Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1307: The Pendulum Clock
Episode: 1307 Pendulum clock escapement: science and technology merging. Today, we attend the wedding of science and technology.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2403: Cookbook
Episode: 2403 Cookbook. Today, tasty treats.
The Indicator from Planet Money - President Jimmy Carter’s economic legacy
On this edition of Indicators of the Week, we discuss the economic legacy of former President, Jimmy Carter. Today on the show, we detail some of his top accomplishments from empowering the Federal Reserve's aggressive approach to inflation, deregulation of major industries and his push for cost saving energy measures that we still feel to this day.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Common Law Liberalism: A New Theory of the Libertarian Society
John Hasnas says the common law has a lot to recommend it over lawmaker legislating. He makes his case in Common Law Liberalism: A New Theory of the Libertarian Society.
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Audio Mises Wire - The Secret Passage: How Amzalak and Salazar Helped Ludwig von Mises Escape the Nazis
In 1940, shortly after Nazi armies ran across Europe and conquered France, Ludwig von Mises and his wife, Margit, escaped to the US after a harrowing journey through hostile territory. Here is their story.
Original article: The Secret Passage: How Amzalak and Salazar Helped Ludwig von Mises Escape the Nazis
Audio Mises Wire - The Fed’s “Price Stability” Schemes Sow Economic Chaos
The Federal Reserve says it can manipulate the money supply to ensure “price stability.” This worsens the boom-bust cycles and undermines the economy.
Original article: The Fed’s “Price Stability” Schemes Sow Economic Chaos
Audio Mises Wire - From Indentureship to Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurs come from all walks of life and from different social and ethnic groups. Lipton Matthews reviews Jean-Claude Escalante’s From Indentureship to Entrepreneurship, which chronicles the rise of a successful entrepreneur who came from humble beginnings.
Original article: From Indentureship to Entrepreneurship
Audio Mises Wire - Prices Are Not Measurements of Value
One of the fallacies of modern academic neoclassical economics is that we can take cardinal measures of value. Austrian economists, beginning with Carl Menger, know better.
Original article: Prices Are Not Measurements of Value
Audio Mises Wire - US Bond Yields Rise as Reserve Currency Status Wanes
The Federal Reserve continues to be the not-so-silent partner to the government's reckless deficit spending scheme. While the Fed tries to force down interest, US bond yields are rising, as the markets recognize these bifurcated policies.
Original article: US Bond Yields Rise as Reserve Currency Status Wanes
Audio Mises Wire - Another Merit of Medieval Bolognese Canons
The Austrian School of economics traces its roots to the School of Salamanca in medieval times. The scholastics of Salamanca, in turn, were influenced by the canon jurists from the University of Bologna, demonstrating the rich and historic roots of Austrian economics.
Original article: Another Merit of Medieval Bolognese Canons