Faith and Economics Podcast
1) Venezuela Again | #377
The podcast returns to the topic of Venezuela. In early December we (boldly!) predicted regime change in Venezuela, and a month later Maduro is in U.S. custody.  An enormous amount of questions linge...Show More
2) Can Trump Accounts Seed the American Dream? | #376
The Trump Administration has implemented a plan to provide investment accounts to all US Citizens born between 2025 and 2028, pre-seeded with $1000, and whose funds cannot be withdrawn until the child...Show More
3) C.S Lewis - The Abolition of Man | #375
Peter leads a discussion going over an interesting nonfiction book by one of the podcast's favorite authors. The Abolition of Man argues against various forms of relativism and scientism, defending a ...Show More
4) Billion Dollar Idea for Airline and Shutdown | #374
The discussion centered on Russâs proposal for a private-sector response to government shutdowns affecting aviation, suggesting airlines create a fund to offer interest-free, short-term loans to cover...Show More
5) Betting Markets Make the News Better? | #373
What happens when real-money prediction markets enter mainstream news? In this episode, Russ McCullough and Peter Jacobson unpack CNNâs new partnership with Kalshi, exploring whether market-driven for...Show More
6) The Venezuelan Debacle | #372
A boat from Venezuela allegedly trafficing drugs was blown up and its passengers were killed, apparently in multiple stages. This raises questions about the morality of killing in war, killing in gen...Show More
7) Growing Up Socialist with Dr. Alex Tokarev | #371
Friend of the podcast Dr. Alex Tokarev (listeners might remember his âsell federal land!â proposal) joins the Gwartney Institute to discuss his origin story. What was it like on the shadow of the USSR...Show More
8) Selling Federal Land with Dr. Alexis Tokarev | #370
Should the U.S. Government sell off some federal land? Â The mere suggestion of such a proposal will draw accusations that you are trying to pave over the Grand Canyon and grind Half Dome down to sell ...Show More
9) Plur1bus: Hive Mind | #369
Plur1bus, a new show on Apple TV, explores humans forming (or being taken over by) a hive mind. The show is interesting in its own right, but the Justin thinks the show illustrates some interesting ec...Show More
10) Is Socialism Selling? Who's Buying? | #368
Zohran Mamdani, a self-described 'democratic socialist' just won the mayoral race in New York City, the home of Wall Street.  Are we doomed? Is this good? What does this mean?  Where are we going? ...Show More