The Ludwig von Mises Memorial Lecture. Sponsored by Yousif Almoayyed. Includes an introduction by Joseph T. Salerno.

Recorded at the 2024 Austrian Economics Research Conference at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, March 22-23, 2024.

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Ryan and Zach talk about how the realities of expensive industrial warfare are still relevant. The Pentagon's fantasy of precision techno-war doesn't apply to wars with peer countries like Russia or China. 

Recommended Reading

"In a war of attrition, you want an economist as defense minister" - The Bell: https://Mises.org/WES_21_A

"The Economics of War" by Murray Rothbard: https://Mises.org/WES_21_B

"The Economics of War" by Matthew McCaffrey: https://Mises.org/WES_21_C

"Defense, Controls, and Inflation" edited by Aaron Director: https://Mises.org/WES_21_D

"Guardians of the Warfare State" by T. Hunt Tooley: https://Mises.org/WES_21_E

"Wartime: Understanding and Behaviour in the Second World War" by Paul Fussell: https://Mises.org/WES_21_F

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Ryan and Tho and guest Karl Streitel talk about how the public school monopoly conditions students for obedience while failing to educate them.

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“Public Schools Have No Respect for the Students or Their Parents” by Karl Streitel: https://Mises.org/RR_187_A

“Government Schools Are Propaganda Machines” by Karl Streitel: https://Mises.org/RR_187_B

"The Costs of the Progressives": https://Mises.org/RR_187_C

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Options for Education: https://Mises.org/RR_187_D

Quantum Courses: https://Mises.org/RR_187_E

Prenda: https://Mises.org/RR_187_F

Acton Academy: https://Mises.org/RR_187_G

The Learning Liberty Podcast: https://Mises.org/RR_187_H



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Contrary to mainstream economists, credit expansion that is not backed by real savings leads ultimately to an economic downturn.

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Political and academic elites have successfully convinced the public that they should fear private enterprise. However, people really should fear an out-of-control government.

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Contrary to popular belief, regulatory agencies do not improve the quality of our lives, nor do they provide safety or security. They need to be abolished, as free markets provide their own effective forms of regulation.

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Ludwig von Mises was ridiculed for his assertion that “middle of the road” leads to socialism in the end. As the federal government swallows increasing amounts of the economy, we see that Mises was right.

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Garett Jones is Associate Professor of Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He joins Bob to discuss his book, detailing the impact that immigrants' culture has on the institutions of their new home.

Professor Jones' New Book, The Culture Transplant: https://Mises.org/HAP449a

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