Summary:

The media tell us the Trump administration has expended tremendous effort trying to “mediate” between the Ukrainian and Russia governments to bring about an end to the Ukraine War. Time magazine reports that Putin missed a chance to swing the U.S. to his side when relations cooled between Trump and Zelensky. Daniel McAdams joins Tom to explain why none of that narrative is true. Mideast policy is also discussed.

Guest Bio:

Daniel McAdams is executive director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity and Co-host of the Ron Paul Liberty Report. He served in Ron Paul's Congressional office in Washington as a foreign affairs and defense advisor.

Links:

How Putin Missed His Shot at Peace (article discussed)

Daniel’s page at the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity

Daniel’s X feed

End The Ukraine War With This One Simple Trick

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Summary:

The American fairy tale says the so called “free press” hold the government accountable and informs the public so they can make informed political decisions. In reality, not only does the news media misinform the public, the public would make better political decisions if no news media existed at all. Tom makes that case on today’s episode.

Links:

Comprehensive Study on Government Covid Policies Concludes They Did Nothing (but harm)

Job Creation Still Hasn’t Recovered from the Useless Covid Lockdowns

The State and Federal Governments’ Coronavirus Response Will Dwarf Economic Damage Done by FDR

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Summary:

Libertarians and other free market advocates tend to dismiss Trump’s tariff policy out of hand as simply economically ignorant mercantilism. But the policy advisors around Trump are not ignorant of free trade arguments but rather are highly credentialed economists whose true arguments must be first understood before being refuted. Austrian economist Robert P. Murphy, Ph.D. joins Tom to help listeners do just that.

Guest Bio:

Robert P. Murphy is a Senior Fellow with the Mises Institute. He is the author of numerous books: Contra Krugman: Smashing the Errors of America’s Most Famous Keynesian; Chaos Theory; Lessons for the Young Economist; Choice: Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action; The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism; Understanding Bitcoin (with Silas Barta), among others. He is also host of The Human Action Podcast and The Bob Murphy Show.

Links:

Watch this episode on You Tube

Unpacking the Document that Spells Out Trump’s Tariff Strategy (Human Action Podcast)

A User’s Guide to Restructuring the Global Trading System (paper analyzed in link above)

More trade analysis at Bob’s InFi: The Future of Finance

Bob’s X Feed

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