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Ep. 82: Economic Problems Made in the USA: Analyzing Lighthizer Trade Talk With Tucker
Bob dissects a recent appearance of former Trump trade representative Robert Lighthizer on the Tucker Carlson show. While agreeing with the descripti…
1 year ago
Ep. 81: Did the Department of Education Boost American Test Scores?
In light of President Trump's recent Executive Order abolishing (though it has no teeth) the Department of Education, Bob presents statistics for 3 s…
1 year ago
Ep. 80: Did Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Try to Hire Hit Men?
Having just been interviewed for a documentary on the topic, Bob gives some of the details on the trial of Ross Ulbricht. Even if one endorses the Dr…
1 year ago
Ep. 79: Financing the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, and How Private Sector Could Deal with ETH Heist
Bob goes solo to explain why the libertarian objections to a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve are overblown. He then comments on the recent $1.4bn ETH heist…
1 year ago
Ep. 78: Explaining Elon: Social Security as a Ponzi and Government Spending Distorting GDP
Bob elaborates and defends Elon Musk's recent claims that (1) Social Security is the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time and (2) government spending dis…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep. 77: DOGE and Social Security Fraud
Bob addressees the recent tweets from Elon Musk, indicating that there are millions of people who have been long dead receiving Social Security. Alth…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep. 76: Jack Farley on Why Money Matters and the Contribution of the MMT Camp
Jack Farley is host of the podcast "Monetary Matters," and was recently the moderator of Bob's debate on ZeroHedge against Nathan Tankus. Farley stic…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep. 75: Alex Tabarrok on the History and Economics of Life Insurance
Alex Tabarrok is an economics professor at George Mason University and (with Tyler Cowen) co-host of a popular podcast. He and Tyler recently discuss…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep. 74: Brian Domitrovic on the Supply-Sider Support for Tariffs Over Income Taxes
Brian Domitrovic is the Richard S. Strong Scholar at the Laffer Center, who holds a PhD in history from Harvard. He joins Bob to discuss his recent a…
1 year, 2 months ago
Ep. 73: The ZeroHedge MMT vs. Austrian Debate: Does the Treasury Need to Issue Safe Assets?
On the heels of his recent ZeroHedge debate against MMTer Nathan Tankus, Bob elaborates on one key issue: Does it help the private sector if the gove…
1 year, 2 months ago