
Episode #56
The Great Social Security Ponzi Scheme
On this episode of Power and Market, Patrick Newman joins Ryan and Tho for a discussion on Social Security, generational economic tensions, and the latest inflation numbers (spoiler: they're bad.)


Join Mises Institute staffers Ryan McMaken, Tho Bishop, and Connor O'Keeffe for weekly roundtable discussions that dive into current events, economics, politics, and the ideas shaping our world. Less formal than typical interviews and focused on lively, timely conversation, Power and Market draws from the week's most compelling articles and topics featured on mises.org, providing insightful analysis and free market perspectives.
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Recent episodes include "The Great Social Security Ponzi Scheme" (16 October 2026), "Mises the Man" (1 October 2026), and "Has Libertarianism Suffered a Strange Death?" (24 September 2026).
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Episode #56
On this episode of Power and Market, Patrick Newman joins Ryan and Tho for a discussion on Social Security, generational economic tensions, and the latest inflation numbers (spoiler: they're bad.)

Episode #54
On this episode of Power & Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho toast to Mises's 145th birthday by discussing his life and legacy.

Episode #54
On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss a recent article from Daniel McCarthy that both criticizes the irrelevance of libertarianism and laments its influence on modern America.

Episode #53
On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho talk about the growing populist backlash to Flock cameras and the AI-powered security state. Are these simple private companies fulfilling a market for...

Episode #53
On this episode of Power & Market, Ryan and Tho are joined by Dr. Jonathan Newman to discuss recent economics headlines, including interventions to prop up the yen, a bad jobs report, and troubling signs in bond...

Episode #48
On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss the social debate this week focused on Gen Z economic anxiety. How did a discussion over the price of burritos become a mask-off moment over...

On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Tho, and Connor discuss the death of Lindsey Graham, the questions around Mitch McConnell, and provide a preview of next week's Mises University.

On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss the recent SCOTUS decisions as well as JD Vance's recent praise for the economic views of Alexander Hamilton.

Episode #48
On this episode of Power & Market, Tho, Connor and special guest Ryan Turnipseed pay tribute to the Maestro, consider whether Democratic Socialists are part of Greenspan's legacy, and embrace Justice Clarence Thomas as...

Episode #48
On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss the first FOMC meeting under new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. Out? Forward Guidance. In? Task forces! What should we take away from Warsh's first time...

On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho look at the debate over the latest National Defense Authorization Act.

Episode #43
On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss the results of the most expensive Congressional race in American history. What does the defeat of Thomas Massie tell us? What does this mean for...

On this episode of Power & Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho break down a variety of headlines from the week, including bad inflation data, Trump's trip to China, Kevin Warsh's Senate confirmation, and the political theatre...

Episode #43
On this episode of Power & Market, Ryan, Tho, and Connor discuss the escalating battle over Congressional districts. As Republicans and Democrats engage in an arms race over gerrymandering, assisted by a new Supreme...

Episode #43
Ryan McMaken, Jonathan Newman, and Joshua Mawhorter of the Mises Institute take a look at the politics of "fedspeak" and what officials at the Federal Reserve really mean when they say they're going to fix the Fed...

On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Tho, and Connor discuss Fed drama, plummeting consumer sentiment, and how the American economy is becoming increasingly like a casino. Why The Crash Was Delayed by Robert...

On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho look at the updates on the Iran war front, including whether or not a ceasefire will last and recent reporting on Israel's influence on Trump's war decision...

Episode #36
On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss Pam Bondi being fired, the SCOTUS taking up Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship, and the difference between realist and naive...

Episode #36
On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Tho, and Connor talk about the historic waits thanks to DC's monopoly on airport security, and Joe Kent's resignation over the Iran War.

Episode #36
On this episode of Power & Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho look at the economic fallout from the war in Iran. How has Iran been able to control the Strait of Hormuz? How might central bankers react? And draft talk out of...
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