Entrepreneurship Beyond Politics: Mises Circle in Oklahoma City

The Decline of Small Business in America

Ryan McMaken — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:10:00 -0600

Ryan McMaken traces the rise and squeeze of America’s small business economy, showing how tariffs, industrial policy, the Fed, and “too big to fail” bailouts systematically tilt the field toward big corporations and away from independent entrepreneurs and the middle class.

Recorded in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on February 21, 2026. Special thanks to Michael and Beverley Starkey and Gil Robinson for sponsoring this event.

Entrepreneurship and Free Markets in the Age of AI

Peter G. Klein — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:00:00 -0600

Dr. Peter Klein explores whether AI can ever replace human entrepreneurs and central planners, arguing from Mises’ calculation problem that even “thinking machines” can only mimic, not originate, the real-world judgment and ownership that markets require.

Recorded in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on February 21, 2026. Special thanks to Michael and Beverley Starkey and Gil Robinson for sponsoring this event.

How to Change the World: Entrepreneurship vs. Politics

Per Bylund — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0600

Dr. Per Bylund contrasts the futility of politics with the quiet power of entrepreneurship, showing how innovative businesses like Uber and Amazon actually dismantle regulations, reshape institutions, and push the state back more effectively than any protest movement or election.

Recorded in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on February 21, 2026. Special thanks to Michael and Beverley Starkey and Gil Robinson for sponsoring this event.

'Nature-Al’ Entrepreneurship: Being Green Without the State

Timothy D. Terrell — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:45:00 -0600

Dr. Timothy Terrell explains how entrepreneurs and property rights can protect forests, wildlife, and open spaces better than bureaucracies, using real-world examples of “enviropreneurs” who profit by conserving nature instead of exploiting it.

Recorded in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on February 21, 2026. Special thanks to Michael and Beverley Starkey and Gil Robinson for sponsoring this event.

Creative Destroyer: The Apolitical Story of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma

G. Keith Smith, MD — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:45:00 -0600

Dr. Keith Smith recounts how the Surgery Center of Oklahoma and the Free Market Medical Association are exposing the hospital–insurance cartel—posting honest, bundled prices, triggering price wars, and proving that free-market medicine can deliver higher quality care at a fraction of the cost.

Recorded in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on February 21, 2026. Special thanks to Michael and Beverley Starkey and Gil Robinson for sponsoring this event.