Musk v. Trump, Trump v. Courts, and Palantir v. Us
On this episode of Power and Market, the group discusses the fallout from Musk's fight with Trump, recent reporting on Palantir contracts, and how the courts are not interested in protecting rights.
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The Myth of Fed Independence
Jonathan Newman joins Ryan McMaken to talk about the history behind the myth of "Fed independence." The Fed has never been politically independent of the US government, and it has enthusiastically helped fund the US government both in wartime and in peacetime.
From Oversight to Monopoly: The Rise of the Accreditation Cartel
Accreditation in higher education began as a private effort to identify academic quality. Then the federal government took over the process and demanded that accreditation be based upon political standards.
The Federal Judiciary’s War on Trump Is Not About Protecting Us from Government Overreach
As President Trump racks up defeat after defeat before the federal courts, the legacy media claims that federal judges are protecting us from government overreach. In reality, government overreach as we know it has been made possible by the federal judiciary.
India Foreign Exchange Controls Leads to Loss of Freedom
The central government intervention suspending each foreign currency exchange license in the country is an example leading to a loss of freedom for each NGO operating in the country.
DOGE Disappointment, Keynesian Degeneracy, and Cutting Off Harvard
On Power & Market, the group looks at the political legacy of Elon Musk, the moral costs of Keynesianism, and the absurdity of Harvard and NPR as public goods.
The Economics of Obamacare—Next Round
Enrollment in government-subsidized “Obamacare” health insurance programs is expanding—and that is not a good thing. As more people place demands on the medical system, that system is increasingly unable to handle the growing demand.
Poland’s Turn Toward a Market Economy Saved It from Poverty
Polish professor of political theory Łukasz Dominiak joins us to talk about how Poland embraced a market economy after the Cold War ended. We discuss some of the factors behind Poland's rise from poverty.
The One Bloated Brobdingnagian Bill
President Trump's so-called “One Big, Beautiful Bill” is more of the same: big and bloated. It adds billions to the federal deficit and does nothing to deal with the government‘s ruinous debt. Naturally, the Republicans support it.
Why Ending the War in Ukraine Is So Difficult Now
Establishment figures erroneously claim Trump’s recent frustrations with Putin prove them right—that Putin can’t be reasoned with.
