Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2768: Cooking By Radio
Episode: 2768 Percy Spencer and the microwave oven. Today, our guest, NASA engineer Fitz Walker considers the Microwave Oven.
Audio Mises Wire - “Victory Plan” or Deadly Delusion? Zelensky’s Perilous Five-Point Plan
The darling of America‘s political elites, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, now touts a “Five-Point Plan” that surely will extend the war and ultimately make his country even worse off. It is time to end this farce.
Original article: “Victory Plan” or Deadly Delusion? Zelensky’s Perilous Five-Point Plan
Audio Mises Wire - Markets Made of Glass—How the Fed Destroyed Economic Resilience
For nearly 30 years, the Fed has pursued an easy-money policy that has made the economy increasingly dependent upon the next round of “stimulus.” Reversing that policy will mean, at least in the short run, a stiff recession before the economy rebounds, which is a non-starter today.
Original article: Markets Made of Glass—How the Fed Destroyed Economic Resilience
Audio Mises Wire - Does the Fed’s Lowering the Interest Rates Strengthen Economic Growth?
The Fed lowers interest rates ostensibly to “stimulate” the economy. But while the Fed claims it is strengthening the economy, it actually weakens it through its easy-money policies.
Original article: Does the Fed’s Lowering the Interest Rates Strengthen Economic Growth?
Audio Mises Wire - A Brief History of Tariffs and Stock Market Crises
Tariffs don‘t just raise consumer prices. They also affect capital flows and, on numerous occasions, have triggered stock market crises. What tariffs don‘t bring is prosperity.
Original article: A Brief History of Tariffs and Stock Market Crises
Audio Mises Wire - Lessons from Reconstruction
Using state power to enforce social orthodoxy is always a recipe for disaster. Radical Republican governments in the post-war South attempted to do just that, sowing seeds of hatred and discord in the process.
Original article: Lessons from Reconstruction
Audio Mises Wire - The Economics of Prepping
While people who “prep” for disaster (called preppers) are ridiculed by political elites and their media, their actions are perfectly rational. In this article, economist Mark Thornton explains why prepping for natural disasters makes economic sense.
Original article: The Economics of Prepping
Audio Mises Wire - The Indian Rope Trick
The political theorist Anthony de Jasay takes on the left‘s ideas of equality, and David Gordon is there to agree—and disagree. Jasay likens the left‘s view of equality to the Indian Rope Trick.
Original article: The Indian Rope Trick
Audio Mises Wire - Slavery and Collective Guilt
Modern progressives are obsessed with collective guilt, demanding that Americans pay reparations for slavery even though it ended in the US 160 years ago. However, by employing collective guilt and collective punishment, those seeking reparations violate natural law.
Original article: Slavery and Collective Guilt
Cato Daily Podcast - Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health
Dr. Marty Makary has been nominated to head the Food and Drug Administration. In October, he sat down with Cato's Jeff Singer to discuss his new book, Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health.
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