Radio Rothbard

In the first Radio Rothbard of 2022, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the regime's portrayal of the one-year anniversary of January 6.

While most Americans may care more about kitchen table issues than Washington's hysterics, already we have seen the state use last year's riot as an excuse to expand the prosecution of political minorities.

Is this a moment the American right will learn from, or will history once again be written by progressives?

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"Let's Go Brandon!" scored an early win in Virginia, and hurt Democrats in New Jersey. Suburban voters seem to hate Critical Race Theory in schools more than they disliked Donald Trump, even as the corporate press dismissed it as a real issue.

Does last night's red wave indicate that average Americans are prepared to take back more local control from the federal regime, or is this yet another example of fickle democracy as usual? Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop break down some of the notable 2021 election results, and talk about what it may mean for the future.

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Washington politicos want to keep the debt going up at breakneck speed forever. But the responsible thing to do is refuse another increase to the debt ceiling and force a partial default. Politicians hate that idea because default would make it harder to spend trillions in deficit spending.

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For the foreign-policy non-interventionist, some schools of thought in international relations are much better than others. "Liberal hegemony" (the favored school of neoconservatives) has long supported endless war and intervention by the US regime worldwide. We discuss how we can use "realist" research to move the foreign policy needle away from liberal hegemony and toward a more sane foreign policy.

Guest: Zachary Yost (Mises.org/Yost) is a Marcellus Policy Fellow with the John Quincy Adams Society.

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China faces a wide variety of demographic, geopolitical, and economic limits on the regime's power. And, socialism and Keynesianism don't work any better in China than in the USA. Moreover, contrary to the myth, China is not run by politicians who are brilliant geniuses who "play the long game."

"China’s Military Strength Has Been Greatly Exaggerated" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_59_Article1

"China's Biggest Problem Isn't Trump, It's a Broken Banking System" by Tho Bishop: Mises.org/RR_59_Article2

"If the US Wants to Beat China, Why Is It Copying China's Socialism?" by Mihai Macovei: Mises.org/RR_59_Article3

"China’s Military Strength Has Been Greatly Exaggerated" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_59_Article4

"China Won't Be Taking Over the World" by Joseph Solis-Mullen: Mises.org/RR_59_Article5

"The China Model Is Unsustainable" by Doug French: Mises.org/RR_59_Article6

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In June 2021, Missouri passed a new law stating it would not assist in the enforcement of federal gun laws. Tho and Ryan discuss how states can use strategies like this to resist federal laws within the states. Marijuana legalization and opposition to the Fugitive Slave Acts provide compelling historical examples.

"Missouri Tells the Feds: We Won't Enforce Your Gun Laws" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_58_01

"When Nullification Works, and When it Doesn’t" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_58_02

"The Feds Collect Most of the Taxes in America—So They Have Most of the Power" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_58_03

"Nebraska and Oklahoma Sue Colorado Over Legal Cannabis" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_58_04

"Nullification Works: Congress Ends Federal Ban on Medical Marijuana" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_58_05

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Government schools have always been tools of the regime for teaching state-approved ideology and culture. The rise of critical race theory is just the latest phase for America's public schools system.

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Tucker Carlson seems to believe that if it weren't for immigrants, America would be dominated by religiously devout, tradition-minded, liberty-loving Americans in every corner of the nation. Perhaps he's not familiar with the effects of American universities and public schools?

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