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The Washington political establishment's uniform condemnation of the assassination attempt against Donald Trump does not square with the apocalyptic rhetoric they have used to describe him over the past eight years.

Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

Prompted by a listener request, Bob gives the standard economic analysis of tariffs and other types of taxes. This is relevant because the populist Right is arguing for a hike in tariffs to fund income tax cuts.

Bob's Article, "Carbon Taxes and the 'Tax Interaction Effect'": https://Mises.org/HAP458a

Trump-Biden Tariff Tracker: https://Mises.org/HAP458b

Bob and Dave Smith on Open Borders: https://Mises.org/HAP458c

Frédéric Bastiat's Candlestick Makers' Petition: https://Mises.org/HAP458d

The great reckoning seems to be following the course that Mark Thornton has been charting by guesswork. In other words, the great train wreck seems to be happening. Mark shares his current outlook.

What the Fed does, what the stock market does, and what the economy does cannot be predicted in the same sense that the mechanical and physical sciences can predict simple relationships of physical bodies and forces.

“10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Minus 2-Year Treasury Constant Maturity” (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis): https://Mises.org/MI_79_Graph

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On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss America’s new chapter of late-stage Soviet politics. What does the last week show about where true political power lies in the country, and what can we expect going forward?

“Kamala Harris is awful” by Connor O’Keeffe: https://Mises.org/RR_196_A

“Unelected technocrats are now the nation’s chief executives” by Ryan McMaken: https://Mises.org/RR_196_B

“The party of ‘democracy’ will now choose your candidate for you” by Ryan McMaken: https://Mises.org/RR_196_C

“Does J.D. Vance threaten the regime?” by Tho Bishop: https://Mises.org/RR_196_D

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The Biden administration is determined to do an end run around the courts and ram through yet another student loan forgiveness plan. It is not real “loan forgiveness” but just a massive wealth transfer from lower-income to higher-income groups.

Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

Progressives promote civil rights viewpoints as being “good for the whole” of society. Yet most of the modern civil rights movements and accompanying legislation simply promote the "good" of one group at the expense of others.

Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

It’s finally clear to everyone that President Biden is not running the federal government. Yet the government is carrying on as it always has. It’s important to understand why.

Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

For all of his freedom-loving rhetoric, it is clear that Woodrow Wilson was one of the most antifreedom presidents in U.S. history.

Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

When governments seize private firms in the name of nationalization, the moves are usually politically popular. However, it doesn't take long for the nationalized firms to turn into a financial black hole.

Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

With political turmoil creating anxiety in Great Britain, The Economist chose to describe the political situation as “anarchy.” In reality, this is political chaos, not anarchy, since anarchy is based upon social cooperation and peaceful resolution of conflicts.

Narrated by Millian Quinteros.