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Posted: Thu. November 21, 2024, 11:22am PT

Who will be the new US Treasury Secretary? Independent Institute Senior Fellow Judy Shelton, author of Good as Gold: How to Unleash the Power of Sound Money discusses the importance of the position and how it might affect the economy under incoming US President Donald Trump.

Posted: Tue. November 19, 2024, 10:47am PT

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.

Posted: Tue. November 19, 2024, 9:17am PT

In the second part of this two part episode, Scott welcomes back Michael Shellenberger, bestselling author of San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities and Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All. As an award-winning investigative journalist, he has broken major stories in crime and drug policy, homelessness, climate change, and most recently exposing the role of government and intelligence agencies in collusion with Big Tech censorship or Americans.

Posted: Mon. November 18, 2024, 4:36pm PT

Is the upcoming new presidential era finally our opportunity to slay the beast of inflation, shrink federal spending, and stabilize the value of our currency? We talk with Judy Shelton, Senior Fellow with Independent, former Trump nominee to the Fed Board, and author of a new book explaining how money is a “moral contract between government and the citizens”--and how its value can be decoupled from the whims of politicians and bureaucrats.

Posted: Mon. November 11, 2024, 4:20pm PT

In this episode, Scott welcomes Michael Shellenberger, bestselling author of San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities and Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All. As an award-winning investigative journalist, he has broken major stories in crime and drug policy, homelessness, climate change, and most recently exposing the role of government and intelligence agencies in collusion with Big Tech censorship or Americans. They have a conversation about those issues and particularly how America's media is functioning in their essential role in a free society.

Posted: Fri. November 8, 2024, 1:46pm PT

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

Posted: Thu. October 24, 2024, 2:36pm PT

In an election season, there are always personality issues, and everybody has personal favorites. But then there are policy issues—and there are a lot of big ones on the table for the 2024 election: economic populism, inflation, immigration, abortion, higher ed, and more. In this episode, we give you our rough survey—and short analysis—of the policy territory facing voters. Advance warning: policy wisdom does not line up neatly with one party or the other!

Posted: Wed. October 23, 2024, 10:29am PT

In the second part of this two part episode, Scott welcomes H. R. McMaster, former Trump administration National Security Advisor to the show. They have a conversation about several of today's hotspots in the world including ongoing military battles arising under the Biden Administration and how our elected leaders are functioning to keep us safe.





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