Show overview
Guns and Butter has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 85 episodes. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 22 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 44 episodes published. Published by Mises Institute.
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Weekly commentary by Connor O’Keeffe, examining some of the biggest stories in the news through an Austro-libertarian lens.
Latest Episodes
View all 85 episodesGreenspan Was The Perfect Fed Chair. That Is Not a Compliment
The Musk Trillionaire Panic Is a Distraction
Warsh’s Concerning Interest in Redefining “Inflation”
Trump’s Iran Predicament Is His Own Fault
A Rothbardian Case Against Bad Data Center Policy
Progressives and Conservatives Are Wrong About Taxing the Rich
How Antitrust Populists Drove Spirit Airlines Out of Business
The American People Should Not Be Forced to Fund Israel’s Atrocities
The Economic Destruction of Trump’s War Goes Far Beyond High Gas Prices
This war is not just making energy more expensive, it’s knocking out the higher order goods the global structure of production depends on. This has already locked in dangerous shortages in critical industries like healthcare, food production, and much more.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/economic-destruction-trumps-war-goes-far-beyond-high-gas-pricesBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB
Our Problem Isn’t Kings; It’s the Presidency
To call Trump’s actions king-like is to greatly understate the problem. What we actually face is a massive, self-amplifying executive branch that makes deranged presidents far more dangerous than an actual king could ever be.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/our-problem-isnt-kings-its-presidencyBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB
The Immorality of Trump’s War with Iran Matters
Anyone who cares about American greatness must also refuse to allow us to become the kind of society that shrugs off the crimes our government commits in our name and with our money. Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/immorality-trumps-war-iran-mattersBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB
No, We Cannot “Afford” This War with Iran Either
Leftists sarcastically asking where the money for this war will come from are right about the GOP’s hypocrisy, but wrong to imply that it actually means there's plenty to spend on all these government programs. We can’t afford any of this.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/no-we-cannot-afford-war-iran-eitherBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB
Launching a War on Iran Was No Act of Courage
As recent history shows, there are few things more courageous for a president to do than face down the ever-accelerating, wealth-draining, conflict-amplifying warfare state in DC. Trump has decided to go in the opposite direction.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/launching-war-iran-was-no-act-courageBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB
Trump’s War with Iran Is Even More of a Disaster than People Realize
The problem with this new campaign in Iran is not merely that it will likely have bad near-term consequences, but that it represents the American government doubling down on the imperial project that is causing our accelerating national crisis.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/trumps-war-iran-even-more-disaster-people-realizeBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB
Trump’s Iran Buildup Is Based on a Lie
If the Iranian regime were truly trying to sacrifice their entire country to commit a nation-level nuclear murder-suicide against Israel and the US, they would be acting very differently.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/trumps-iran-buildup-based-lieBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB
Voter ID is Common Sense, But it Won’t Fix Anything
While the Voter ID debate consumes the airwaves with political debate, the real issue is not who is elected, but the unelected elites that hold power. Even if Voter ID passes, the new law will not change the real structure of power.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/voter-id-common-sense-it-wont-fix-anythingBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB
People Are Not Upset Enough About the End of New START
The administration dismissed concerns about the last nuclear treaty between the US and Russia formally expiring last week. But even if this isn’t an exceptionally dangerous moment in itself, the end of New START reflects an incredibly disturbing trend.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/people-are-not-upset-enough-about-end-new-startBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB
Everyone Agrees Our Elites Are Terrible, So Why Are We Stuck with Them?
The latest release of Epstein files again highlighted how disgusted and frustrated people have grown with the current elites. Yet they remain essentially untouchable. Why?Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/everyone-agrees-our-elites-are-terrible-so-why-are-we-stuck-themBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB
Trump’s Embrace of Economic Leftism Will Destroy the Legacy He’s Desperately Trying to Build
Trump is clearly focused on building a legacy in his second term with his domestic vanity projects and dramatic foreign interventions. But his actual legacy is shaping up to be defined by his lack of progress on affordability.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/trumps-embrace-economic-leftism-will-destroy-legacy-hes-desperately-trying-buildBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB
Greenland: Trump’s Folly
Even hawkish foreign policy scholars admit that changing the US security setup in Greenland is unnecessary. Its supply of raw materials is also nothing special. There isn’t even a ton of money to be made for crony companies. This is purely about Trump’s ego, and it will cost taxpayers a lot.Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/greenland-trumps-follyBe sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB