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Posted: Fri. October 8, 2021, 4:15pm PT

In this far-reaching and compelling Independent Conversation, bestselling author, economist and futurist George F. Gilder is interviewed by Dr. Graham H. Walker (Executive Director, Independent Institute) to discuss Mr. Gilder's new book, "Gaming AI: Why AI Can't Think but Can Transform Jobs."

Posted: Wed. October 6, 2021, 1:53pm PT

This video features the compelling keynote presentation by Dr. Judy L. Shelton, Senior Fellow at the @Independent Institute, at a special event, "The Gold Standard: A Private Symposium," hosted by the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Her presentation was featured alongside AIER's book release of "The Gold Standard: Prospect and Retrospect," edited by Peter C. Earle and William J. Luther.

Posted: Wed. October 6, 2021, 10:11am PT

Sr. Fellow Robert Whaples talks with host Al Kresta about cryptocurrency and how is it used. Bitcoin is the most popular cryptocurrency, but others are gaining popularity. Dr. Whaples describes who is using it and whether it will have a more widespread function in the future.

Posted: Thu. September 30, 2021, 1:37pm PT

As a beleaguered President Biden addressed the U.N. General Assembly, America is buffeted by multiple crises including the dramatically festering border crisis, the threat of an unprecedented $3.5 trillion in federal “Build Back Better" "infrastructure” spending, and ongoing foreign policy debacles from Afghanistan to Australia to France. This video discusses these challenges and more.

Posted: Thu. September 23, 2021, 2:52pm PT

Sr. Fellow Judy Shelton discusses the Federal Reserve, which will likely begin reducing its monthly bond purchases as soon as November. She discusses the Federal Reserve's job and what it should support now in order to get to fiscal responsibility.

Posted: Mon. September 13, 2021, 10:06am PT

In this twenty-fourth episode of Independent Outlook, David Theroux, Williamson Evers, and Graham Walker examine President Biden's disastrous exit from Afghanistan, the folly of global interventionism and coercive "nation building," the Biden Administration's pivot to distract people from his plummeting approval ratings to a national mandate for COVID vaccines and masking, the impending recall election of California Governor Gavin Newsom, media bias and Larry Elder, teachers-union corruption and school choice—and much more.

Posted: Wed. September 8, 2021, 11:21pm PT

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Posted: Wed. September 1, 2021, 1:43pm PT

Dr. Robert P. Murphy is an Austrian School economist, Research Fellow at the Independent Institute, and Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute. This episode of The Jordan Peterson Podcast covers topics such as value, free trade, private property, and minimum wage laws. They also dedicate time to discuss the specialization of individual tasks, interest rates, the Business Cycle, and more engrossing matters. Being the author of multiple books, from Lessons for the Young Economist to The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism, Dr. Murphy does not hold back with his economic and political discussions. He continues to highlight his views in his other book, Choice: Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Interaction, which is a modern distillation on the school of Austrian economics.

Buy Dr. Murphy's Book: Choice: Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action