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?

Judy Shelton, Independent Institute senior fellow and ‘Good as Gold’ author, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the power wielded by the Federal Reserve, why she believes in a rules-based approach, and more.

'Kudlow' panelists Steve Forbes and Judy Shelton discuss the Federal Reserve's moves and fracking policy.

Dr. Atlas interviews May Mailman, director of Independent Women's Law Center. May spent four years as a White House legal adviser to President Donald Trump where she advised on a wide range of policies and recently served as the Deputy Solicitor General for the state of Ohio. She is also one of the star Rising Leaders of the Global Liberty Institute. They discuss May's critical work on the fight to protect women's rights, including privacy, and ultimately the legal relevance of biological sex in the United States.

Phil is an economic historian whose work focuses on the United States and the broader Atlantic world. His research explores the intersection of history and political economy, including the 19th century as well as longer term trends in the macroeconomy such as taxation, trade, and economic inequality. He also works on the political economy and business ethics of higher education.

The Supreme Court has been busy! By the end of June 2024, the Court had issued a welter of decisions ranging from presidential immunity to guns to federal agency regulatory power. In this episode of Independent Outlook, a variety of Independent Institute experts will give you the scoop, and a quick assessment of the most pivotal recent Supreme Court cases. They’ll even argue with one another about them!

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appears before the House Financial Services Committee and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in his twice-yearly testimony before Congress. Powell hinted that Fed interest rates will likely be decreased but inflation needs to keep easing. Shelton gives her analysis of Powell's testimony in terms of inflation, potential tariffs, and trade tensions and the differences between the Biden and Trump economic policies.

A copy of a secret memo on national security issues has recently come into our hands, and we thought we should bring it to your attention! It tells the national security elite how to keep the public from balking at endless wars, and at the endless costs of the military-industrial complex. Well, actually, we’re publishing it as a book, so it’s not so secret. And, oh, by the way, the book is actually a satire! Join us for this episode of Independent Conversations, where we talk with the authors of this satirical book—uh, that is, this secret memo.