On this episode of Good Money with Tho Bishop, Ryan McMaken joins the show to talk about America’s debt crisis. Tho and Ryan discuss both the damage done to the economy by runaway government spending, as well as how Federal Reserve policy has incentivized consumption and punished savings, which has resulted in record-high credit card debt.

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This episode of Radio Rothbard revisits a point in our previous episode about the popular claim on leftwing Twitter that red-state America would be a "third world country" without support from the federal government. Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss Ryan’s recent article on the topic, as well as the legacy of populist politics, and the unseen consequences of uniparty addiction to DC money.

Recommended Reading
"No, Red State Economies Don’t Depend on a "Gravy Train" from Blue States" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_123_A
"Selling Our Sovereignty: Alabama’s Federal Dependency" by Katherine Green Robertson: Mises.org/RR_123_B
"Why MTG Is Right About National Divorce" (Radio Rothbard with Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop): Mises.org/RR_123_C
"How to Think about the Economy" (Mises Seminar

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss this week’s Twitter and media campaign by Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene promoting the idea of national divorce. Ryan and Tho read through some of the tweets that the Representative from Georgia made about the practical advantages of a soft secession, as well as comments made by "Very Serious People" deeply offended at the suggestion.
Is Marjorie Taylor Greene guilty of unforgivable high treason? Tune in to find out.

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Recommended Reading
"January 6 Trials Remind Us Why We Must Abolish Seditious Conspiracy Laws" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_122_A
"Secession: Should the American Revolutionaries Have Quit to Appease the Loyalists?" by Ryan McMaken: Mises.org/RR_122_B
"The Economics of