Recent Podcast Episodes

The current political polarization in the USA is not a "threat" to "our democracy." Instead, democracy as we know it is the prime reason for the polarization.

Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop look at the controversy surrounding recent Florida education reforms.

The standard line with progressives is that unless government controls medical care, prices will skyrocket. But what if the free market model costs less than government-directed care?

The Biden administration in its desire to "save" the planet from climate change has decided to destroy one of this country's most productive and important industries in the process, putting the US economy itself in jeopardy.

From globalization to sanctions, to international institutions like the UN, the US is leading a small global fragment that's little more than NATO and a handful of friends. Meanwhile, two-thirds of the global economy isn't signing on.

Is it too much to hope that the current inflation will "burn out" via similar mechanisms that have reined in inflation in the past?

The sanctions against Russia have the potential to spiral into something much larger. Indeed, many governments are using the current conflict as an opportunity to further push "green energy," rearmament, and other big-spending schemes.

While the battlefield results are mixed, much of the action in the Russia-Ukraine war is happening beyond the warring countries.

Money printing may bring rising wages, but it also brings rising prices for goods and services. And those increases are outpacing the wage increases.

Former Daily Show host Jon Stewart asked why the Fed couldn’t have bailed out homeowners, or just “quantitative ease” away the Treasury’s debt. Bob breaks down why. 

Paul Krugman recently wrote that the reason we see high inflation is that people mistakenly believe inflation is in our future and act accordingly. This reasoning is false.

Jeff and Bob discuss the mechanics—and pain—required to put an end to inflation.

Recorded in Birmingham, Alabama, on April 2, 2022.

Russian oligarchs, American pols, and state-connected billionaires are all cut from the same cloth: they didn't earn, or fully earn, their wealth and position in society. We must withdraw our sanction of these people.

Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop take a look back at previous statements by current members of the Fed.

The world is in chaos, so politicians MUST do something. Hence, they demand autarky, which is like attempting to put out a fire by pouring gasoline on it.

Bob completes his series on the elites who are literally trying to take over the world.

Ukraine should have been a middle-income country by now. Instead, it is one of the poorest in Europe. If Ukraine joined the EU, it would be the poorest country and well below even Bulgaria.

Despite assurances from politicians and the media, the Federal Reserve System is not a collection of geniuses who stand guard against inflation and recession. Instead, think of the Fed policy makers as the Keystone Cops of central banking.

Recorded in Birmingham, Alabama, on April 2, 2022.