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Joshua Mawhorter joins us to talk about how the fiat-money theories of Modern Monetary Theory and chartalism aren't supported by the historical facts.  Articles and resources mentioned:  Is It Money Because It Is Redeemed in Tax Payments? A Response to Kelton and Wray [https://qjae.mises.org/article/77380-is-it-money-because-it-is-redeemed-in-tax-payments-a-response-to-kelton-and-wray] by Per Bylund.  MMT and US History: Redefining Chartalism [https://mises.org/mises-wire/mmt-and-us-history-redefining-chartalism] by Joshua Mawhorter. MMT, Chartalism, and the Colonial Experience [https://mises.org/mises-wire/mmt-chartalism-and-colonial-experience] by Joshua Mawhorter. How the Classical Gold Standard Fueled the Rise of the State [https://mises.org/mises-wire/how-classical-gold-standard-fueled-rise-state]by Ryan McMaken. Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbard [https://mises.org/RadioRothbard] Radio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug [https://store.mises.org/Radio-Rothbard-Mug-P11280.aspx] PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off [https://store.mises.org/Radio-Rothbard-C201.aspx]

Jonathan Newman joins Ryan McMaken to talk about the history behind the myth of "Fed independence." The Fed has never been politically independent of the US government, and it has enthusiastically helped fund the US government both in wartime and in peacetime.  Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbard [https://mises.org/RadioRothbard] Radio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug [https://store.mises.org/Radio-Rothbard-Mug-P11280.aspx] PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off [https://store.mises.org/Radio-Rothbard-C201.aspx]

Polish professor of political theory Łukasz Dominiak joins us to talk about how Poland embraced a market economy after the Cold War ended.  We discuss some of the factors behind Poland's rise from poverty.  Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbard [https://mises.org/RadioRothbard] Radio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug [https://store.mises.org/Radio-Rothbard-Mug-P11280.aspx] PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off [https://store.mises.org/Radio-Rothbard-C201.aspx]

In this lecture from the Mises Institute's recent Conference on War Revisionism, McMaken looks at how classical liberals' pro-peace foreign policy was defeated by a century of war propaganda beginning with the First World War.  Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbard [https://mises.org/RadioRothbard] Radio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug [https://store.mises.org/Radio-Rothbard-Mug-P11280.aspx] PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off [https://store.mises.org/Radio-Rothbard-C201.aspx]

Political Scientist Joseph Solis-Mullen joins Ryan McMaken to review Ralph Raico's newly published lectures on politics in the West. We recommend this book for all who want a pro-freedom history of political thought. Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbard [https://mises.org/RadioRothbard] Radio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug [https://store.mises.org/Radio-Rothbard-Mug-P11280.aspx] PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off [https://store.mises.org/Radio-Rothbard-C201.aspx]