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On January 18, 2025, Wanjiru Njoya and Tom Woods discussed Hayek's critique of "social justice."

The original episode is available at https://tomwoods.com/ep-2595-the-myth-of-social-justice

Lawrence McQuillan from the Independent Institute joins Bob to delve into the regulatory failures and mismanagement behind the wildfire crisis in California. They discuss the environmental policies that exacerbate risks, offer practical solutions to firefighting and prevention shortcomings, and examine the role of private stewardship in mitigating future disasters. This episode overall sheds light on how California’s political landscape and approach to wildfires continues to fuel a recurring tragedy.

• Lawrence's 2017 Article Detailing the CA's Fire Prevention Problem: Mises.org/HAP483a
• Lawrence’s 2019 Golden Fleece Report Submission on Mismanagement in CA: Mises.org/HAP483b
• Lawrence’s 2020 Interview on the Reasons Ca’s Fires Keep Happening: Mises.org/HAP483c
• Lawrence’s 2024 Article on Lessons From the Lahaina Wildfires:: Mises.org/HAP483d

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In the US, the price of hamburger meat ended 2024 near a record high of $5.60 per pound. Is there a magic wand to solve the problem of high beef prices, as well as high pork and chicken prices? Yes, actually. Mark Thornton explains.

"Where’s the Beef?" (Minor Issues Podcast): Mises.org/MI_36

"Average Price: Ground Beef" (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis): https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000703112

The Skyscraper Curse: And How Austrian Economists Predicted Every Major Economic Crisis of the Last Century by Mark Thornton: Mises.org/Curse

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A major reason the wildfires in LA last week were so destructive is because of how the government intervenes in the home insurance market. Now as the industry falls apart, state officials are blaming climate change and doubling down.

Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/no-climate-change-not-causing-californias-insurance-crisis

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Ryan McMaken and 'Crisis' magazine editor-in-chief Eric Sammons examine how many Christians pay too little attention to the true costs of war. Ryan and Eric also discuss the importance of Just War Theory. 

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

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On January 14, 2025, Tom DiLorenzo appeared on The Schilling Show.

The original episode is available at https://cvillerightnow.com/podcasts/the-schilling-show-dr-sheila-furey-dr-julie-gatza-dr-bonner-cohen-thomas-dilorenzo

The challenge facing economic science is to counter the reactionary counterrevolution by states and governments that smother voluntary cooperation and free human interaction based on liberty. The chains must be thrown off in favor of the libertarian ideal of an anarchocapitalist system.

This audio essay is a narration of the keynote lecture by Jesús Huerta de Soto presented at the 8th Conference on Austrian Economics in Madrid on August 2, 2024.

A modern misconception of antebellum slavery is that it “built the country.” Actually, the institution of slavery, economically speaking, was a deadweight loss to the US economy.

Original article: Slavery—Cronyism, Opportunity Cost, & Deadweight Loss

Democracy is the watchword with the ruling classes, yet a democratic political system does not protect individual freedoms. Indeed, democracy often has become the main road to socialism. It‘s time for some honest discussion.

Original article: Real Democracy Can Only Be Freedom

Some legal “experts” are claiming that the Supreme Court‘s infamous 1857 Dred Scott decision is still used in current law. That, of course, is nonsense. In fact, soon after its passage, many northern states essentially nullified “Scott” at the state level.

Original article: Dred Scott, Politics, and the “Living” Constitution