In "Historical Controversies", Mises Institute scholar Chris Calton debunks the history you may have learned in government schools. Armed with facts, theory, and a Rothbardian appreciation for historical narrative, Calton enlightens and entertains in a podcast that has something to offer all audiences. 

In the first season, Calton focuses on the history of the war on drugs, busting the myths of state propaganda and exposing the role the US government has played in manufacturing the greatest evils from American's desire to get high.

For further reading, a Bibliographical Essay is available at https://mises.org/EC1Bib

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Historical Controversies

Hosted by Jeff Deist, The Human Action Podcast (formerly "Mises Weekends") features weekly interviews with leaders in Austrian economics and libertarianism.

The Human Action Podcast

Murray Rothbard's fifth volume of Conceived in Liberty, edited by Patrick Newman, highlights the most important battle of the American project — one that continues to this day — the conflict between those who want to centralize power, and those who choose to stand to defend the American heritage of liberty.

Conceived in Liberty, Volume 5

Murray N. Rothbard's great treatise provides a sweeping presentation of Austrian economic theory, and a rigorous criticism of alternative schools of thought. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

This audiobook is made possible through the generosity of Thomas Ross.

Man, Economy, and State, and Power & Market | Murray N. Rothbard

[Episode 001] Megatrend forecaster Gerald Celente talks with Jeff Deist about the second American Revolution and how oligarchs have come to power in the U.S.

Gerald Celente: Political Atheism

[Episode 002] Entrepreneur and businessman Helio Beltrão talks to Jeff Deist about crony capitalism and the upcoming FIFA World Cup, and why the Liberty Movement is like a soccer team.

Helio Beltrão: World Cup Cronyism and the Liberty Movement in Brazil

[Episode 003] Jim Bovard talks with Jeff Deist about his incendiary career as a journalist, the American people as Mencken's "Booboisie", and why the Nanny State has him stocking-up on cigars.

Jim Bovard: Libertarian Muckraker

[Episode 004] Eric Peters discusses with Jeff Deist the automobile as a symbol of libertarian autonomy, why statists love public transportation, how moronic government regulations make all cars look the same, and why you should go buy an old V8 or an old motorcycle while you still can.

Eric Peters: Anarcho Road Warrior

[Episode 005] Jeff Deist and Mark Thornton discuss Mark's recent experience as an opponent of the drug war at the Oxford Union debating society, his influence on Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, and how Wikipedia demonstrates a kind of stateless spontaneous order, complete with private dispute resolution.

Dr. Mark Thornton: Wikipedia and Spontaneous Order

President Trump has declared today “Liberation Day,” because many of his tariffs come into force. His team is taking a gamble that either the law of supply and demand does not apply to trade or that the American public will be uncharacteristically fine with higher prices.

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Trump’s “Liberation Day” Tariffs are a Mistake

Organizations like the European Union and the United Nations are inventions of government elites and are designed to serve the interests of government elites. They centralize political power and do nothing to advance peace or freedom. 

Discussed on the Show: 

“We Can’t Fix International Organizations like the WTO. Abolish Them.” by Joseph Solis-Mullen: https://Mises.org/RR_233_A

“Subsidiarity and Secession: Bringing the Austrian School to the 21st Century” by Marcos Falcone: https://Mises.org/RR_233_B

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The Problem with International Organizations like the EU and the WTO

The federal government didn't take charge of immigration policy until the 1880s. In the early republic, almost everyone agreed that immigration policy was a matter for the states.

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A Brief History of Immigration Policy in America

You’ve heard endless debate about the trade deficit, but what about its evil twin, the budget deficit? In this episode, Mark Thornton untangles the truth behind the so-called “twin deficits,” revealing why trade imbalances aren’t necessarily bad, and how government borrowing distorts investment, fuels inflation, and weakens long-term prosperity. Mark cuts through the economic fog and shows what’s really dragging us down.

Additional Resources

“Trade Deficits and Fiat Currencies” by Robert Murphy: https://mises.org/MI_115_A

“The Evil Twins: U.S. Federal Budget Deficits and U.S. Trade” by Jane L. Johnson: https://mises.org/MI_115_B

“The Twin Deficits” by Gary North: https://mises.org/MI_115_C

"A Dollar as Good as Gold" by Lewis E. Lehrman: https://mises.org/MI_115_D

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The Twin Deficits

Donald Trump says he plans for a big 12% jump in military spending, he has threatened war with Iran, and has escalated the war with the Houthis. None of this has anything to do with defending the United States. 

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Trump Wants Even More Military Spending

In this episode, Mark Thornton explores the looming threat of hyperinflation in the US. With the national debt soaring past $33 trillion and future obligations exceeding $100 trillion, can America avoid a financial crisis where prices skyrocket out of control?

Mark examines historical hyperinflations in leading economies like France and Germany, and how excessive government spending and debt played a role. Drawing on the insights of Ludwig von Mises, Mark dissects the three phases of inflation and what happens when the public loses faith in holding money.

Is hyperinflation merely an accounting problem, or does it portend economic ruin and societal breakdown? Tune in to find out, and to explore the potential consequences for our future.

Additional Resources
“Hyperinflation, Money Demand, and the Crack-Up Boom” by Thorsten Polleit: https://mises.org/MI_116_A

“Hyperinflation and the Destruction of Human Personality” by Joseph T. Salerno: https://mises.org/MI_116_B

Further Readings on Hyperinflation (Oxford University Mises Society): https://mises.org/MI_116_C

Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow by Ludwig von Mises: https://mises.org/MI_116_D

The Theory of Money and Credit by Ludwig von Mises: https://mises.org/MI_116_E

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Prospects for Hyperinflation

President Trump‘s threat to withhold $9 billion from Harvard University is being framed in the legacy media and academia as a threat to Harvard‘s academic freedom. But there is a pertinent question no pundits are even asking: Why are taxpayers being forced to give Harvard $9 billion?

Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/stop-all-federal-funding-universities

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Stop All Federal Funding of Universities

James Bovard joins host Ryan McMaken to talk about how the White House went from targeting illegal aliens to seizing legal residents guilty of the "crime" of criticizing the government of the State of Israel. Do non-citizens have due-process rights? The Founding Fathers thought so.

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Why Did Trump Arrest a Student for Writing an Op-Ed?

Trump has tried to claim that he favors "Main Street over Wall Street." Unfortunately, by pushing aggressive low-interest-rate monetary policy, Trump has put himself squarely in the camp of “Wall Street over Main Street.”

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Trump's Monetary Policy Favors the Wealthy over Ordinary People

Historian Chris Calton joins Ryan McMaken to discuss both the upsides and the downsides of Trump’s first 100 days. 

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Trump’s First 100 Days: The Good and the Bad

Is President Trump right about interest rates? Is Fed Chairman Jay Powell making a mistake? Forget the mainstream media talking points. Mark Thornton cuts through the noise to explore the real economic threats facing America. 

In this episode, Mark dissects how the Fed's monetary policies, not just Trump's tariffs, have created a dangerous Austrian Business Cycle time bomb. Will Powell's rate cuts save the day, or is a recession inevitable? Mark examines key sectors of the S&P 500 to reveal the truth and predict what's coming next.

Join us May 15-17, 2025, at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, for our Revisionist History of War Conference. This is our first history conference in almost thirty years. For more details and to register, visit https://Mises.org/rhw.

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Powell, Trump, and the Austrian Business Cycle Time Bomb

California economist and resident/victim William Anderson joins us to talk about the absurdity of California’s bullet train plan, and how it ignores economic realities. 

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California’s Bullet-Train Delusion

In this episode of the Minor Issues podcast, Mark Thornton unpacks the fascinating world of the gold-silver ratio. Once a key player in bimetallism debates and Gresham’s law, this ratio is now making headlines as it hovers near record highs—over 100 ounces of silver to one ounce of gold.

Mark explores the historical context behind these numbers, and explains why these shifts can signal deeper changes in the economy. He also breaks down what the ratio means for different types of investors, how tariffs and trade wars can twist relative prices across the board, and why understanding these shifts is crucial for everyone—not just economists.

Additional Resources

Gold-Silver Ratio Charts at Gold Price: https://Mises.org/MI_119_A

"Bring Back Gold!" by Lew Rockwell: https://Mises.org/MI_119_B

"Gold:silver ratio hits 105, but analysts are not giving up on the ‘little’ sibling" by Neils Christensen (Kitco): https://Mises.org/MI_119_C

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The Gold-Silver Ratio

Political Scientist Joseph Solis-Mullen joins Ryan McMaken to review Ralph Raico’s newly published lectures on politics in the West. We recommend this book for all who want a pro-freedom history of political thought.

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A History of Political Theory in the West

On Economics Explored, host Gene Tunny and guest Dr. Mark Thornton discuss the “Skyscraper Curse,” the uncanny correlation between constructing the world’s tallest buildings and subsequent global economic crises. Mark explains why these architectural achievements often precede financial downturns. With the resurrection of Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Tower project—destined to become the world’s tallest building—set for completion around 2027, could another global economic crisis be imminent?

Tune in for an eye-opening discussion that connects skyscrapers, economics, and predictions for our financial future.

Additional Resources

“The Skyscraper Curse and Austrian Economics with Mark Thornton” (Economics Explored Podcast with Gene Tunney): https://Mises.org/MI_120_A

The Skyscraper Curse: And How Austrian Economists Predicted Every Major Economic Crisis of the Last Century by Mark Thornton: https://Mises.org/Curse

An Essay on Economic Theory by Richard Cantillon (edited by Mark Thornton): https://Mises.org/MI_120_B

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Resurrection of the Skyscraper Curse?

Economist Alex Tabarrok joins Bob to review Trump’s executive order on prescription drug pricing. They explore how price discrimination works in global pharmaceutical markets, the unintended consequences of importation policies, and why U.S. consumers often pay more—yet benefit most from drug innovation. Tabarrok also critiques the FDA’s role in delaying treatments and explains how regulatory reform, not price caps, could make healthcare more affordable and effective.

Alex's Article, "Econ 101 is Underrated: Pharma Price Controls": https://Mises.org/HAP500a

Why Are US Drug Prices So High?

Ron Unz critically reassesses the established narrative of World War II, exploring overlooked historical evidence, scholarly purges, and contested interpretations that significantly redefine our understanding of the conflict.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 17, 2025.

The True History of World War II

In this lecture from the Mises Institute’s recent Conference on War Revisionism, McMaken looks at how classical liberals’ pro-peace foreign policy was defeated by a century of war propaganda beginning with the First World War. 

The Rise of War Propaganda and the Defeat of Laissez-Faire

Biden’s hidden illness, Trump’s surprise foreign-policy pivot, and America’s bond meltdown.

Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Power & Market Podcast, a weekly news recap from the Mises Institute’s editorial team.

This week, join Ryan McMaken, Tho Bishop, and Connor O’Keeffe as they unpack the political theatrics behind Biden’s health cover-up, explore emerging cracks in America’s financial foundations, and break down Trump’s provocative Riyadh speech. Are bond vigilantes finally waking up, and what’s next for the economy?

Biden, Bombs, and Bonds

This week, interest rates spiked as Trump’s spending problem convinced investors they want higher yields for trillions of new federal debt.

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Are Bond Vigilantes Finally Waking Up?

Establishment figures claim Trump’s recent frustrations with Putin prove them right—that Putin can’t be reasoned with. In reality, Trump’s predicament is largely the result of their own failed policies.

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Why Ending the War in Ukraine Is So Difficult Now

Polish professor of political theory Łukasz Dominiak joins us to talk about how Poland embraced a market economy after the Cold War ended. We discuss some of the factors behind Poland’s rise from poverty. 

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Poland's Turn Toward a Market Economy Saved It from Poverty

The political legacy of Elon Musk, the moral costs of Keynesianism, and the absurdity of Harvard and NPR as public goods.

Welcome back to the Power & Market Podcast, a weekly news recap from the Mises Institute’s editorial team.

This week, Ryan McMaken, Tho Bishop, and Connor O’Keeffe discuss the letdown of the Department of Government Efficiency, dissect the ongoing degeneracy of Keynesian economics, and explore the rising movement to defund elite universities like Harvard. Has the establishment finally overplayed its hand? What's next for higher education?

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DOGE Disappointment, Keynesian Degeneracy, and Cutting Off Harvard

Dr. Hülsmann’s piercing analysis highlights the true tragedy of our inflationary regime in a way few others can.

After all, inflation isn’t simply a stealth tax on the average American, it does so to fund the worst aspects of the current regime. It’s the lifeblood of both the war machine abroad and the growing politicized police state at home. In its wake, it leaves a society that rewards self-destructive short-term behavior and does so at the expense of those who sacrifice to make responsible decisions in their daily lives.

It robs us materially, morally, and spiritually. 

How Inflation Destroys Civilization

As President Trump racks up defeat after defeat before the federal courts, the legacy media claims that federal judges are protecting us from government overreach. In reality, government overreach as we know it has been made possible by the federal judiciary.

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The Federal Judiciary’s War on Trump Is Not About Protecting Us from Government Overreach

Jonathan Newman joins Ryan McMaken to talk about the history behind the myth of “Fed independence.” The Fed has never been politically independent of the US government, and it has enthusiastically helped fund the US government both in wartime and in peacetime. 

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The Myth of Fed Independence

In this episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton explores how nations quietly prepare for war—and what the corporate media isn’t telling you. From Europe’s military buildup and the global trade war to the hidden toll of economic sanctions, Mark unpacks historical patterns that have repeatedly led societies to disaster.

Why is gold at a record high? How does modern mercantilism fuel today’s tensions? Are we all just pawns in a much bigger game? Join Mark as he examines the real risks simmering beneath the headlines, and what history can teach us about the cost of ignoring them.

Additional Resources
“The World at War—An Essential New Book from Ralph Raico“ by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/MI_123A

An Anti-War Reading List: https://mises.org/MI_123B

The Costs of War: America’s Pyrrhic Victories edited by John V. Denson: https://mises.org/MI_123C

Audio and videos recordings of the Mises Institute’s May 2025 Revisionist History of War Conference: https://mises.org/MI_123D

Register for the 2025 Mises Institute Supporters Summit in Delray Beach, Florida, October 16–18: https://mises.org/ss25

Preparing for War

Vincent Geloso and Chandler Reilly have a new paper in which they use Rothbard's "Private Product Remaining" (PPR) as a lower bound on estimates of national output, to be contrasted with the convention GDP statistics as an upper bound. Bob has the authors explain Rothbard's proposal and how they are trying to introduce it to the economics profession.

The Paper, "National Output Without Government?": https://Mises.org/HAP503a
The Human Action Podcast Episode on Dubious Origins of GDP/GNP: https://Mises.org/HAP503b
The Bob Murphy Show Episode With Alex Salter Criticizing "State Capacity": https://Mises.org/HAP503c

New Academic Paper Uses Rothbard's National Output Metric

What the “legacy” media is trying to present as a brand-new authoritarian crackdown on the press is only a more visible version of how the federal government has attempted to control public opinion for nearly a century.

Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/weaponization-media-access-did-not-suddenly-start-trump

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The Weaponization of Media Access Did Not Suddenly Start with Trump

On this episode of Power and Market, the group discusses the fallout from Musk’s fight with Trump, recent reporting on Palantir contracts, and how the courts are not interested in protecting rights.

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Musk v. Trump, Trump v. Courts, and Palantir v. Us

Joshua Mawhorter joins us to talk about how the fiat-money theories of Modern Monetary Theory and chartalism aren’t supported by the historical facts. 

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Fiat Money and Chartalism: Why MMT Is Wrong

On this episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton dives into Murray Rothbard’s theory of interventionism. Mark explores how Rothbard sharply delineates the line between voluntary action in the free market and coercive government intervention. He deconstructs Rothbard’s typology—autistic, binary, and triangular interventions—and explains why only free markets improve utility for everyone, while intervention creates winners and losers. It’s a wake-up call for anyone who still thinks regulation and taxation are harmless.

Additional Resources

"The Economics of Violent Intervention in the Market" by Murray N. Rothbard (Man, Economy, and State with Power and Market, Chapter 12): https://mises.org/MES

"The Greatness of Man, Economy, and State" by Lew Rockwell: https://mises.org/MI_124_A

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The Theory of Interventionism

On this episode of Power and Market, the group discusses the fallout from Israel’s strikes on Iran and the Trump Administration’s (changing?) position on immigration enforcement.

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Israel, Iran, and Immigration

Bob hosts economist Daniel Lacalle to analyze the controversial Big Beautiful Bill. Daniel explains why, despite its imperfections, the bill represents a vital first step toward curbing government spending and protecting private-sector prosperity from excessive state intervention.

Daniel's Article, "The Big Beautiful Bill Is Much Better Than You Think": https://Mises.org/HAP504a
Thomas Massie's X Exchange on the Hidden Costs of the BBB: https://Mises.org/HAP504b

The Debate Over the Big Beautiful Bill

In the first episode of "Historical Controversies", Chris Calton looks at how American society originally viewed drugs such as marijuana, cocaine and heroine, and he details the origins of prohibition in America.

For further reading, a Bibliographical Essay is available at https://mises.org/EC1Bib

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The Roots of Drug Prohibition in America

How did Americans fall for the government's reefer madness? Chris Calton explains how junk science, overt racism, and myths of bloodthirsty soldiers all played a role in the criminalization of marijuana in America.

For further reading, a Bibliographical Essay is available at https://mises.org/EC1Bib

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The Attack on Marijuana During the 1930s

Chris Calton looks at the history of opium use around the world. The tale takes us to baby farms in Victorian England, 19th Century China, and even one of the most prominent examples of fake news from the 'Washington Post'.

For additional research, see 'Opium: A History' edited by Martin Booth (St. Martin's Griffin, 1996).

For further reading, a Bibliographical Essay is available at https://mises.org/EC1Bib

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The Milk of the Poppy

Chris Calton traces the history of cocaine, showing how it went from common medicine to the target of US military action.

For further reading, a Bibliographical Essay is available at https://mises.org/EC1Bib

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Culture, Coca-Cola, and the CIA: The History of Cocaine

While the phrase "War on Drugs" was coined by the Nixon Administration, it was FDR who earned the first headlines for his "Narcotic War."

In this episode, Chris Calton details the first arrest made for marijuana in the US, the military's earliest attempts to control narcotics distribution, and how the FBI used drug laws to target black Jazz musicians.

For further reading, a Bibliographical Essay is available at https://mises.org/EC1Bib

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The Great Depression, Jazz, and Harry Anslinger: The War on Drugs Before Nixon

The fifth volume of Conceived in Liberty highlights the most important battle of the American project — one that continues to this day — the conflict between those who want to centralize power, and those who choose to stand to defend the American heritage of liberty.

This book features a foreword by Judge Andrew Napolitano, a preface by Dr. Thomas E. Woods, and an introduction by Dr. Patrick Newman. Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

Conceived in Liberty, Volume 5: The New Republic: 1784–1791

Chapter 2. The Depression of the 1780s and the Banking Struggle

Introduction by Patrick Newman

Preface by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

Foreword by Judge Andrew P. Napolitano

Part I: The Economic Legacy of the American Revolution. Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

Chapter 1. Changes in Foreign Trade

1.03. Further Implications: The Means

1.02. First Implications of the Concept

1.01. Fundamentals of Human Action: The Concept of Action

Preface to Revised Edition

Introduction to the Second Edition by Joseph T. Salerno

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