Capital Record

What is needed to protect the free society we aspire to have? What are the dangers being posed by the left and the right? Do we need Teddy Roosevelt to come back? David and Anthony Scaramucci walk through the circumstances that plague our desire for greater opportunity and prosperity and bat around a few ideas and solutions. A truly fascinating conversation between two good friends!

David is joined this week by best-selling author Zeke Faux of Bloomberg, who has written the authoritative book on the real “product” behind the crypto world. (Hint: There isn’t one). David walks through Zeke’s research and the discoveries that led to his best-selling masterpiece, "Numbers Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall.” They discuss the similarities to past manias and delve into the role of celebrities in “validating” certain shady operations. David concludes with some final thoughts of his own. This may be the most comprehensive indictment of the bitcoin and crypto moment packed into 45 minutes you will find.

David walks through the connection of his new book on work in this latest episode. He discusses why production as the driver of economic activity is crucial to our understanding of economic theory, and to the peace of mankind’s soul.

David is joined once again by the brilliant Dr. Alexander Salter, economic scholar and co-author of a provocative new book ('The Medieval Constitution of Liberty') on the origins of the “great enrichment.” As always, the discussion takes some detours, but the whole thing will find you enriched, with real clarity on how you got to be so.

David is joined once again by Jeremy Tedesco, Senior VP of Corporate Engagement at Alliance Defending Freedom. ESG and DEI have directly threatened the cause of a free, virtuous society, with corporate America too often being an accomplice in the crime. David and Jeremy discuss their engagement strategies and particular successes with JP Morgan and Apple, as well as the new culprit too few are talking about.

David is joined this week by the country’s most prolific housing expert, Ed Pinto of the American Enterprise Institute Housing Center, for a thorough discussion on the state of the housing market. In this methodical and digestible conversation, the case is made for what the real, ultimate, through-the-noise, bottom-line issue in housing may be, and what the solution to that one thing really is.

David is joined by Capital Record regular, Samuel Rines of Corbu, to discuss the economic lay of the land in 2024. They also consider abundant cross-currents of thought which would never make the cookie-cutter, vanilla garbage that passes as Wall Street yearly forecasts this time of year.

David is joined on the inaugural 2024 episode of Capital Record by Dan Clifton of Strategas Research. There is no one you will want to hear from more than Dan when it comes to the intersection of public policy and markets, and this discussion is bound to make you smile, laugh, scream, cry, and even reach out for help.

David recaps 2023 today in this final episode of the year, remembering some of the highlight guests, walking through the issues that challenged us, and summarizing what this year has meant for the cause of a free and virtuous society. It’s a great holiday message and sets the table well for where we are going in 2024.

David is joined by Beechwood Homes executive and principal, Steven Dubb, to discuss the state of housing in America today. Why is there so much trouble getting new homes built when demand is so high? What does the correct “all of the above” narrative look like in understanding this more? And are some people looking in just one place for an explanation when they should be looking in three or four places? Hint: Yes. One of our best discussions ever on the Capital Record!