Senior Fellow Judy Shelton, author of Good as Gold talks about President Trump's economic decisions on tariffs. She says the grand theme is the transition of the economy that is dependent on the government, to one that thrives on its own, delivering prosperity to Americans. A peace dividend could also come if the war in Ukraine is ended, she says.

Independent Institute Research Fellow Jonathan Bean, editor of Race & Liberty in America (Updated Edition) The Essential Reader, is interviewed on the Liberty Watch Radio Show. Bean talks about the updated edition of Race & Liberty in America and some of the entrepreneurs and leaders that are featured in the book. Bean is the author of a recent Op-Ed in the Washington Examiner “The Strange Convergence of Donald Trump and Martin Luther King Jr.”

Senior Fellow Judy Shelton, author of Good as Gold is interviewed on BBC radio. In the last months of 2024, the US economy grew at a lower pace than economists forecast. Judy Shelton says the effect of tariffs will be less important than the supply side agenda of the Trump administration. Inflation should go down if energy prices fall and businesses can expand with access to captal. International currency manipulation hurts US manufacturing and Trump intends to use tariffs as a negotiating tactic, she says .

Senior Fellow Judy Shelton, author of Good as Gold: How to Unleash the Power of Sound Money, discusses her economic outlook for Donald Trump’s second term. She says his main concern is to re-energize the private sector and boost economic liberty with lower taxes and less regulation. She adds a pro-growth agenda would be more powerful than any tariffs Trump might impose.

At this reception and discussion, Gregory J. Robson, Christopher Freiman, Phillip W. Magness, and Emily Nozick discuss Robert Nozick and his classic book, "Anarchy, State, and Utopia," first published fifty years ago. Nozick’s book refuted social-justice statism—but also rankled many conservatives and libertarians. This event coincides with the publication of the Fall 2024 special issue of The Independent Review, featuring scholars who revisit Nozick’s rational, complex, and balanced case for individual liberty and limited government. These scholars not only admire Nozick and deepen our understanding of his seminal work but also honor him with important disagreements and reinterpretations. Selected authors from the special issue will join us.

Senior Fellow Judy Shelton, author of Good as Gold: How to Unleash the Power of Sound Money was interviewed on the Larry Kudlow radio show. They discuss her recent Op-Ed in The Wall Street Journal, in which Shelton questioned why the Fed, an independent agency, has such enormous power to skew financial outcomes.

Independent Institute Senior Fellow Judy Shelton, atuhor of Good as Gold: How to Unleash the Power of Sound Money, speaks on the importance of the selection of a new US Treasury Secretary. She also discusses how access to sound money for entrepreneurs will boost growth, lower interest rates, and curb inflation in the US economy.

Independent Institute senior fellow Judy Shelton reacts to the Fed’s decision to lower rates for the second time since March 2020.