Podcast

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

A serious political discussion at the federal level would center on structural problems of war and peace, debt and the dollar, and entitlements. But America in 2022 is a deeply unserious country.

Federal Reserve officials, for all of their alleged wisdom and education, have a knowledge problem. Hayek and other Austrians could have told them their grandiose plans will fail.

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

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.

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

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

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.