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The hatred and disparagement of gold as money and the gold standard has become standard dogma of and a pillar of the modern State. Mr. Buffet and Mr. Ramsey don’t know what they are talking about and have failed to look at the facts of history—any kind of history—in voicing their opinions. In complete contrast, regular people in society still see gold as an emblem of excellence more than a half century since the last vestige of the gold standard was taken away from us.

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Warren Buffett, Dave Ramsey, and John Maynard Keynes Are Wrong!

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David R. Henderson is a research fellow with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He joins Bob to critique a recent Brad DeLong essay, which argued that the US had tried an experiment in "neo-liberalism" and that it failed utterly.

DeLong's Article, "America Has No Alternative to Industrial Policy": https://Mises.org/HAP466a
Henderson's Critique of DeLong's Article: https://Mises.org/HAP466b
Bob's Journal Aritcle on 1970s Crude Oil Price Controls: https://Mises.org/HAP466c
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The Human Action Podcast

Has "Neo-Liberalism" Failed in the United States?

Marx built his infamous labor theory of value on the premise that labor itself was a commodity. However, as Mises and other Austrians have noted, Marx failed both at understanding the complexity of labor and subjective value theories.

Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

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Why Marx Was Wrong about Workers and Wages | Allen Gindler

What Murray Rothbard used to call the "Old Right" stood for liberty, freedom of speech, and a free economy. Most importantly, they stood for peace, all in contrast to the "liberals" of their day and ours.

Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

The Rebellious Old Right | Wanjiru Njoya

The Salamanca School is known for important contributions to free-market economics and the Austrian School. The Bolognese jurists also made key contributions.

Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

The Bolognese Jurists behind the Proto-Austrians of the Salamanca School

When our ruling classes speak of “believing in democracy,” they are speaking of a romantic version of a form of governance that, in real life, is quite different than the sanitized version presented in our media.

Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

Smashing the Western Illusion of Democracy | Finn Andreen

The ruling elites of the US are calling for a "return" to "Hamiltonian Statecraft" and to move away from so-called isolationism. However, there has been no time since the end of World War II that the US has been anything but aggressive in its foreign policy.

Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

It’s Always Been Hamiltonian Statecraft | Aaron Sobczak

California's 2014 ban on “single-use” plastic bags was supposed to lead to less waste of plastic, which hasn't happened. Now environmentalists are demanding the state ban the same plastic bags mandated by the original legislation. One intervention begets another and another.

Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

“Paper or Plastic?” How One Market Intervention Requires Another to “Correct” the Original One

The common belief regarding state power is that it is always justified and there can be no questioning the state's existence. But is that true? Does state power conform to natural law or is it imposed upon subjected people?

Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

Can the State be Justified? | Eduard Bucher

Academic historians and archivists have been captured by the hard left and the DEI industry. Not only will the current trends make them bad historians, but it also makes them intolerant people. Mises knew better.

Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

The Stewards of History Desperately Need Mises | Jonathan Lawler

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Can the State be Justified? | Eduard Bucher

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