Episodes

  • Fiat Inflationary Nightmare: How to Reform the Financial System

    Fiat Inflationary Nightmare: How to Reform the Financial System
    Feb 28 2026
    On this episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton appears on Reinvent Money with Paul Buitink for a “state of the system” conversation. Mark breaks down the US economy as an “everything bubble,” explains what’s really behind the trade deficit and the dollar’s reserve status, and grades Trump’s first-year economic agenda. He closes with a practical Austrian roadmap toward sound money: real savings, capital accumulation, and removing tax penalties on interest, dividends, and long-term gains. The original episode is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgqsHCQxSrw Order a free paperback copy of *Hayek for the 21st Century* by F. A. Hayek: https://mises.org/Hayek21 Purchase a Minor Issues tumbler today! https://mises.org/MinorIssuesTumbler Be sure to follow Minor Issues at https://Mises.org/MinorIssues
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • What Is the State of the Union?

    What Is the State of the Union?
    Feb 27 2026
    On this episode of Power and Market, we feel compelled to discuss this week’s State of the Union speech. Ryan and Tho are joined by Dr. Jonathan Newman to provide some historical context to the event and what, if anything, actually matters from the speech.
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    46 mins
  • Massachusetts 1690: The First Western Fiat Experiment

    Massachusetts 1690: The First Western Fiat Experiment
    Feb 27 2026
    When the Massachusetts colony issued its own unredeemable paper money in 1690, it was with the promise that it would soon be redeemable in specie. Like all paper money issued by government, it lost value and the confidence of the people. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/massachusetts-1690-first-western-fiat-experiment
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    17 mins
  • 'Nature-Al’ Entrepreneurship: Being Green Without the State | Timothy D. Terrell

    'Nature-Al’ Entrepreneurship: Being Green Without the State | Timothy D. Terrell
    Feb 27 2026
    Dr. Timothy Terrell explains how entrepreneurs and property rights can protect forests, wildlife, and open spaces better than bureaucracies, using real-world examples of “enviropreneurs” who profit by conserving nature instead of exploiting it. Recorded in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on February 21, 2026. Special thanks to Michael and Beverley Starkey and Gil Robinson for sponsoring this event.
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    26 mins
  • How to Change the World: Entrepreneurship vs. Politics | Per Bylund

    How to Change the World: Entrepreneurship vs. Politics | Per Bylund
    Feb 27 2026
    Dr. Per Bylund contrasts the futility of politics with the quiet power of entrepreneurship, showing how innovative businesses like Uber and Amazon actually dismantle regulations, reshape institutions, and push the state back more effectively than any protest movement or election. Recorded in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on February 21, 2026. Special thanks to Michael and Beverley Starkey and Gil Robinson for sponsoring this event.
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    27 mins
  • Creative Destroyer: The Apolitical Story of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma | G. Keith Smith, MD

    Creative Destroyer: The Apolitical Story of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma | G. Keith Smith, MD
    Feb 27 2026
    Dr. Keith Smith recounts how the Surgery Center of Oklahoma and the Free Market Medical Association are exposing the hospital–insurance cartel—posting honest, bundled prices, triggering price wars, and proving that free-market medicine can deliver higher quality care at a fraction of the cost. Recorded in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on February 21, 2026. Special thanks to Michael and Beverley Starkey and Gil Robinson for sponsoring this event.
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    28 mins
  • The Decline of Small Business in America | Ryan McMaken

    The Decline of Small Business in America | Ryan McMaken
    Feb 27 2026
    Ryan McMaken traces the rise and squeeze of America’s small business economy, showing how tariffs, industrial policy, the Fed, and “too big to fail” bailouts systematically tilt the field toward big corporations and away from independent entrepreneurs and the middle class. Recorded in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on February 21, 2026. Special thanks to Michael and Beverley Starkey and Gil Robinson for sponsoring this event.
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    32 mins
  • Entrepreneurship and Free Markets in the Age of AI | Peter Klein

    Entrepreneurship and Free Markets in the Age of AI | Peter Klein
    Feb 27 2026
    Dr. Peter Klein explores whether AI can ever replace human entrepreneurs and central planners, arguing from Mises’ calculation problem that even “thinking machines” can only mimic, not originate, the real-world judgment and ownership that markets require. Recorded in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on February 21, 2026. Special thanks to Michael and Beverley Starkey and Gil Robinson for sponsoring this event.
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    31 mins