Ray Keating

Free Enterprise in Three Minutes Podcast with Ray Keating

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Free Enterprise in Three Minutes is a podcast meant to provide three-minute (give or take a few seconds) answers to important questions about free enterprise, the economy, business and related issues. Ray Keating is an economist, columnist, author and podcaster who cuts through the economic mumbo-jumbo, tosses aside the economic mistakes often made in the media and in political circles, and quickly gets at economic reality. Who says free enterprise and economics have to be mind-numbing? That's not the case with Free Enterprise in Three Minutes with Ray Keating.

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Ray Keating

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Business

Latest episode

Jul 24, 2025

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Episodes

Episode #244: Economics of the Corporate Income Tax, Part III 17.10.2024

Ray looks at the issues of competitiveness, economic growth, and sound policymaking when it comes to the corporate tax. Consider books by Ray Keating… • Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at https://www.patreon.com/pastorstephengrantfellowship . • Order Ray Keating’s “Weekly Economist” books at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3JDVYLX...

Episode #243: Economics of the Corporate Income Tax, Part II 10.10.2024

Ray looks at who bears the burden of a corporate income tax increase – shareholders, workers, consumers – or all of the above? Consider books by Ray Keating… • Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at https://www.patreon.com/pastorstephengrantfellowship . • Order Ray Keating’s “Weekly Economist” books at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C...

Episode #242: Economics of the Corporate Income Tax, Part I 03.10.2024

Ray looks at the history of the corporate income tax, and notes that this overwhelmingly is a tax about small businesses. Consider books by Ray Keating… • Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at https://www.patreon.com/pastorstephengrantfellowship . • Order Ray Keating’s “Weekly Economist” books at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3JDVY...

Episode #241: Refresher on Tariffs, Part III 26.09.2024

Ray looks at current trade policymaking, and sums up the economic and moral benefits of free trade. Consider books by Ray Keating… • Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at https://www.patreon.com/pastorstephengrantfellowship . • Order Ray Keating’s “Weekly Economist” books at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3JDVYLX?binding=paperback&a...

Episode #240: Refresher on Tariffs, Part II 19.09.2024

Ray explains some basics on trade, and explores various ills of U.S. protectionism and the responses by trading partners. Consider books by Ray Keating… • Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at https://www.patreon.com/pastorstephengrantfellowship . • Order Ray Keating’s “Weekly Economist” books at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3JDVY...

Episode #239: Refresher on Tariffs, Part I 12.09.2024

In the face of rising protectionism, Ray explains that the underlying justifications for being anti-free trade don’t add up. Consider books by Ray Keating… • Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at https://www.patreon.com/pastorstephengrantfellowship . • Order Ray Keating’s “Weekly Economist” books at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3J...

Episode #238: Messy Monetary Thinking 06.09.2024

Ray explains why conventional wisdom on monetary policy, interest rates and inflation makes no real economic sense. Consider books by Ray Keating… • Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at https://www.patreon.com/pastorstephengrantfellowship . • Order Ray Keating’s “Weekly Economist” books at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3JDVYLX?bin...

Episode #237: Federal Rent Control? 22.07.2024

Ray explains the ills of President Biden’s proposal for the federal government to cap rent increases at 5 percent a year. Consider books by Ray Keating… • Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at https://www.patreon.com/pastorstephengrantfellowship . • Order Ray Keating’s “Weekly Economist” books at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3JDVY...

Episode #236: No Tax on Tips? 15.07.2024

Ray explains that the sudden interest in eliminating income taxes on tips has little to do with economics and everything to do with politics. Consider books by Ray Keating…• Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at https://www.patreon.com/pastorstephengrantfellowship.• Order The Weekly Economist III:Another 52 Quick Reads to Help You...

Episode #235: The Current Economy 10.07.2024

Ray looks at the current U.S. economy through the lens of three key measures: economic growth, inflation and jobs. Consider books by Ray Keating…• Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at https://www.patreon.com/pastorstephengrantfellowship.• Order The Weekly Economist III:Another 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. S...

Episode #234: Nobel Economists Against Sound Economics? 01.07.2024

Ray takes on 16 Nobel Prize-winning economists for putting their political preferences ahead of sound economics. Consider books by Ray Keating…• Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at https://www.patreon.com/pastorstephengrantfellowship.• Order The Weekly Economist III:Another 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Sig...

Episode #233: More on Demand 28.06.2024

Ray explains the difference between a change in demand vs. a change in the quantity demanded. Yeah, it actually matters. Consider books by Ray Keating…• Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at https://www.patreon.com/pastorstephengrantfellowship.• Order The Weekly Economist III:Another 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Econom...

Episode #232: Law of Demand 19.06.2024

Ray turns to some essentials of economic thinking with a look at the “law of demand.”Consider books by Ray Keating…• Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at https://www.patreon.com/pastorstephengrantfellowship.• Order The Weekly Economist III:Another 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed books here and Kindle ed...

Episode #231: Immigrant vs. Native-Born Workers and Entrepreneurs 06.06.2024

Ray looks at the data comparing labor force participation, employment ratios and rate of entrepreneurship among immigrants versus the native born. Consider books by Ray Keating…• Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at https://www.patreon.com/pastorstephengrantfellowship.• Order The Weekly Economist III:Another 52 Quick Reads to Hel...

Episode #230: Economics of Caitlin Clark’s WNBA Salary 29.04.2024

Ray explains why Caitlin Clark in the WNBA is earning less than NBA players. In the end, it’s about consumer preferences. Consider books by Ray Keating…• Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at https://www.patreon.com/pastorstephengrantfellowship.• Order The Weekly Economist III:Another 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Econo...

Episode #229: Does Your Vote Matter? 19.04.2024

Ray Keating uses some economics to help us how to think about our individual votes, and to better understand the idea of casting a vote that matters. Ray concludes: “In the end, the only vote that matters in some real sense is a vote cast according to one’s conscience, and not based on some mistaken political calculation.”Consider books by Ray Keating…• Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by jo...

Episode #228: Electric Vehicles and the Limits of Politics 09.04.2024

Ray Keating explains why no one should be surprised in a Gallup poll showing that most Americans are not serious about purchasing an electric vehicle. Consider books by Ray Keating…• Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at https://www.patreon.com/pastorstephengrantfellowship.• Order The Weekly Economist III:Another 52 Quick Reads to...

Episode #227: Cheer Baseball as a Business 25.03.2024

Ray Keating explains why every fan should celebrate, not complain about, baseball as a business. We get great baseball because it is a business. Consider books by Ray Keating…• Never miss any new book by Ray Keating by joining the Pastor Stephen Grant Fellowship with Ray Keating at https://www.patreon.com/pastorstephengrantfellowship.• The Pastor Stephen Grant thrillers and mysteries. There are 19...

Episode #226: Stadiums and the Economy, Part III 22.03.2024

Ray Keating continues to look at the economic history of sports facilities, noting when and why the shift to taxpayer subsidies occurred. Consider books by Ray Keating…• Order The Weekly Economist III:Another 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed books here and Kindle editions here.• Grab The Weekly Economist II: 52 More Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed...

Episode #225: Stadiums and the Economy, Part II 14.03.2024

Ray Keating further clarifies the issue of stadium subsidies by looking at the history, namely, that the rule in the first half of the 20th century was that stadiums and arenas were privately funded. Consider books by Ray Keating…• Order The Weekly Economist III:Another 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed books here and Kindle editions here.• Grab The Weekly Economist II: 52...

Episode #224: Stadiums and the Economy, Part I 09.03.2024

Ray Keating moves beyond the politics and PR to get at the actual economics of taxpayer subsidies for stadiums and arenas. Consider books by Ray Keating…• Order The Weekly Economist III:Another 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed books here and Kindle editions here.• Grab The Weekly Economist II: 52 More Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed books here. And...

Episode #223: New Book and Questions 28.02.2024

Why does economics matter in the end? And what questions do you have about economics and the economy? Consider books by Ray Keating…• Order The Weekly Economist III:Another 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed books here and Kindle editions here.• Grab The Weekly Economist II: 52 More Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist. Signed books here. And Kindle and paperback...

Episode #222: Social Justice & Capitalism, Part II 19.02.2024

Ray Keating continues to explain why if you’re a warrior for social justice, then you should be a warrior for capitalism. Support the Free Enterprise in Three Minutes Podcast at https://www.buzzsprout.com/155969/supporters/new. Subscribe at the $8 or $10 level, and get TWO FREE books by Ray Keating – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist and Free Trade Rocks! 10...

Episode #221: Social Justice & Capitalism, Part I 12.02.2024

Ray Keating begins to explain why if you’re a warrior for social justice, then you should be a warrior for capitalism. Support the Free Enterprise in Three Minutes Podcast at https://www.buzzsprout.com/155969/supporters/new. Subscribe at the $8 or $10 level, and get TWO FREE books by Ray Keating – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist and Free Trade Rocks! 10 Poi...

Episode #220: Super Bowl Economics 05.02.2024

Ray Keating explains why the Super Bowl is not a super economic event for cities. Support the Free Enterprise in Three Minutes Podcast at https://www.buzzsprout.com/155969/supporters/new. Subscribe at the $8 or $10 level, and get TWO FREE books by Ray Keating – The Weekly Economist: 52 Quick Reads to Help You Think Like an Economist and Free Trade Rocks! 10 Points on International Trade Everyone S...

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