4. Taking Rights Seriously | Judge Andrew P. Napolitano
Watch LIVE! Mises University is the world's leading instructional program in the Austrian School of economics, and is the essential training ground for economists who are looking beyond the mainstream.
The medical care industry is so restrictive of individual freedoms — those of both of doctors and patients — that we can legitimately classify it as tyrannical. As is always the case, the solution will come from entrepreneurship, the creative and innovative response of individuals, doctors and teams and firms and their new business models to the dissatisfactions of patients and users of today’s system.
Joe Matarese is one of those innovative individuals. In episode #162 of the Economics for Business podcast, he described the nature and cause of the problem. In episode #163, he surveys the entrepreneurial solutions, some of which are beginning to emerge and some of which still lie in the future.
Show notes: https://mises.org/library/joe-matarese-entrepreneurial-solutions-medical-tyranny-part-two
"Entrepreneurial Solutions to Medical Tyranny" (PDF): https://Mises.org/E4B_163_PDF
Medicus Healthcare Solutions: https://MedicusHCS.com
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNbgzSQpOl4
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 (https://Mises.org/Yost) is a Marcellus Policy Fellow with the John Quincy Adams Society.
Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbard.
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_L5eaktSAA
Professor Peter Klein (Mises.org/Klein) joins The Human Action Podcast to explain how and why.
The Human Action Podcast is available online at:
https://Mises.org/HAPod
via RSS: https://mises.org/itunes/434
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/mises-weekends/id884207568?mt=10
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/Ifcmskvragsr4a6mpvouxmp4aze?t=The_Human_Action_Podcast
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/misesmedia/sets/mises-weekends
Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/mises-weekends
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4VzJaNGY0inLS5Hxx5Mdx4
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E82MJQrI72A
Recorded at the Mises Circle in Houston, Texas, on 30 January 2016. Includes an introduction by Jeff Deist.
Special thanks to Christopher Condon, TJ and Ida Goss, Terence Murphree, and an Anonymous Donor for making this event possible.
Will the libertarian message get swept under the rug over the next year, as the candidates unleash an orgy of statist rhetoric? Or are hopeful cracks beginning to show, as the two parties, mainstream media, academia, and PC enforcers increasingly lose credibility with the public?
As Murray Rothbard argued, libertarians by necessity should never allow themselves to get bogged down or depressed by the political landscape of the day. On the contrary, Murray argued, we should enjoy skewering the political class — and remain hopeful for the long-term prospects of liberty.
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNOVd8rWyG8
In this episode of Liberty vs. Power, Patrick and Tho look at the success of the Jeffersonians following the corruption of Hamilton's Federalist Party. With the support of Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin, the Jeffersonian Administration is able to slash the size of the federal bureaucracy. Unfortunately, the influence of Republican moderates — like James Madison — undermined a true restoration of old republican ideals.
Recommended Reading
"Jefferson's Philosophy" by Murray Rothbard — https://Mises.org/LP4_A
"Jefferson as President: His Judicial Blunders" by Scott Trask — https://Mises.org/LP4_B
Cronyism: Liberty versus Power in Early America, 1607–1849 by Patrick Newman — https://Mises.org/LP_Crony
To subscribe to the Liberty vs. Power Podcast on your favorite platform, visit https://Mises.org/LvP.
Music: "Army of Soldiers" by The Brought Low is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 International License.
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOQgZWN3y_o
In this week's episode, Mark looks at the implications of famed investor Jim Chanos shutting down his hedge fund which specialized in shorting stocks. The closure comes as stock markets in the US hit all time record highs. Mark frames these two events in light of the Austrian Theory of the Business Cycle.
Be sure to follow Minor Issues at https://Mises.org/MinorIssues
Additional Resources
"The Social Function of Stock Speculators" by Robert P. Murphy: https://Mises.org/Minor46_A
"Short Sellers Keep the Market Honest" (Wall Street Journal) by Jim Thanos: https://Mises.org/Minor46_B
"Jim Chanos, Short Seller Who Took on Enron and Tesla, to Close Hedge Funds" (Wall Street Journal) by Gregory Zuckerman Follow and Peter Rudegeair: https://Mises.org/Minor46_C
The great James Bovard addresses our annual research conference in Auburn on the dismal failures of government regulation — from farm subsidies to steel tariffs to FDA drug trials.
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQeK52P11iQ
“Taking back the streets” ought to mean privatizing them and enabling property owners to defend their property. This would be the surest way to end the riots.
Original article: https://mises.org/wire/how-government-owned-streets-prevent-effective-law-enforcement
This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. Narrated by Michael Stack.
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x_8DKTcDgs