Freedom
#195 From God to Government
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Read More#194 Thankful for Private Property
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Read More#193 Who is Getting Shanghaied in Trade?
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Read More#192 School Choice
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Read More#191 When Expenses Exceed Revenues
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/191-When-Expenses-Exceed-Revenues.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreThe US Federal Government’s annual expenses are $1.9 trillion more than its revenues. That’s a violation of the eighth commandment, and it is economically unsustainable. You will be poorer every day, for the rest of your life, because the…
Read More#190 We’ve Never Run Out of Anything
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Read More#189 Karl Marx and Hamas
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Read More#187 ChatGPT has Assumptions
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Read More#185 Perfection is Found only in Heaven
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/185-Perfection-is-Found-Only-in-Heaven.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreWe can’t make a perfect economic system. But we can make it better. God is perfect, we’re not. But that doesn’t stop people from striving for perfection. So how do we design an economic system for an imperfect world? That’s…
Read More#184 Competition is More Effective Than Regulations
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Read More#182 Your Economic Reputation
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Read More#181 Long Life & Economics
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Read More#180 We are God’s Creative Creatures
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/180-We-Are-Gods-Creative-Creatures.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreAs long as the fallen nature produces unlimited wants, and the creative nature has unlimited creativity, there will be unlimited employment. The Bureau of Labor Statistics published a report last year, projecting huge losses in three occupational groups: Administrative…
Read More#179 Artificial Intelligence is Pretty Smart
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/179-Artificial-Intelligence-is-Pretty-Smart.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreArtificial intelligence can view a photo of a person’s face and correctly identify their political leanings 61% of the time. That’s because conservatives smile and liberals don’t. If you want to be happy, choose conservatism. Artificial intelligence can view…
Read More#178 Economic Freedom Must be Defended
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Read More#177 A Culture of Work
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Read More#172 When the Government Owns it All
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/172-When-the-Government-Owns-it-All.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreGovernment ownership produces monopolies that harm consumers. This podcast looks at the threats of monopolies in health care, education, and religion. In the United States, we’ve been blessed with freedom of choice, which has produced a two-part system: What…
Read More#171 Proof that Men are Not Angels
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Read More#164 The Redistribution Scheme
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Read More#163 Who Owns Education?
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/163-Who-Owns-Education.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreThe Christian worldview calls for a market in education that provides students with a passport to freedom. “Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom.” I noticed that quote from Oprah Winfrey on the wall…
Read More#162 Voting for Socialism
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/162-Voting-for-Socialism.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreFox business anchor Charles Payne famously said, “You can only vote for Socialism once.” Another common quip is “You can vote your way in, but you’ll have to shoot your way out.” Well, 86 US Congressional Representatives just voted for…
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