Podcast Episodes

The Human Trend

Episode 108

There are many important twists and turns in human history, but from the long perspective, the history of humans can be seen as a very positive upwar…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

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Tariff Increases vs. Tax Cuts

Episode 107

Can tariff increases make up for the future revenue losses from extending the income tax reductions from President Trump’s first term? This latest po…

11 months ago

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Closing Signs

Episode 106

It was not long ago that signs for “Help Wanted” seemed to be in every store window. However, they are now being replaced with “Store Closing” signs.…

11 months, 1 week ago

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American Satisfaction

Episode 105

According to a recent Gallup poll, “Americans are far more satisfied with the way things are going in their own life than with the US in general.” Op…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

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Modern Piggy Banks

Episode 104

Pundits have labeled piggy banks small change, irrational and wasteful, “just sitting around doing nothing.” As usual, they are wrong.

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Price of Beef

Episode 103

In the US, the price of hamburger meat ended 2024 near a record high of $5.60 per pound. Is there a magic wand to solve the problem of high beef pric…

1 year ago

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My Cuban Vacation

Episode 102

Cuba was once a famous vacation destination for Americans. Although we can now travel to Cuba, most Americans have been deprived of various forms of …

1 year ago

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An Economic Forecast for 2025

Episode 101

Mark Thornton looks forward to 2025—and a little bit backward at 2024—and projects what we might see in the coming new year. He also shares his econo…

1 year ago

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The French Revolution

Will Americans slay our Leviathan government and restore the American dream? Or, will we fail, and continue to allow cronies, fat-cat politicians, an…

1 year ago

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Legalizing Drugs: How to Make America Great Again

Episode 99

Is the black-market economy immune to inflation? It would seem that the price of illegal pot has been declining or steady for several years while leg…

1 year, 1 month ago

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