Forbidden fruit (7:00) . . . California raisin farmers refuse to hand over the 47% of their crop that the USDA has grown used to stealing. You go, raisin farmers!

Free market vs. the central bank . . . Frank Shostak, of the Mises Institute peals back the layers to expose the protective role of the market and the danger of central banking.

The business of buying businesses . . . It’s up! 2014 hits a high-water mark for business sale transactions — a good sign of robust economic activity.

The duck stops here (6:00) . . . California is at it again, banning foie gras this time, but the chefs aren’t taking it quietly.

The re-State of the Union . . . (a Libertarian version)