The Problem with Juneteenth
The abolition of chattel slavery was a great advancement for human liberty. But many of those celebrating Juneteenth today still accept the core assumptions that underlie slavery.
The Fallacies of Conservative Protectionists
In its attempt to claim that the concept of free trade is full of fallacies, The American Compass builds its anti-free trade case upon…fallacies.
The State’s Best-Kept Secret
What does the state do when in a financial fix? Unlike the rest of us, it legally counterfeits. By so doing, it transfers wealth to those who are politically connected—and…
Resisting the Brave New Culture
Murray Rothbard noted that the culture wars are not the result of conservative intransigence but rather of progressive elites’ insistence on forcing new cultural rules on people who don’t want…
Private Property Comes from Scarcity, Not Law
The socialist elites that dominate our institutions insist that private property is nothing more than a social construct held together by violence. As usual, they misunderstand that scarcity itself, which…
How Washington and the Fed Caused the Commercial Real Estate Crisis
Commercial real estate in the USA is facing a major crisis which could not have been possible without the enabling of the Fed and the draconian restrictions imposed during covid.…
The State Wants to Nationalize Second Mortgages. What Possibly Can Go Wrong?
As if the government has not done enough destruction in the housing market, there now is a scheme to have the government nationalize second mortgages. Given the previous disaster with…
How a Limited State Becomes an Unlimited, Administrative State
The executive power in the United States is no longer a coequal power; it is the dominant power in the land, as Empire requires.
When Balancing the Budget Hurts the Economy
The budget surpluses under Milei should be a cause for further cutting government revenue and deflating the money supply. But that’s not happening.
Debate Recap: The Funeral of Joe Biden
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan and Tho discuss the first presidential debate.