Diana Furchtgott-Roth of the Manhattan Institute’s Economics21 discusses the economics of the fast-food protests and the minimum wage, as well as who was really behind all the demonstrations.
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Ep. 255 Making Economics Funny
Emmy nominee David Angelo joins Tom to discuss his hilarious, and free-market, eEconomics YouTube series . Check out the videos on Financial Regulation and Trickle-Down Economics .
Ep. 254 What’s Wrong With Health Care
Documentary filmmaker Colin Gunn discusses his outstanding new documentary Wait Till It’s Free .
Ep. 253 Chicago vs. Austria, Bitcoin, and More
Economist Robert Murphy returns to the show to answer listener questions. Check out Bob’s book The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and the New Deal . See also the Friedman/Murphy debate .
Ep. 252 FEE: A Slice of Libertarian History
Larry Reed, president of the iconic Foundation for Economic Education , recalls some libertarian history and discusses the challenges ahead.
Ep. 251 The Transition from Communism: The Case of Poland
Professor Mateusz Machaj returns to the show to discuss Polish life under communism, how the transition came about, and what happened next.
Ep. 250 Ron and Tom on Liberty and Its Critics
Tom joins Ron Paul at Voices of Liberty to discuss critics of libertarianism, as well as why a noninterventionist foreign policy is the wisest course.
Ep. 249 The Revolutionary War and the Destruction of the Continental
Tom discusses inflation during the American Revolution.
Ep. 248 One Year of the Tom Woods Show! Tom Takes on More Myths
Tom discusses child labor, working-hours legislation, the minimum wage, and how to tell your kids their textbooks are screwy.
Ep. 247 Could the ‘Taylor Rule’ Have Prevented the Housing Bubble?
Mateusz Machaj of the University of Wrocław dismantles the fashionable “ Taylor Rule ” for guiding Fed policy.
