David Stockman, who served as director of the Office of Management and Budget under Ronald Reagan, shares reflections and anecdotes about the late George H.W. Bush. We then discuss how the Fed, rather than trade deals, has been harming America. (And also: why I won our gentlemen’s bet….)
About the Guest
David Stockman, a former member of the U.S. Congress, served as chairman of the Office of Management and Budget under Ronald Reagan (1981-1985). Following a subsequent career on Wall Street, Stockman opened his own private equity fund company, Heartland Industrial Partners, in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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Article Mentioned
“I Am Underwhelmed by These MAGA Folks,” by Tom Woods
David Stockman’s Contra Corner
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Guest’s Selected Books
Trumped!: A Nation on the Brink of Ruin…And How to Bring It Back
The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America
Related Episode
Ep. 1295 If You Criticize Trump, You Must Love Obama!
Previous Appearances
Ep. 1151 David Stockman on the Real Condition of the Trump Economy
Ep. 1072 David Stockman on Bannon, Trump, and What’s Coming for the Economy
Ep. 927 Is Trump Going Down?
Ep. 741 David Stockman: What the Fed and the Feds Have Done to Us, and How to Reverse It
Ep. 406 David Stockman: Progressive Defenses of Obamanomics Are Laughable
Ep. 299 The Keynesian Toolbox Is Empty
Ep. 185 Stockman on War and the Fed
Ep. 128 David Stockman on Keynes and the GOP
Ep. 66 David Stockman on Krugman, the Fed, and the Future
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