Bob and Jeff unravel the corrosive and nonsensical policy of "inflationism," and consider its deep cultural effects.
The Human Action Podcast
The Human Action Podcast features in-depth interviews on current topics in economics through an Austro libertarian lens.
Journalist Jordan Schachtel joins the show to discuss Biden's escalating rhetoric against what he terms "ultra-MAGA" semi-fascists.
Are college and student loans still worthwhile for young people? Clifton Duncan joins Jeff and Bob on this week's Human Action Podcast.
Comic Dave Smith joins Jeff and Bob for a compelling look at the poisonous political landscape in post-goodwill America.
Economists and political scientists, from Mises to Robert Higgs to James Burnham to public choice scholars, explain why mission creep and abuse by state agencies is the rule rather than the exception.
Has economics fallen to politics? Court economists like Paul Krugman–we might call them "regime economists"–represent a profession in big trouble. Jeff and Bob discuss.
Jeff Deist and Connor Mortell host an AMA during Mises University 2022 on the topic of "What You Can Do."
Connor Boyack joins the show to make the Rothbardian case for de-bamboozling history.
How would issues like debt, entitlements, and defense be addressed if the US split into two or more new political entities? Ryan McMaken joins Jeff to discuss.
Jeff and Bob discuss the effect of rising interest rates on Uncle Sam's ability to service debt—and promote the increasingly less radical idea that a default on Treasury debt is both inevitable and good.
When it comes to energy and the environment, Americans not only get the wrong facts, arguments, and narratives—they get the wrong philosophy. Alex Epstein joins Jeff and Bob to explain.
Ryan McMaken joins Jeff and Bob for a hard look at the economic reality Americans face today.
Do technology and machine learning portend an end to scarcity and a solution to monetary policy? Jeff and Bob discuss.
Bob Murphy and Ross McKitrick discuss the government policies, Fed actions, and banking movements that lead up to the 2008 crisis, and why the current economic situation is different.
Jeff and Bob discuss a recent interview with IMF economist Manmohan Singh in the context of central banks co-opting digital technology for bad ends.
Jeff and Bob take a look at the misnamed "World Economic Forum" and its conference this past week in Davos.
Would you give up voting in exchange for no more taxes?
Would you give up voting in exchange for no more taxes?
Why do social issues dominate our attention, to the detriment of economics and fiscal reality?
Our friend Saifedean Ammous joins Jeff and Bob Murphy for a demolition of the pseudo-economics behind Green energy.