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Biden's hidden illness, Trump's surprise foreign-policy pivot, and America's bond meltdown.

Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Power & Market Podcast, a weekly news recap from the Mises Institute’s editorial team.

This week, join Ryan McMaken, Tho Bishop, and Connor O'Keeffe as they unpack the political theatrics behind Biden’s health cover-up, explore emerging cracks in America’s financial foundations, and break down Trump's provocative Riyadh speech. Are bond vigilantes finally waking up, and what's next for the economy?

Dr. David Gordon reviews Mary Grabar‘s Debunking FDR, which examines Roosevelt‘s paternalistic worldview and how it shaped his political life and his presidency. 

Original article: https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/lord-manor

The 20th century gave us two world wars that have altered the world's political landscape to this day. We would do well to remember the main lesson from World War I: there is no “honor” in warfare. It is pure murder.

Original article: https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/lord-manor

Forbes called this explosive loan situation, a “perfect storm…of heavier debt loads, higher payments, and an unforgiving economy.”

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/student-loans-new-sheriff-town

MMT uses chartalism and a few dubious examples to appeal to history to establish the theory‘s authority and validity, only to discard this element as irrelevant and unnecessary.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/mmt-and-us-history-redefining-chartalism

In this lecture from the Mises Institute's recent Conference on War Revisionism, McMaken looks at how classical liberals' pro-peace foreign policy was defeated by a century of war propaganda beginning with the First World War. 

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The reaction to Biden’s cancer announcement reveals how little trust the public has in the people who spent years claiming that Biden’s mental decline was fabricated by right-wing propagandists. That lack of trust is well deserved.

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Mark Thornton appears on Liberty and Finance with Elijah K. Johnson. They discuss the economic implications of the historically high gold-silver ratio. Dr. Thornton emphasizes the importance of historical data and Austrian economic principles in understanding crises. He also stresses the need for practical financial education, as government responses are failing to address core economic problems, leaving markets vulnerable to heightened volatility.

The original interview is available on YouTube. For more information, visit Libertyandfinance.com.

Brion McClanahan dismantles the so-called "righteous cause" narrative that shapes modern American history and foreign policy, tracing its roots from Sumner and Lincoln to the war in Iraq.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 17, 2025.

Who really caused the violence of Reconstruction? Wanjiru Njoya exposes how federal intervention fueled racial conflict and dismantled the South's social order—challenging modern myths with historical truth.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 17, 2025.