Interviews

Jeff and Bob take a look at the misnamed "World Economic Forum" and its conference this past week in Davos, focusing on their recently published report. Read the WEF's Chief Economists Outlook: Mises.org/WEF22

We spend a lot of time on this show talking about central banking. This week we talk about central bankers themselves, from Powell to Brainard to Lagarde to Greenspan. Robert Aro joins.

Would you give up voting in exchange for no more taxes? Stephan Livera joins the show to discuss the curious distinction between economic freedom and personal or political freedoms, and how we weigh those freedoms.  The Fraser/Cato Human Freedom Index: Mises.org/HFI The Heritage Index of Economic Freedom: Mises.org/IEF

Jeff is solo this week and hosts Tom Woods to ask a simple question: Why do social issues dominate our attention, to the detriment of economics and fiscal reality? Read Jeff's article "Why Social Issues Dominate" Mises.org/Dominate

Our guest is Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, author of the recently-released Take Two Aspirins and Call Me By My Pronouns, a book that details the intrusion of critical race theory and identity politics into medical education and medical practice. He is a former Associate Dean for Curriculum at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and returns to the show to discuss his book and the new...

Johnny Vedmore is an independent journalist from Cardiff, Wales. He discusses his masterful article on Klaus Schwab's mentors, including Henry Kissinger and John Kenneth Galbraith. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interviewJohnny Vedmore’s article on Klaus SchwabPart 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5 of the BMS series on Klaus Schwab and the Gre...

Our friend Saif, known to the world as Dr. Saifedean Ammous, joins Jeff and Bob Murphy for a demolition of the pseudo-economics behind Green energy. Read Saif's The Fiat Standard: Mises.org/FiatStandard Saif's paper 'Energy Systems and the Knowledge Problem: The Case of Biofuels': Mises.org/SaifEnergy

This week Jeff is solo with very special guest Jimmy Rogers, the famed investor, Alabama native, and fan of Austrian economics.  

Bob critiques the economic views of Yuval Harari, who predicts “useless people” because of technological advances. Bob then showcases similar thinking from right-wingers. He ends by addressing a common critique of the Christian God. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5 of the BMS series on Klaus Schwab and the Great ResetBob’s book with S...

In a recent episode of “The Problem With Jon Stewart,” the former Daily Show host asks former president of the Kansas City Fed Thomas Hoenig why the Fed couldn’t have bailed out homeowners, or just “quantitative ease” away the Treasury’s debt. Hoenig gives muddy answers, so Bob tries to clarify. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Jon Stewart’s full interview with Thomas HoenigJo...

Jeff and Bob discuss the mechanics—and pain—required to put an end to inflation. Read Bob's Understanding Money Mechanics: Mises.org/Mechanics

Bob completes his series on the elites who are literally trying to take over the world. He first explains Schwab’s connection to the Global Government Summit, and then finishes reading key excerpts from Schwab’s book on Covid-19 and the Great Reset. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3, and Part 4 of this seriesBob and Carlos Lara’s presentation, "How to...

Jeff and Bob discuss whether America has its own oligarchs instead of Hoppe's "natural elites." Hoppe's essay mises.org/Hoppe338 Jeff on the wrong elites: mises.org/WrongElites Bob on Piketty's bad inequality numbers: mises.org/Bob338    

Jeff talks to Keith Weiner of Monetary Metals about why gold still plays a major role in the global economy. Listen to Bob's interview with Keith at mises.org/BMS234 Find out more about Monetary Metals at monetary-metals.com

Keith Weiner is founder and CEO of Monetary Metals, an investment firm that pays interest on gold, and the founder of the Gold Standard Institute USA. Weiner’s mission is to provide entrepreneurial services and education to help restore gold as the world’s money par excellence. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interviewKeith Weiner’s bio at Monetary...

Bob and Jeff get into the weeds of Disney's shareholders, revenues, and holdings in light of the company's recent spat with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

Bob continues his series, this time focusing on the creepy worldview of WEF speaker Yuval Harari, and further reviews Schwab’s book on Covid-19 and the Great Reset. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Part 1 and Part 2, and Part 3 of this seriesThe WEF’s bio for its founder, Klaus SchwabSchwab’s books The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Covid-19 and the Great Reset“Awaken With J...

Jeff and Bob discuss the dynamics of the housing market in the context of a recent talk by Alex Pollock. "Hazlitt, Hayek, and How the Fed Made Itself into the World's Biggest Savings and Loan": mises.org/PollockAERC

Jeff and Bob Murphy talk about the state of gross economic ignorance in America today. Lessons for The Young Economist: Mises.org/YoungEcon Understanding Money Mechanics: Mises.org/BobMoney

Bob continues his series on Klaus Schwab and the Great Reset, highlighting an interesting remark in Biden's SOTU, Strobe Talbott's open support for global government, and the introduction to Schwab's book on Covid-19 and the Great Reset. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Part 1 and Part 2 of this seriesThe WEF’s bio for its founder, Klaus SchwabSchwab’s books The Fourth Industr...

This week, Jeff and Bob discuss oil prices. Why are gas prices spiking in the US, and what are D.C. politicians planning for oil companies?

Jeff and Bob discuss Biden's SOTU, the immorality of sanctions, and Fed chair Powell's pregnant comments.

In this episode of Liberty vs. Power, Dr. Patrick Newman and Tho Bishop look at the connection between the imperialism of the Jacksonians and the corruption of America as an "empire of liberty." As manifest destiny — and the annexation of Texas — brings the United States to the Pacific Ocean, and the issue of slavery heightens sectional differences in Washington, the party of Jackson and Van Buren...

In this episode of Liberty vs. Power, Dr. Patrick Newman and Tho Bishop look at the record of the Jackson administration on trade, spending, and corporate privilege, and how it tied into a larger shift within the Anglosphere. Cronyism: Liberty versus Power in Early America, 1607–1849 by Patrick Newman — Mises.org/LP_Crony To subscribe to the Liberty vs. Power Podcast on your favorite platform, vis...

Bob explains the friendly exchange he had with Dave Smith regarding the new Johns Hopkins study that concluded lockdowns did little to reduce mortality. Smith had tweeted that in a sane world, all those favoring lockdowns would be publicly disgraced, while Bob argues that these studies are so open-ended that people on both sides can reasonably ignore those that disagree with their preferred conclu...