World History

The utmost importance of property rights for human dignity and prosperity cannot be overestimated. Unfortunately, it is still far from being understood by the majority of people.

The arguments of open-borders advocates may be applicable in some corners of the developed world. However, for small countries next to larger ones, open borders bring serious geopolitical consequences. 

The Biden administration’s Middle East policies are going to produce the same kind of blowback that led to the 9/11 attacks. The more reckless Biden becomes, the more American lives are placed at risk.

While Western attention is on the Israel-Hamas conflict, war quietly rages in Yemen with predictable destruction. Not surprisingly, US interventionism is fueling this fight.

Humanitarianism served as an excuse for colonial rule over "backward" natives and provincials for centuries. The elites of the imperial governments insisted only they could provide enlightened government. Today, the same thinking lives on among countless advocates for centralized government and foreign intervention. 

As the recent election of Javier Milei in Argentina shows us, there still is a place in the political world for libertarian thinking. Liberty is a goal still worth pursuing.

Central banks never act preemptively. If they end up cutting rates by 150 basis points, it will be because the slowdown in the economy is severe. If you believe in a soft landing, you should not expect six rate cuts.

While Western attention is on the Israel-Hamas conflict, war quietly rages in Yemen with predictable destruction. Not surprisingly, US interventionism is fueling this fight.

In the 1800s, Anglo-Americans took advantage of a de facto open border between Mexico and the United States. Illegal American immigrants streamed into Mexico's northern regions and became the new majority.

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan and Tho discuss immigration.