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Foreign policy scholar Brandan Buck join Ryan McMaken to talk about whether or not a US tactical victory in Iran can lead to a strategic victory as well. And what does victory for the Iranian state look like? Are there any prospects for a lasting peace? Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbard Radio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off

The TSA stories, especially at Atlanta, are illustrations of interventionist non-intervention: non-delivery of promised, paid-for, and monopolized service. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/atlanta-tsa-and-test-case-interventionist-non-intervention

When accusations of rape and assault were made against Duke University’s lacrosse team in 2006, both the Durham City Police and District Attorney Michael Nifong engaged in law breaking to indict three young men that clearly were innocent. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/durham-police-and-prosecutors-committed-numerous-crimes-duke-lacrosse-case-and-escaped-meaningful-punishment

The federal government heavily subsidizes certain politically-connected food growers in the name of “protecting our food supply.” Actually, the government protects the livelihood of those that promote unhealthy foods. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/cheap-calories-expensive-consequences-how-federal-policy-contributes-chronic-disease

A primer on distinguishing finance, insurance, and betting through an Austrian lens. Clear definitions of investment, entrepreneurship, and how financial contracts evolve. How insurance pools calculable risks while betting intentionally creates uncertainty. A critique of prediction markets and when they resemble traditional wagers.

Murray Rothbard’s system was built upon the natural rights of individuals, and tying liberty to property and ownership, not collectivism. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/individualism-rothbards-natural-rights-libertarianism

Beyond the initial oil shock, the Iran war is also laying the foundation for ongoing monetary inflation and price inflation, with no real change to the US regime’s commitment to easy money. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/iran-war-brings-more-inflation-and-new-strength-yuan

America has a long history of vibrant small business. But small business went into decline in the twentieth century, and it wasn’t just due to large scale industrialization. Government has played a big role. Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbard Radio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off

Hayek and Mises warned that centrally planned economies fail, and that intervention breeds inflation, instability, and boom-bust cycles. Yet socialism is trendy again, and politicians still think they can “manage” the economy. Ryan McMaken joins John Stossel to explain why Hayek and Mises matter now more than ever. The original Stossel TV interview is available at https://youtu.be/WxW7JRc414Y

In this 1960 essay, Murray Rothbard warns critics of scientism not to concede the very term "science" to positivist methodology. He reclaims scientia as “correct knowledge,” and defends the idea that economics and the social sciences can be rigorously scientific through sound reasoning about purposeful human action, without pretending to be physics.