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Senior Fellow Judy Shelton, author of Good as Gold appears on the Moore Money Show with host Steve Moore to discuss the latest interest rate move by the Fed. They talk about the role of the Fed and how to make the American dollar more stable.
Senior Fellow Robert Whaples, editor of Is Social Justice Just? appears on the Ave Maria in the Afternoon radio show. Whaples discusses the US debt hitting the milestone (or millstone) of $35 trillion. That is $104K per person in the US. The debt is expected to grow over the next few decades. The fertility rate in the US is falling. With an aging population and fewer workers, what does that mean for the future of our economy?
Making war is one of the things that government does best, but sometimes even the deep-state elites need a little help figuring out how to invade other countries, kill their people, and plunder their resources, all while propping up American defense contractors and keeping the voting public complacent. Thankfully, a handy how-to manual for all your global domination needs has just hit the shelves. Matt Kibbe sits down with authors Christopher Coyne and Abigail Hall to discuss their new satirical book, How to Run Wars, which uses humor to shine a light on the bellicose evils of the perpetual war machine and those who seek to profit from it.
Independent Institute Senior Fellow Phillip W. Magness sets the record straight on how much the wealthiest Americans pay in income tax. Misinformation by President Biden and his economic advisors have tried to vilify wealthy Americans as tax-evaders. Magness’ research shows tax rates are not what President Biden claimed in his recent State of the Union address. Magness also discusses the bipartisan federal spending and how the national debt will affect everyone if spending isn't cut.
Ever wonder why California gas prices are perpetually higher than in other states? Or why residential real estate in California is overwhelmingly more expensive than elsewhere? Or why wildfires got so out of control in recent years? Or why a visit to a California DMV office has been such an ordeal—but is maybe a bit better in recent years? More about the California Golden Fleece Awards
Senior Fellow Robert Whaples, editor of Pope Francis and the Caring Society and Is Social Justice Just? interviewed on Kresta in the Afternoon on the EWTN network. Robert Whaples discusses the federal government’s budget and its deficit. The national debt is $34 trillion which is larger than the GDP. Interest rates have also increased dramatically so what are the ramifications of this and what should we do about it?
Senior Fellow Robert Whaples, editor of Pope Francis and the Caring Society talks with Al Kresta about the situation in Argentina. At one point, Argentina was one of the wealthiest countries in the world, but now its GDP has fallen dramatically combined with very high inflation, so changes were necessary. Whaples discusses the Argentinian Pope and the history of Argentina’s economy.
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At this sold-out 2018 Independent Institute event, Tucker Carlson discusses America's elites, a group whose power and wealth from government privilege have grown beyond imagination even as the rest of the country has floundered. The people who run America now barely interact with it, and in his #1 New York Times, best-selling book, Ship of Fools, Carlson offers a blistering critique of our new overlords. Traditional liberals who worried about whales and defended free speech have been replaced by authoritarians who hide their hard-edged agenda behind identity politics. They’ll fleece you while lecturing you about bathrooms, plastic straws, and safe spaces.
“Left and right,” Carlson says, “are no longer meaningful categories in America. The rift is between those who benefit from the status quo, and those who don’t.” Our leaders are fools, Carlson concludes, “unaware that they are captains of a sinking ship.” At this event, and in his signature fearless and witty style, he addresses the all-important question: How do we put the country back on course?
