Everyone always thinks the current president must be the worst. Surely President X is the most ignorant when it comes to economics! Well, there’s a lot of competition for that honor, my friend, as Gene Epstein joins me to explain. About the Guest Gene Epstein… Read More
Ep. 891 Fiscal Doomsday: When It’s Coming and What It Looks Like
The March 2017 report of the Congressional Budget Office paints a grim picture about the fiscal future of the United States — but don’t we hear a lot of grim predictions, and don’t things usually carry on as before? Gene Epstein explains what’s really going… Read More
Ep. 822 The Work of Thomas Sowell: An Appreciation
Thomas Sowell, a prolific scholar who has had a great influence on me, ended his syndicated column a couple of weeks ago. Gene Epstein of Barron’s joins me for an overview of Sowell’s work on race, economics, and more. About the Guest Gene Epstein is… Read More
Ep. 728 Can Libertarians Make a Decent Case for Free Trade?
With protectionism on the rise and opponents of trade insisting that international competition is at the root of Middle America’s problems, the libertarian response — to my mind, at least — has been tepid and unpersuasive. Gene Epstein joins me to fix that. About the… Read More
Ep. 704 Adam Smith, Not the Founder of Economic Science
Adam Smith is consistently held up as the great founder of economics and herald of capitalism. Murray Rothbard energetically disputed this characterization. Others, in turn, have criticized Rothbard’s criticism. So what are we to think? About the Guest Gene Epstein is economics and book review… Read More
Ep. 634 The Economic Freedom of the World: What the Numbers Tell Us
Ep. 473 Does the Economy Do Better Under the Democrats, and Has Obama Been Better Than Reagan?
The President’s supporters claim that his jobs record surpasses even Ronald Reagan’s. Is that true? Wait until you hear the real story. And what about that study purporting to show that the economy does better under Democrats than Republicans? Does that mean the free market… Read More
Ep. 462 We Found a Major Flaw in the Egalitarian Argument
Gene Epstein discovered a crushing flaw in the argument of Thomas Piketty, whose book Capital in the 21st Century has been used as an indictment of capitalism and inequality. He shares it in this episode! About the Guest Gene Epstein is economics and book review… Read More
Ep. 450 Noam Chomsky Led Me to Libertarianism, Says Guest
The outstanding economist and libertarian writer Gene Epstein describes his unlikely journey to libertarianism. If you don’t know Gene yet, you’re in for a real treat. About the Guest Gene Epstein is economics and book review editor of Barron’s . Special Offer At Code School , you can… Read More
