Alan discusses a misleading AP article on treasury purchases by foreign governments and then talks about some of the key points in the recent book by Timothy Geithner. Todd vents on the Fed and the rapid rise in food prices. Grace-Marie Turner talks about Obamacare. John ODonnell discusses inflation, his Power Trading radio Show and the Online Trading Academy. David Morgan talks about the precious metals market. The show ends with Dr. Mark Thornton of the Mises Institute and a conversation regarding how crony capitalism lead to the banning of industrial hemp in the United States as well as other relevant economic topics.