequality is caused by inflation
Paul Krugman once claimed that inflation was necessary for relative income equality. The truth is that inflation, by creating winners and losers, increases and exacerbates income inequality.
The problem with ‘work or starve’
Critics of capitalism claim that private enterprise gives workers the unhappy choice of either working difficult, low-paying jobs or outright starving. The claim is false and the history of capitalism…
Canada’s “Worst Decline in 40 Years”
Canadian bankruptcy filings jumped 40% last year, while CIBC reports nearly half of Canadians have zero emergency savings.
No exceptions, please!
While defenders of democracy claim to hold fealty to the U.S. Constitution, they are quick to jettison it when they claim that democracy itself is in peril. David Gordon disagrees.
What Project 2025 says about the Fed
Surprisingly, Project 2025 blames the Fed for exacerbating the cycle of booms and busts, inflating away the value of the dollar, enabling exorbitant deficit spending.
Kamala’s Palace Coup
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan and Tho discuss America’s new chapter of late-stage Soviet politics.