Scalia: Rise to Greatness, 1936–1986 by James Rosen Regnery Publishing, 2023 496 pages James Rosen, who has written biographies of John Mitchell and Dick Cheney, and was for many years a reporter for Fox News, has found an ideal biographical subject in Antonin Scalia,, who served for thirty years on the Supreme Court. The volume under review, the
Cronyism: Liberty versus Power in Early America, 1607–1849 by Patrick Newman Mises Institute, 2021, 362 pp. Patrick Newman dedicates Cronyism to Murray Rothbard, and it is a fitting choice, as this outstanding book continues and extends Rothbard’s brilliant interpretation of American history. Newman is eminently qualified to do so, having edited
Are entrepreneurs made or are they born? With entrepreneurial studies programs popping up at universities around the country one would assume they can be made, like doctors or architects. The reality is the primary quality of an entrepreneur can’t be taught: the stomach to risk everything and keep wanting more. George Hearst was a true
In last week’s article, I discussed some of the arguments Yoram Hazony gives in his book Conservatism: A Rediscovery in favor of an empiricist procedure in ethics that supports working within a particular national tradition and against the rationalist deductive method of those who without empirical evidence defend the supreme value of freedom by
Scott Horton of antiwar.com and the Libertarian Institute has a new book chronicling 20 years of America’s “War on Terror.” Enough Already is a compelling history of modern US interventionism and a scathing critique of American foreign policy in the Middle East. Horton joins Jeff Deist for a sobering look at American hubris overseas, along with
Keith Knight walks Bob through a meticulous critique of Krugman’s new book on Arguing With Zombies. Topics include the babysitter co-op, the deregulation that allegedly caused the housing bubble, and the tax rates of the 1950s. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. Krugman’s latest book,
We continue our look at leading figures from the Old Right with guest Tom Woods, who helped publish the late Murray Rothbard’s The Betrayal of the American Right . Rothbard admired the courageous and revisionist voices promoting the Old Republic, and shared their antagonism for war and economic intervention. Tom and Jeff discuss great essays like
The Human Action Podcast wraps up the year with none other than the venerable Professor Paul Gottfried ! This is our final show focused on the Old Right, the early 20th century political tradition which animated later libertarian figures like Murray Rothbard. How was this great legacy of peace and freedom on the Right—the Old Republic—lost to Cold
The reality is the primary quality of an entrepreneur can’t be taught: the stomach to risk everything and keep wanting more. Original Article: “ George Hearst: Entrepreneur in the Mises Mold “ This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. Narrated by Michael
Professor Jonathan Newman joins the show for a look at America’s Great Depression , Rothbard’s classic explanation of a terrible period in US history. This book provides one of the best short surveys of Austrian business cycle theory, along with deep history surrounding the inflationary run-up of the 1920s and the disastrous mistakes made by the
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