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In Faith and Economics, economics professors Dr. Russ McCullough and Dr. Levi Russell discuss big issues that impact economic freedom and human flourishing from a Christian perspective. This...

We live in an age of incredible ease and efficiency: order products on Amazon and they appear on your doorstep that afternoon. While this ma...

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Justin argues that one way to think about The Bible is to think about the role that DNA plays in the development of the human organism. Just...

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Peter leads a discussion about the problems with the SALT federal income tax deduction, which he doesn’t like. Yes, you heard that right: Pe...

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Peter leads a discussion going over an interesting nonfiction book by one of the podcast's favorite authors. The Abolition of Man argues aga...

The discussion centered on Russ’s proposal for a private-sector response to government shutdowns affecting aviation, suggesting airlines cre...

What happens when real-money prediction markets enter mainstream news? In this episode, Russ McCullough and Peter Jacobson unpack CNN’s new...

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Friend of the podcast Dr. Alex Tokarev (listeners might remember his ‘sell federal land!’ proposal) joins the Gwartney Institute to discuss...

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Zohran Mamdani, a self-described 'democratic socialist' just won the mayoral race in New York City, the home of Wall Street. Are we doomed?...

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Recent high inflation and the state of the economy have renewed concerns about how independent the Federal Reserve is. Should the Fed’s inde...

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Russ leads a discussion about credit, drawing a clear and needed distinction between one's credit score and the overall picture of a person...

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A population consisting of disillusioned young men who think they have no stake in the future has historically been a recipe for disaster. A...

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You may not know it, but the suburbs are under ideological attack as exclusionary, artificial, and socially destructive. We discuss these cr...

How should we pray? Peter leads a thoughtful discussion about the importance of prayer, and in particular the virtues of the different forms...

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The Catholic Church has a new Pope! Levi Russell joins us today to talk about what this means for the Church going forward, including what t...

The concept of 'utility' is often deployed in economic arguments, and this can make it seem like economists are speaking an exotic and techn...

Everyone's favorite guest Levi Russell joins the podcast today to talk about his new hobby/obsession: competitive arm wrestling. Levi talks...

Economists disagree about things! Levi Russell of the University of Kansas joins us today to discuss trade imbalances and tariffs, and why h...

When we claim that freedom leads to prosperity, we usually mean that economic and political freedom usually lead to an increase in overall w...

Vít Jedlička, Founder of Liberland joins the podcast to discuss the trials and tribulations involved in founding a state from scratch. Liber...

'Free Banking' advocates want banks to be able to issue their own currency and let the market dictate answers to questions regarding things...

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