Interest rates, inflation, home prices, and federal spending all pose big challenges to a Trump administration that is ill-prepared to deal with the deep-seated problems in the US economy.

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The Washington political establishment is alarmed that President-elect Trump wants to appoint Kash Patel as FBI director, claiming that Trump’s choice will “politicize” the FBI. However, the FBI has always acted as secret police for the established political class.

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In 1997, Bryan Caplan wrote an essay explaining why he was no longer a self-described Austrian. Recently, a reader asked him to comment on that essay. Bob reacts to Bryan's current views, arguing that the history of economic thought is indeed important, and the Misesian approach to praxeology is crucial.

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In this episode, Ryan McMaken takes a look at how the domestic and commercial rituals of the Thanksgiving holiday are things that communists really don't like.

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It is unlikely many of the Department of Government Efficiency's recommendations will ever be implemented. The value of the DOGE lies in how it exposes government waste.

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Bob discusses common talking points that pro-free-trade economists often use when making the case against tariffs. The purpose is to facilitate discussion so both sides have a deeper understanding of the subtle issues involved.

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The gold standard hampers the growth of government power, which helps people more effectively fight bad policy—like the disastrous War on Drugs.

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Ryan McMaken and Zachary Yost look at some of the ways Trump’s foreign policy might actually be a step in the right direction.

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In an outrageous act, lame-duck President Joe Biden gives Ukraine permission to fire US-made missiles into Russia itself. Given Russian President Putin's declaration that this attack is an act of war against Russia, Biden's actions clearly are reckless.