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  • How State-Sponsored Universities Distort Campus Activism

    4 MAY 2024 · The Mises Institute's https://mises.org/profile/connor-okeeffe recently wrote an https://mises.org/mises-wire/what-campus-protesters-and-their-critics-get-right-and-wrong detailing the campus protests over the happenings in Gaza. Connor joins Bob to discuss his article, the recent antisemitism bill, and why we should be defunding universities.  - Connor's Article on the Campus Protests: https://mises.org/HAP446a Human Action Podcast listeners can get a free copy of Dr. Ron Paul's Gold, Peace, and Prosperity: https://Mises.org/HAPodFree
    53m 22s
  • Did the MMT Camp Correctly Predict the Post-Covid Economy?

    26 APR 2024 · Recently on Twitter, as a reaction to an FT post worrying about the growing debts of various governments, fans of MMT were posting screenshots from a May 2020 FT debate involving Stephanie Kelton. The implication was that Kelton had correctly predicted that government debt would be benign. Bob and guest Jonathan Newman dissent. - Stephanie Kelton and Edward Chancellor's Debate on Government Debt: https://Mises.org/HAP445a - Martin Wolf's Article on Government Debt: https://mises.org/HAP445b - Bob's Debate with Warren Mosler on MMT: https://mises.org/HAP445c - Bob and Jonathan's Episode on Price Inflation: https://mises.org/HAP445d - Bob's Article on the Economic Outlook for the US: https://mises.org/HAP445e Human Action Podcast listeners can get a free copy of Dr. Ron Paul's Gold, Peace, and Prosperity: https://Mises.org/HAPodFree
    49m 38s
  • FDR's War Against Civil Liberties

    12 APR 2024 · Historian David Beito has a new book from the Independent Institute titled, "The New Deal's War on the Bill of Rights." He joins Bob to discuss issues such as the Japanese concentration camps and the government's mass surveillance of telegrams. - David's new book, The New Deal's War on the Bill of Rights: https://mises.org/HAP444a Human Action Podcast listeners can get a free copy of Dr. Ron Paul's Gold, Peace, and Prosperity: https://Mises.org/HAPodFree
    1h 2m 55s
  • Simon Guenzl vs. Dave Smith on Open Borders

    12 APR 2024 · Simon Guenzl joins Bob to push back on Dave Smith's recent appearance, where Dave had made the case against open borders. Guenzl has published a libertarian critique of the Hoppean framework. The debate revolves around the status of government property. Bob plays devil's advocate, especially with a lightning round of "hard cases" for Guenzl at the end. - Simon's paper, "Public Property and the Libertarian Immigration Debate" in Libertarian Papers: https://Mises.org/HAP443a - Dave Smith on Open Borders: https://mises.org/HAP443b - Bob on Blockades and Immigration in a Voluntary Society: https://Mises.org/HAP443c Human Action Podcast listeners can get a free copy of Dr. Guido Hülsmann's How Inflation Destroys Civilization: https://Mises.org/HAPodFree
    1h 34m 20s
  • Are American Libertarians Unduly Pessimistic?

    5 APR 2024 · Nick Gillespie, editor-at-large for Reason, recently got into a friendly dispute with Bob over whether American libertarians were being too pessimistic. He joins Bob to make the case for optimism, while Bob demurs.Human Action Podcast listeners can get a free copy of Dr. Guido Hülsmann's How Inflation Destroys Civilization: https://Mises.org/HAPodFree
    53m 14s
  • Making the Case for Private Law and Defense From Scratch

    29 MAR 2024 · On March 26 Bob gave this talk at Oklahoma State, where he was invited by the Free Enterprise Society. He assumed the students had no prior knowledge of the topic and made the case, from scratch, for a voluntary society with privately provided legal and defense services. - Bob's article, "Libertarian Law and Military Defense" in Libertarian Papers: https://Mises.org/HAP441a Human Action Podcast listeners can get a free copy of Dr. Guido Hülsmann's How Inflation Destroys Civilization: https://Mises.org/HAPodFree
    1h 11m 25s
  • Ryan McMaken on the History and Benefits of Secession

    23 MAR 2024 · Ryan McMaken recently gave a https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAmXmV9g_cg at Oklahoma State outlining the history of secessions and making the case that they promote liberty and peace. He joins Bob to discuss his major themes and to address common objections. - Ryan's Talk at Oklahoma State: https://Mises.org/HAP440a - Breaking Away: The Case for Secession: https://Mises.org/HAP440b Human Action Podcast listeners can get a free copy of Dr. Guido Hülsmann's How Inflation Destroys Civilization: https://Mises.org/HAPodFreeEnter to win free admission to the https://mises.org/ha24: https://Mises.org/HARaffle
    53m 12s
  • Why We Don't Need Government Funding for "Moonshots"

    15 MAR 2024 · Christian Sandström is a Swedish economist who joins Bob to discuss his new (co-edited) https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-49196-2, which makes the case that massive government funding projects aren't necessary to promote science or industrial growth. - Dr. Sandströmm's Moonshots and the New Industrial Policy: https://Mises.org/HAP439a Human Action Podcast listeners can get a free copy of Dr. Guido Hülsmann's How Inflation Destroys Civilization: https://Mises.org/HAPodFreeEnter to win free admission to the https://mises.org/ha24: https://Mises.org/HARaffle
    42m 59s
  • Why We Don't Need Government Funding for "Moonshots"

    15 MAR 2024 · <p>Christian Sandström is a Swedish economist who joins Bob to discuss his new (co-edited) <a href="https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-49196-2" target="_blank">book</a>, which makes the case that massive government funding projects aren't necessary to promote science or industrial growth.</p><ul><li>Dr. Sandströmm's Moonshots and the New Industrial Policy: <a href="https://Mises.org/HAP439a" target="_blank">Mises.org/HAP439a</a></li></ul><p>Human Action Podcast listeners can get a free copy of Dr. Guido Hülsmann's How Inflation Destroys Civilization: <a href="https://Mises.org/HAPodFree" target="_blank">Mises.org/HAPodFree</a></p><p>Enter to win free admission to the <a href="https://mises.org/ha24">Human Action Conference</a>: <a href="https://Mises.org/HARaffle">Mises.org/HARaffle</a></p>
    1h 7m 23s
  • Tom DiLorenzo on Antitrust, Abe Lincoln, and the Future of the Austrian School

    8 MAR 2024 · Tom DiLorenzo spent a long and productive career in academia before assuming his current position as president of the Mises Institute. He joins Bob to discuss his early days getting into economics, and some of his important work on antitrust policy. He also discusses his popular books on Abraham Lincoln. Though it all, Tom stresses the importance of the Austrian viewpoint. - Tom's Paper on the Origins of Antitrust: https://Mises.org/HAP438a - Nullification: An Interview with a Zombie: https://Mises.org/HAP438b Human Action Podcast listeners can get a free copy of Dr. Guido Hülsmann's How Inflation Destroys Civilization: https://Mises.org/HAPodFreeEnter to win free admission to the https://mises.org/ha24: https://Mises.org/HARaffle
    54m 52s
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