Recent Podcast Episodes

Jeff and Bob break down the good, bad, and ugly behind Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter.

Supporters of US microchip policy against China claim the policy is "strategic," but in reality, it is old-fashioned protectionism with all the usual economic damage.

Is there a case to be made for universal basic income? David Gordon examines the pro-UBI arguments by philosopher Matt Zwolinski.

American political, educational, and economic life is increasingly dominated by "experts." We should not be surprised that they fail most of the time.

Biden wants to roll out yet another "assault" weapons ban. Supporters claim it will reduce crime, but it will do no such thing.

The woes of Britain's financial sector have been exacerbated by UK financial regulators' failures.

Ending the string of economic crises that have occurred the past two decades will happen only when economies can depend upon sound money.

All of the excess of unproductive debt issued during the period of complacency will exacerbate the problem in 2023 and 2024.

Many investors forget that when the easy money is flowing, financial mediocrities and even outright frauds can be made to look like legitimate geniuses. 

Cheap money in the last decade has meant good times for companies that barely make money and hire employees who barely work. But those times are now ending. 

One might assume that new rounds of monetary stimulus will bring new peaks in housing construction, reversing the ongoing housing shortage.  That hasn't happened.

Ours is an age of the progressive expert who nearly always is wrong but still is embraced by progressive politicians, the media, and academe.

The Federal Reserve has not only mismanaged the US economy; even its own "portfolio" is underwater.

As the economy moves into recession, we should understand how we got there and what is needed to bring about a quick and lasting recovery.

The standard line from progressives is that free markets usually fail in developing countries. The economic numbers tell a much different story.

Jeff and Bob record a special Thanksgiving on what it really takes to fix the US economy. 

The Fed's predictable response to inflation is based on erroneous economic thinking common with Keynesians. Only a free-market approach can reduce inflation and restore true market interest rates.

Ryan and Tho look at conman Sam Bankman-Fried, the scam of FTX, and how regime legitimacy fuels fraudulent companies with unprofitable business practices.

Ryan and Zachary  examine Russia's strength, the US's blank check, and the prospects of World War III

Historians praise the US entry into World War I because it enabled an Allied victory. But it also led to the economic disasters of the 1920s and ’30s.