Chapter 9: President Madison: The Empire of Power
Part III: The Failed Jeffersonian Revolution, 1801–1817.
Part III: The Failed Jeffersonian Revolution, 1801–1817.
Part IV: The Era of Corruption, 1817–1829.
Part III: The Failed Jeffersonian Revolution, 1801–1817.
Part V: The Failed Jacksonian Revolution, 1829–1849.
This week, Jeff and Bob discuss oil prices. Why are gas prices spiking in the US, and what are D.C. politicians planning for oil companies?
Massive "fiscal stimulus" programs by European governments failed to reduce unemployment. The latest buzzword from the Continent is the "entrepreneurial state," based upon the delusion that government spending and regulation are responsible for wealth creation by private entrepreneurs.
The rise of woke capitalism cannot be sufficiently explained in terms of placating coastal leftists, ingratiating left-liberal legislators, or avoiding the wrath of activists.
Patrick Newman talks to Bob about Rothbard's approach to history, whether the US revolution was libertarian, and the proper way to interpret Andrew Jackson.