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What's More "Wicked" than the Crime of '73?

December 13, 2024·44 min
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For just $25, you can receive our December Bundle, including three essential reads: Tom DiLorenzo's Axis of Evil: America’s Three Worst Presidents, Per Bylund's How to Think About the Economy, and Murray Rothbard's What Has Government Done to Our Money?. Claim your bundle now at https://Mises.org/HumanAction24 Using the heavily marketed movie "Wicked" as his news hook, Bob explains that the beloved Wizard of Oz movie involved an allegory of the bimetallism debates of the late 1800s, including William Jennings Bryan's famous "Cross of Gold" speech. Bob fills in the details about the Wizard of Oz lore, and then explains the economics of bimetallism in the United States. Bob's Book, Understanding Money Mechanics: https://Mises.org/HAP478a The Wikipedia Article on the Political Interpretations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: https://Mises.org/HAP478b The Wikipedia Article on the Wicked Novel: https://Mises.org/HAP478c The Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Murray Rothbard’s, What Has Government Done to Our Money? Get your free copy at https://Mises.org/HAPodFree Twitter ► https://twitter.com/mises/ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/mises.institute/ Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/misesinstitute/ SoundCloud ► https://soundcloud.com/misesmedia/ Apple Podcasts ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/artist/mises-institute/1280664810 Rumble ► https://rumble.com/c/c-2212754 Odysee ► https://odysee.com/@mises/ Podcasts ► https://mises.org/podcasts ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwhhH4SMxHM

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