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7/31/26 Jeff Deist on Ron Paul, Murray Rothbard and the Triumphs and Shortcomings of Austro-Libertarians
Description
Scott interviews Jeff Deist about the significance of Ron Paul, who Deist used to work for, as well as Murray Rothbard. They then discuss the challenges and opportunities that the movement both men helped create and lead faces going forward.
Discussed on the show:
- The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America by David A. Stockman
- Rothbard at 100
- “Appreciating Rothbard’s Political Genius” (The Property and Freedom Society)
- I Hate Max Lerner by Murray Rothbard
Jeff Deist is General Counsel of Monetary Metals. He previously worked as President of the Mises Institute, where he serves as a writer, public speaker, and advocate for property, markets, and civil society and as a longtime advisor and chief of staff to Congressman Ron Paul, for whom he wrote hundreds of articles and speeches. Follow him on X @jeffdeist.
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