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Bob analyzes President Trump's recent remarks praising the revenue capacity of tariffs. He shows that historically, tariffs only bought in a small fraction of what income taxes currently yield, meaning federal spending would have to be sharply cut in order to phase out the income tax.

• HAPod Ep. 458 on Tariffs vs. Income Taxes: Mises.org/HAP485a
• Brian Domitrovic's Forbes Article, "Supply-Siders Battle Their Tariff Critics": Mises.org/HAP485b
• Trump on Tariffs: Mises.org/HAP485c
• The Chart Shown in this Episode: Mises.org/HAP485d

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Ryan McMaken and Heather Carson discuss how homeschooling is a way to resist and sabotage the many ways the state centralizes power and destroys private institutions. 

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The World at War by Ralph Raico: https://Mises.org/RaicoWar

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Making it harder to do business with Americans is not the way to help domestic workers, small businesses, and everyone else in middle America who has been getting ripped off under our current political system.

Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/tariffs-will-not-make-america-great-again

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Europe has no countries that offer “birthright citizenship” anymore. The US and Canada are rare exceptions. Most countries that still have it are countries with net out-migration like Mexico.

“Birthright Citizenship Isn’t Real” by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/power-market/birthright-citizenship-isnt-real

“Why Birthright Citizenship Is Rare In Europe” by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-birthright-citizenship-rare-europe

“Don’t Confuse Immigration with Naturalization” by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/mises-wire/dont-confuse-immigration-naturalization

“The Problem with the Arbitrary Line between Legal and Illegal Immigration” by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/power-market/problem-arbitrary-line-between-legal-and-illegal-immigration

“There Is No Such Thing as Settled Law” by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/mises-wire/there-no-such-thing-settled-law

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In the 1870s and 1880s, and through the 1920s, it's clear that many legislators and judges did not agree that birthright citizenship applied to everyone born in the borders of the US. The modern interpretation is highly debatable.

"Why the World Is Giving Up on Birthright Citizenship" by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-world-giving-birthright-citizenship

“Why Birthright Citizenship Is Rare In Europe” by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-birthright-citizenship-rare-europe

“Don’t Confuse Immigration with Naturalization“ by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/mises-wire/dont-confuse-immigration-naturalization

“The Problem with the Arbitrary Line between Legal and Illegal Immigration“ by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/power-market/problem-arbitrary-line-between-legal-and-illegal-immigration

"There Is No Such Thing as Settled Law" by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/mises-wire/there-no-such-thing-settled-law

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Pundits have labeled piggy banks small change, irrational and wasteful, “just sitting around doing nothing.” As usual, they are wrong.

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Biden‘s last-minute pardon of Anthony Fauci was not done to spare an “innocent” person from abuse by dishonest politicians. Biden likely did it to prevent an investigation into Fauci’s actions and background, which could have proved damaging for the political establishment.

Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-joe-biden-had-pardon-anthony-fauci

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On January 24, 2025, Dinesh D'Souza and guest Ryan McMaken discussed the issue of birthright citizenship.

The original episode is online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVUPTUImnQo

Murphy recently squared off against Nathan Tankus in a ZeroHedge debate focusing on Austrian economics vs. Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). Jonathan Newman watched the debate and selected three clips highlighting key areas of dispute. Jonathan and Bob elaborate on the issues and anticipate possible MMT replies.

• Bob's ZeroHedge Debate with Nathan Tankus: Mises.org/HAP484a
• Bob and Jonathan's Tag-Team Mises University Lecture on MMT: Mises.org/HAP484b
• Bob's Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics Paper on The Deficit Myth: Mises.org/HAP483c
• William Hutt's The Theory of Idle Resources: Mises.org/HAP484d

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On January 23, 2025, Mark Thornton appeared on Freedom Works! with Paul Molloy on WTAN AM 1340 in Tampa, Florida. They discussed the recent snow storm in the South, Mark's latest Minor Issues Podcast episode on the price of beef, and the Mises Circle in Tampa on February 22.

See also, "The Price of Beef" (Minor Issues Podcast): Mises.org/MI_103

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