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Stocks, Manure, Gold, and Socialism: Markets and Bad Ideas29:04

Stocks, Manure, Gold, and Socialism: Markets and Bad Ideas

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Major Party Realignment | Mark Thornton1:06:48

Major Party Realignment | Mark Thornton

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The Dupes of War: Mises on Statism, Propaganda, and Foreign Conflict50:52

The Dupes of War: Mises on Statism, Propaganda, and Foreign Conflict

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The Vine That Ate the South: Government Solutions vs. Market Solutions33:32

The Vine That Ate the South: Government Solutions vs. Market Solutions

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The Fed’s New Face, Same Old Game | Mark Thornton1:05:48

The Fed’s New Face, Same Old Game | Mark Thornton

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Why Politicians Lie—and How Easy Money Keeps the Boom Alive | Mark Thornton57:36

Why Politicians Lie—and How Easy Money Keeps the Boom Alive | Mark Thornton

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Taxpayers vs. Tax-Consumers: Rothbard’s Real Theory of Taxes and Spending39:19

Taxpayers vs. Tax-Consumers: Rothbard’s Real Theory of Taxes and Spending

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What Adam Smith Left Out of the Pin Factory | Mark Thornton34:55

What Adam Smith Left Out of the Pin Factory | Mark Thornton

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War, Easy Money, and the Working-Class Squeeze | Mark Thornton58:12

War, Easy Money, and the Working-Class Squeeze | Mark Thornton

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Predicting Recession | Mark Thornton1:06:22

Predicting Recession | Mark Thornton

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The Petrodollar Cracks, the Skyscraper Stalls, and the Commodity Firestorm | Mark Thornton1:15:48

The Petrodollar Cracks, the Skyscraper Stalls, and the Commodity Firestorm | Mark Thornton

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Two Important Graphs and Rick Rule | Mark Thornton1:08:51

Two Important Graphs and Rick Rule | Mark Thornton

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Chemistry 101 | Mark Thornton1:07:27

Chemistry 101 | Mark Thornton

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Mark Thornton on the “Synthetic Boom”45:57

Mark Thornton on the “Synthetic Boom”

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Why War Is Pushing Gold Down and Oil Up | Mark Thornton1:00:19

Why War Is Pushing Gold Down and Oil Up | Mark Thornton

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Gold Whiplash and the Petrodollar | Mark Thornton56:04

Gold Whiplash and the Petrodollar | Mark Thornton

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Central Banks vs. Reality: Gold’s Signal in a War Economy | Mark Thornton9:29

Central Banks vs. Reality: Gold’s Signal in a War Economy | Mark Thornton

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War, Gold, and the Fed’s Next Move | Mark Thornton1:05:27

War, Gold, and the Fed’s Next Move | Mark Thornton

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The Theory of the Bottom 99% | Mark Thornton8:25

The Theory of the Bottom 99% | Mark Thornton

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Iran War Hype, Gold, and the Fed’s Debt Bubble | Mark Thornton26:29

Iran War Hype, Gold, and the Fed’s Debt Bubble | Mark Thornton

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Fiat Inflationary Nightmare: How to Reform the Financial System | Mark Thornton1:00:38

Fiat Inflationary Nightmare: How to Reform the Financial System | Mark Thornton

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From Tariffs to Gold: Reading the Regime | Mark Thornton1:01:13

From Tariffs to Gold: Reading the Regime | Mark Thornton

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Four-Letter Economic Words | Mark Thornton18:15

Four-Letter Economic Words | Mark Thornton

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Markets, Manipulation, and Silver-Stacking | Mark Thornton1:24:58

Markets, Manipulation, and Silver-Stacking | Mark Thornton

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The Giffen Good | Mark Thornton10:41

The Giffen Good | Mark Thornton

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The Division of Labor | Mark Thornton12:20

The Division of Labor | Mark Thornton

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In the Company of Mavericks: Mark Thornton on the Austrian Comeback51:18

In the Company of Mavericks: Mark Thornton on the Austrian Comeback

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Revenge of the Skyscraper Curse | Mark Thornton8:04

Revenge of the Skyscraper Curse | Mark Thornton

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History of Hyperinflation | Mark Thornton10:33

History of Hyperinflation | Mark Thornton

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Silver’s Growing Pains | Mark Thornton12:46

Silver’s Growing Pains | Mark Thornton

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Looking Back and Forth | Mark Thornton6:26

Looking Back and Forth | Mark Thornton

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Longer, Higher for Longer | Mark Thornton9:36

Longer, Higher for Longer | Mark Thornton

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The K-Shaped Economy | Mark Thornton8:59

The K-Shaped Economy | Mark Thornton

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Contagion | Mark Thornton8:26

Contagion | Mark Thornton

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The Seven Deadly Economic Sins | Mark Thornton18:25

The Seven Deadly Economic Sins | Mark Thornton

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Minor Issues, Major Conversations: Mark Thornton’s Four-Interview Roundup2:43:00

Minor Issues, Major Conversations: Mark Thornton’s Four-Interview Roundup

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Silver: Manipulation or Fundamentals? | Mark Thornton16:57

Silver: Manipulation or Fundamentals? | Mark Thornton

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Nothing Good Starts at the Top | Mark Thornton21:41

Nothing Good Starts at the Top | Mark Thornton

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Reading Markets the Austrian Way | Mark Thornton7:33

Reading Markets the Austrian Way | Mark Thornton

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Silver’s $50 Moment | Mark Thornton30:50

Silver’s $50 Moment | Mark Thornton

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Monetary Metals 101: How Gold and Silver Work in a Free Market | Mark Thornton15:08

Monetary Metals 101: How Gold and Silver Work in a Free Market | Mark Thornton

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Vitamins vs. Technocracy: Lessons from MK-7 | Mark Thornton9:18

Vitamins vs. Technocracy: Lessons from MK-7 | Mark Thornton

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Silver, Subsidies, and the Green Paradox | Mark Thornton10:54

Silver, Subsidies, and the Green Paradox | Mark Thornton

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On the Hyperinflation On-Ramp | Mark Thornton51:38

On the Hyperinflation On-Ramp | Mark Thornton

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Black Swans, Sequestered Capital, and the Next Bust | Mark Thornton8:43

Black Swans, Sequestered Capital, and the Next Bust | Mark Thornton

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The Road to Hyperinflation | Mark Thornton25:32

The Road to Hyperinflation | Mark Thornton

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Hans Hoppe is No Revolutionary | Mark Thornton11:43

Hans Hoppe is No Revolutionary | Mark Thornton

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Charlie Kirk on Drugs: Addicted to Progressive Values? | Mark Thornton11:16

Charlie Kirk on Drugs: Addicted to Progressive Values? | Mark Thornton

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Stuck in Jackson’s Hole | Mark Thornton7:55

Stuck in Jackson’s Hole | Mark Thornton

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Capital Consumption | Mark Thornton11:18

Capital Consumption | Mark Thornton

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The Great Precious Metal Premium Conspiracy | Mark Thornton9:50

The Great Precious Metal Premium Conspiracy | Mark Thornton

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Inflation: True or Out of the Blue | Mark Thornton9:10

Inflation: True or Out of the Blue | Mark Thornton

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Why Jay Powell’s Fed Will Not Cut Interest Rates | Mark Thornton8:51

Why Jay Powell’s Fed Will Not Cut Interest Rates | Mark Thornton

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Who Invented Money? | Mark Thornton11:35

Who Invented Money? | Mark Thornton

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Who Really Invented Bitcoin? | Mark Thornton11:04

Who Really Invented Bitcoin? | Mark Thornton

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The War They Promised Not to Start | Mark Thornton31:38

The War They Promised Not to Start | Mark Thornton

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The Coming Crack Up Boom | Mark Thornton10:41

The Coming Crack Up Boom | Mark Thornton

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The Theory of Interventionism | Mark Thornton59:01

The Theory of Interventionism | Mark Thornton

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Preparing for War | Mark Thornton11:08

Preparing for War | Mark Thornton

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Impressed at Vicksburg | Mark Thornton37:52

Impressed at Vicksburg | Mark Thornton

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The Triumph of Economic Freedom | Mark Thornton18:32

The Triumph of Economic Freedom | Mark Thornton

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Resurrection of the Skyscraper Curse? | Mark Thornton48:07

Resurrection of the Skyscraper Curse? | Mark Thornton

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The Gold-Silver Ratio | Mark Thornton9:36

The Gold-Silver Ratio | Mark Thornton

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Powell, Trump, and the Austrian Business Cycle Time Bomb | Mark Thornton9:11

Powell, Trump, and the Austrian Business Cycle Time Bomb | Mark Thornton

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Why Do So Many Bad Economists Support the Austrian Position on Free Trade? | Mark Thornton8:23

Why Do So Many Bad Economists Support the Austrian Position on Free Trade? | Mark Thornton

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Prospects for Hyperinflation | Mark Thornton7:56

Prospects for Hyperinflation | Mark Thornton

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The Twin Deficits | Mark Thornton8:02

The Twin Deficits | Mark Thornton

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The Silver Lining | Mark Thornton12:13

The Silver Lining | Mark Thornton

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Free Trade in the Twenty-First Century | Mark Thornton16:54

Free Trade in the Twenty-First Century | Mark Thornton

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Are Economic Crises and Crashes Inevitable? | Mark Thornton9:32

Are Economic Crises and Crashes Inevitable? | Mark Thornton

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The Precarious State of the American Economy | Mark Thornton33:57

The Precarious State of the American Economy | Mark Thornton

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Extractive Psychology | Mark Thornton11:27

Extractive Psychology | Mark Thornton

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Is Amazon a Union-Busting Leviathan?13:21

Is Amazon a Union-Busting Leviathan?

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The Human Trend | Mark Thornton11:53

The Human Trend | Mark Thornton

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Tariff Increases vs. Tax Cuts | Mark Thornton9:42

Tariff Increases vs. Tax Cuts | Mark Thornton

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Closing Signs | Mark Thornton9:23

Closing Signs | Mark Thornton

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American Satisfaction | Mark Thornton8:54

American Satisfaction | Mark Thornton

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Modern Piggy Banks | Mark Thornton8:08

Modern Piggy Banks | Mark Thornton

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The Price of Beef | Mark Thornton12:19

The Price of Beef | Mark Thornton

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My Cuban Vacation | Mark Thornton10:02

My Cuban Vacation | Mark Thornton

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An Economic Forecast for 2025 | Mark Thornton16:42

An Economic Forecast for 2025 | Mark Thornton

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The French Revolution | Mark Thornton12:11

The French Revolution | Mark Thornton

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Legalizing Drugs: How to Make America Great Again | Mark Thornton7:43

Legalizing Drugs: How to Make America Great Again | Mark Thornton

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Fiscal Folly | Mark Thornton8:28

Fiscal Folly | Mark Thornton

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What Has Government Done to Our World? | Mark Thornton11:40

What Has Government Done to Our World? | Mark Thornton

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Gold Is the Answer to Prohibition | Mark Thornton37:54

Gold Is the Answer to Prohibition | Mark Thornton

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Political Bias in Academia | Mark Thornton10:34

Political Bias in Academia | Mark Thornton

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A View from The Top | Mark Thornton7:42

A View from The Top | Mark Thornton

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The Great Political Divide in America | Mark Thornton12:38

The Great Political Divide in America | Mark Thornton

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Prohibition: The Sword of the State | Mark Thornton22:09

Prohibition: The Sword of the State | Mark Thornton

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Gresham’s Law: Why Bitcoin Will Save the World | Mark Thornton10:03

Gresham’s Law: Why Bitcoin Will Save the World | Mark Thornton

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The Economics of Prepping | Mark Thornton7:07

The Economics of Prepping | Mark Thornton

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Your Kids Are Already Communists, and College Will Make It Worse | Mark Thornton14:04

Your Kids Are Already Communists, and College Will Make It Worse | Mark Thornton

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John Maynard Keynes: Mathematician, Investor, and Economist | Mark Thornton11:10

John Maynard Keynes: Mathematician, Investor, and Economist | Mark Thornton

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Warren Buffett, Dave Ramsey, and John Maynard Keynes Are Wrong! | Mark Thornton12:18

Warren Buffett, Dave Ramsey, and John Maynard Keynes Are Wrong! | Mark Thornton

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Is the Skyscraper Curse Dead? | Mark Thornton7:33

Is the Skyscraper Curse Dead? | Mark Thornton

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Where Will All the Money Go? | Mark Thornton10:01

Where Will All the Money Go? | Mark Thornton

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Old School Economics | Mark Thornton11:38

Old School Economics | Mark Thornton

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Sri Lanka as a Role Model for the US | Mark Thornton6:24

Sri Lanka as a Role Model for the US | Mark Thornton

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Techno Unemployment | Mark Thornton8:09

Techno Unemployment | Mark Thornton

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A Tale of Four Cities | Mark Thornton9:34

A Tale of Four Cities | Mark Thornton

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Inverted, Recessed, and Hung Out to Dry | Mark Thornton7:27

Inverted, Recessed, and Hung Out to Dry | Mark Thornton

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The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs | Mark Thornton7:36

The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs | Mark Thornton

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Rushing for the Financial Exits | Mark Thornton9:50

Rushing for the Financial Exits | Mark Thornton

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The Oklahoma City Curse, Skyscraper Edition | Mark Thornton6:28

The Oklahoma City Curse, Skyscraper Edition | Mark Thornton

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Economic Status Report: AI and the Fed46:02

Economic Status Report: AI and the Fed

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The Montaigne Fallacy | Mark Thornton7:31

The Montaigne Fallacy | Mark Thornton

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Fight Inflation Now | Mark Thornton11:20

Fight Inflation Now | Mark Thornton

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Doctor Copper | Mark Thornton6:44

Doctor Copper | Mark Thornton

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Commercial Real Estate’s Future | Mark Thornton6:54

Commercial Real Estate’s Future | Mark Thornton

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Consumer Confidence | Mark Thornton5:08

Consumer Confidence | Mark Thornton

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The Great Chocolate Crisis | Mark Thornton5:38

The Great Chocolate Crisis | Mark Thornton

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Introducing the Unanimity Podcast | Mark Thornton4:44

Introducing the Unanimity Podcast | Mark Thornton

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The PPI Again! | Mark Thornton4:56

The PPI Again! | Mark Thornton

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Disappointing News | Mark Thornton5:53

Disappointing News | Mark Thornton

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Chokepoints | Mark Thornton5:19

Chokepoints | Mark Thornton

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Population | Mark Thornton7:42

Population | Mark Thornton

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The Drug War | Mark Thornton4:57

The Drug War | Mark Thornton

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Golden Opportunities Ahead | Mark Thornton10:26

Golden Opportunities Ahead | Mark Thornton

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Free Trade | Mark Thornton7:46

Free Trade | Mark Thornton

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The Prospects of War | Mark Thornton8:12

The Prospects of War | Mark Thornton

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Anti-Wild Cards | Mark Thornton7:19

Anti-Wild Cards | Mark Thornton

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The Fed vs. the Real Economy | Mark Thornton6:14

The Fed vs. the Real Economy | Mark Thornton

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Fed Wisdom and the Magnificent Seven | Mark Thornton6:48

Fed Wisdom and the Magnificent Seven | Mark Thornton

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Tightwads at the Fed | Mark Thornton6:31

Tightwads at the Fed | Mark Thornton

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Measure 110 and Property Rights | Mark Thornton1:05:20

Measure 110 and Property Rights | Mark Thornton

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What Is Inflation for 2024? | Mark Thornton6:54

What Is Inflation for 2024? | Mark Thornton

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The Draconian Budget Slashing Act of 2024 | Mark Thornton7:27

The Draconian Budget Slashing Act of 2024 | Mark Thornton

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Secession | Mark Thornton7:36

Secession | Mark Thornton

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2023: A Year Reviewed | Mark Thornton5:36

2023: A Year Reviewed | Mark Thornton

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The Fed Pivot | Mark Thornton7:16

The Fed Pivot | Mark Thornton

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Greenwashing | Mark Thornton5:52

Greenwashing | Mark Thornton

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The Oregon Problem | Mark Thornton7:04

The Oregon Problem | Mark Thornton

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All-Time Highs! | Mark Thornton5:33

All-Time Highs! | Mark Thornton

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Jim Chanos and Stock Markets | Mark Thornton8:10

Jim Chanos and Stock Markets | Mark Thornton

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Seed Corn and Dry Powder | Mark Thornton6:48

Seed Corn and Dry Powder | Mark Thornton

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Monetary Chaos | Mark Thornton5:57

Monetary Chaos | Mark Thornton

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On the Cultural Impact of the Paper Dollar | Mark Thornton7:16

On the Cultural Impact of the Paper Dollar | Mark Thornton

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Where Did the Dollar Come From? | Mark Thornton4:01

Where Did the Dollar Come From? | Mark Thornton

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Separation 101 | Mark Thornton5:07

Separation 101 | Mark Thornton

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Hometown Entrepreneurs in Mississippi | Mark Thornton4:53

Hometown Entrepreneurs in Mississippi | Mark Thornton

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The Data Shutdown—Smokescreen? | Mark Thornton5:41

The Data Shutdown—Smokescreen? | Mark Thornton

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Touch-and-Go | Mark Thornton6:05

Touch-and-Go | Mark Thornton

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Where's the Beef? | Mark Thornton5:48

Where's the Beef? | Mark Thornton

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The Producer Price Index | Mark Thornton8:21

The Producer Price Index | Mark Thornton

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Navigating by the Stars on a Cloudy Night | Mark Thornton8:00

Navigating by the Stars on a Cloudy Night | Mark Thornton

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Why We Need a Crash Landing | Mark Thornton6:43

Why We Need a Crash Landing | Mark Thornton

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Crash Landing | Mark Thornton8:00

Crash Landing | Mark Thornton

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Update on Toilet Paper | Mark Thornton4:01

Update on Toilet Paper | Mark Thornton

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There Are No Constraints on US Government Borrowing | Mark Thornton4:57

There Are No Constraints on US Government Borrowing | Mark Thornton

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Credit Card Debt: Economic Pain Looms | Mark Thornton4:46

Credit Card Debt: Economic Pain Looms | Mark Thornton

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The Dollar is Down | Mark Thornton3:35

The Dollar is Down | Mark Thornton

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Two More Elephants in Your Electric Vehicle | Mark Thornton6:13

Two More Elephants in Your Electric Vehicle | Mark Thornton

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The Mystery of the Inverted Yield Curve | Mark Thornton3:57

The Mystery of the Inverted Yield Curve | Mark Thornton

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The Reality of the Market Process | Mark Thornton10:05

The Reality of the Market Process | Mark Thornton

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Energy Prices | Mark Thornton6:24

Energy Prices | Mark Thornton

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Where Is That Darn Recession? | Mark Thornton6:04

Where Is That Darn Recession? | Mark Thornton

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Dividing the Housing Market | Mark Thornton6:01

Dividing the Housing Market | Mark Thornton

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Expecting Rate Cuts | Mark Thornton7:41

Expecting Rate Cuts | Mark Thornton

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Bank Reserves | Mark Thornton5:43

Bank Reserves | Mark Thornton

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Investing in Gold | Mark Thornton5:19

Investing in Gold | Mark Thornton

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Eye on Apple | Mark Thornton5:08

Eye on Apple | Mark Thornton

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Things Are Going Down | Mark Thornton5:21

Things Are Going Down | Mark Thornton

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The Gold Family | Mark Thornton6:41

The Gold Family | Mark Thornton

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The Price of Gold | Mark Thornton4:41

The Price of Gold | Mark Thornton

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Inflation Can Get Much Worse | Mark Thornton5:58

Inflation Can Get Much Worse | Mark Thornton

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Bank Failures: Runs and Funds | Mark Thornton3:34

Bank Failures: Runs and Funds | Mark Thornton

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Toilet Paper | Mark Thornton4:23

Toilet Paper | Mark Thornton

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The Fed's "Disinflation" Story Just Flew Out the Window | Mark Thornton4:13

The Fed's "Disinflation" Story Just Flew Out the Window | Mark Thornton

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Business Cycle Intel Report | Mark Thornton4:58

Business Cycle Intel Report | Mark Thornton

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The Fed's 2% Inflation Target | Mark Thornton3:49

The Fed's 2% Inflation Target | Mark Thornton

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Confusing Economic Reports? | Mark Thornton3:26

Confusing Economic Reports? | Mark Thornton

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The Paper Numbers Since The Great Recession | Mark Thornton4:47

The Paper Numbers Since The Great Recession | Mark Thornton

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The Super Bowl Indicator | Mark Thornton3:22

The Super Bowl Indicator | Mark Thornton

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Record Low Unemployment Indicates Trouble Ahead | Mark Thornton4:04

Record Low Unemployment Indicates Trouble Ahead | Mark Thornton

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The Fed's Immaculate Disinflation | Mark Thornton5:45

The Fed's Immaculate Disinflation | Mark Thornton

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The January Effect | Mark Thornton5:56

The January Effect | Mark Thornton

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GDP and 3M | Mark Thornton9:16

GDP and 3M | Mark Thornton

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