Gary Wolfram is an economics professor at Hillsdale College, who was both a teacher and colleague of Bob during his two stints at the school (first as a student then as a professor). They discuss Gary's background as an economist in both academia and the political sphere, and why government intervention hurts the people it ostensibly helps.

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