The Red Wave that Wasn’t

Radio Rothbard

Tags: Political Theory, Strategy

11/09/2022 Tho Bishop Ryan McMaken

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Tho Bishop and Ryan McMaken break down the results of this year’s midterms. American anxiety over inflation and crime failed to create the red wave many expected. While Republicans took back the House, and maybe the Senate, this year’s midterms underperformed traditional midterm elections. Tho and Ryan discuss why this is, as well as what a DeSantis victory might mean for a potential civil war with Trump.

Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on Ryan McMaken’s new book Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities: Mises.org/RR_107_Book

Recommended Reading

“Antidemocratic Just Means Something the Regime Doesn’t Like“ by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_107_A

“The Realistic Market for Private Governance” by Jeff Deist: Mises.org/RR_107_B

“Murray Rothbard versus the Progressives” by Joseph T. Salerno: Mises.org/RR_107_C

“Breaking Away: The Case for Smaller Polities” by Ryan McMaken (video): Mises.org/RR_107_D

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