Power and Market

Joshua Mawhorter joins Ryan and Connor to talk about the dueling Super Bowl Halftime Shows, the latest jobs report, and Trump’s deadly and counterproductive deportation operation in Minnesota.

Don't forget, the Mises Institute's first event is coming up on February 21st in Oklahoma City. Join us for a look at Entrepreneurship Beyond Politics.

Are you a grad student interested in Austrian economics? Consider the Mises Institute Summer Fellowship program this summer. Click here for more details.

On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss the fallout from the release of the Epstein Files and what it means for how the masses view the elite.

Don't forget, the Mises Institute's first event is coming up on February 21st in Oklahoma City. Join us for a look at Entrepreneurship Beyond Politics.

Are you a grad student interested in Austrian economics? Consider the Mises Institute Summer Fellowship program this summer. Click here for more details.

Dr. Jonathan Newman joins Tho and Connor to discuss Jerome Powell's favorite type of FOMC meeting: a boring one. No cuts, no concerns, no drama in the eyes of the soon-to-be-former Fed Chair. The guys try to bust his bubble on this episode of Power and Market.

Don't forget, the Mises Institute's first event is coming up on February 21st in Oklahoma City. Join us for a look at Entrepreneurship Beyond Politics.

Are you a grad student interested in Austrian economics? Consider the Mises Institute Summer Fellowship program this summer. Click here for more details.

On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho look at the headlines coming out of Davos, including Mark Carney's speech calling out the lie of a "rules-based international order," the European reaction to Trump's plans for Greenland, and the political fallout on both sides of the Atlantic.

Don't forget, the Mises Institute's first event is coming up on February 21st in Oklahoma City. Join us for a look at Entrepreneurship Beyond Politics.

Are you a grad student interested in Austrian economics? Consider the Mises Institute Summer Fellowship program this summer. Click here for more details.

On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss the reported probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Is this actual accountability for malfeasance, or a petty battle of DC egos? At the end of the day, does the difference matter? And should Powell be encouraged that central banks around the world are standing in solidarity with him? The panel dives into these questions and more. 

On this episode of Power & Market, the panel kicks off 2026 with a conversation about the arrest of Maduro. What's next for Venezuela? What's DC's next target? Does America really need a 1.5 trillion dollar defense budget? We look at these questions and more.

On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Tho, and Connor reflect on what they view as the biggest stories and themes of the year.

Don't miss your chance to get a copy of Ryan McMaken's The Fight For Liberty: Past, Present, and Future during our year-end fundraising campaign. Donate before December 8th and have it doubled! Learn more here.

On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho break down the latest FOMC meeting, the real takeaways from Powell’s Fed talk, and the continuing realities of Obamacare.

Don't miss your chance to get a copy of Ryan McMaken's The Fight For Liberty: Past, Present, and Future during our year-end fundraising campaign. Donate before December 8th and have it doubled! Learn more here.

On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss military escalation with Venezuela, more troubling jobs data, and how college football offers an example of how financialization, politicalization, and bad economy theory can undermine great American traditions.

Don't miss your chance to get a copy of Ryan McMaken's The Fight For Liberty: Past, Present, and Future during our year-end fundraising campaign. Donate before December 8th and have it doubled! Learn more here.

On this episode of Power & Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss the latest jobs number data, what it means for the affordability crisis, the legacy of Dick Cheney, and Thanksgiving favorites."