Garett Jones is Associate Professor of Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He joins Bob to discuss his book, detailing the impact that immigrants' culture has on the institutions of their new home.

Professor Jones' New Book, The Culture Transplant: https://Mises.org/HAP449a

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Garett Jones on the Economic Impact of Culture on Immigration

Bob continues his feud with George Selgin, explaining why the alleged free banking period in Scotland doesn't show that free-market banks would carry low reserve ratios.

Reason Debate Between Bob and George Selgin: https://Mises.org/HAP453a
George Selgin Interview on Free Banking: https://Mises.org/HAP453b
Selgin's Response to Bob on Twitter: https://Mises.org/HAP453c
Rothbard's Economic Controversies: https://Mises.org/HAP453d

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Narrated by Millian Quinteros.

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The endless bubble economy has a new lending craze: loans backed by AI chips. The problem is that while the chips serve as collateral, companies right now cannot make enough revenue to cover their costs.

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In order to vastly expand the regulatory state, the Biden administration is using fake cost-benefit ratios to make its regulations seem less costly and more beneficial. This is clearly fraudulent, but no bureaucrat will be charged with any crimes.

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In the aftermath of Donald Trump's conviction in Manhattan—a political show trial, to be sure—David Gordon reviews Danilo Zolo’s, Victor’s Justice, which examined the Nuremberg Trials following World War II.

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Long before government mandates and pressure infected businesses and universities with the DEI virus, Ludwig von Mises explained how bureaucracies infect the decision-making process.

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Ordinary people cannot stop the Fed and the government from inflating the currency, but they can take measures to shield themselves from some of its harmful effects. Mark Thornton presents a few ideas on how it can be done.

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