Unanimity

Jan 03 2025 5 ep. 14

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In this monthly podcast, Mark Thornton explores basic concepts of the world and humanity to unlock the mystery of widespread disagreeableness in society.

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Why Smart People Are Rightly Confused About Tariffs

Replacing the income tax, protecting American workers, serving as a negotiating tool, reducing the national deficit, reducing national debt, and more. We're told that tariffs are going to do all sorts of great things. Mark Thornton sets the record straight and explains why tariffs are unequivocally a bad thing.Additional Resources"The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg" by Mark Th

Population

All politics aside, in the modern capitalistic society, population and population growth—or decline—is a matter of choice. We need not worry about running out of resources, land, people, and energy.See also the "Population" episode of the Minor Issues Podcast: Mises.org/Minor64Subscribe to this monthly podcast at Mises.org/Unanimity.Music: “My Universe” ℗ 2006 Kate Higgin

Why Economic Inequality Is a Good Thing

Is equality good and inequality bad?Over the known history of man, increasing economic inequality is associated with rising standards of living for all. Using common analogies, increased economic inequality lifts all boats, and not only increases the size of the economic pie, but also cuts everyone larger pieces of pie.Subscribe to this monthly podcast at Mises.org/Unanimity.Music:

The Minimum Wage

Well-functioning labor markets and the rise of Western Civilization—and our standard of living—is not an accident, coincidence, or a matter of chance.The topic of this episode is probably familiar to most everyone—especially the arguments on both sides of the political debate. Mark largely ignores the politics, however, and digs deeper into more important aspects of the issue

Introducing the Unanimity Podcast

Mark Thornton launches a new podcast called Unanimity: Where Thoughts Matter. Exploring basic concepts of the world and humanity, he hopes to unlock the mystery of widespread disagreeableness in society. Please subscribe to this monthly podcast at Mises.org/Unanimity.Unanimity will not replace the weekly Minor Issues podcast.