Capital Record

David is joined by National Review's Thomas L. Rhodes fellow and frequent writer at Capital Matters, Dominic Pino. They go into all sorts of things economic, from Dominic’s time as an economics student at George Mason to the present state of policy madness to the world of ESG. Talks like this are why Capital Record exists.

David is joined again on the podcast by former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, Kevin Hassett, who was the first ever guest on this show. They talk through the state of the economy and opine on the dangers of promoting false economic narratives, regardless of the motivation. Listen in to hear a clear, cogent, and honest discussion with one of the great economic thinkers of our day.

David is joined today by a very special guest, Larry Kudlow. The 2022 honoree of the William F. Buckley Prize for Leadership in Political Thought, Larry has a long history with National Review, with William Buckley, and of course, with the cause of defending free enterprise. In this deep and heavy conversation, David and Larry discuss how work is the heart of economics and the formula to economic prosperity, and they also look at the role of civility and friendship in maintaining a fulfilling life. It is truly an episode that strikes at the very heart of a free and virtuous society.

David is joined this week by Sheila Weinberg, founder and CEO of Truth in Accounting, a watchdog group fighting the good fight around governmental accountability. The mission of this organization seems harmless enough: to compel governments to produce financial reports that are accurate (stop the presses!), but apparently, this is more controversial than it sounds. David and Sheila walk through the simply unfathomable abuses of basic accounting that local, state, and federal governments get away with, and ultimately, how this undermines the optimal growth of a free and productive economy in monumental ways.

David is joined this week by business titan and patriot, John Catsimatidis. John walks through an extensive list of his concerns about the American economy today, including some people's policy belief that the solution to inflation is not more goods and services, but rather manufacturing a recession. This living example of the American dream shares his story and his perspective on what the needs of the hour are.

David is joined this week by Dr. Anne Bradley, an Acton Institute scholar and the VP of Academic Affairs at The Fund for American Studies. Dr. Bradley was a James M. Buchanan Scholar in earning her Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University and remains one of the foremost public intellectuals today. She offers scholarly writing and academic research that is clear, cogent, and readily understandably by all in defense of a free and virtuous society. David and Anne go around the horn discussing first principles, the theological foundation of economics, human nature, economic history, and ultimately, the needed vigilance in defending our ideas in times like these.

David is joined this week by Stephen Miran, lead portfolio manager of Amberwave Partners and a recent Treasury Department economist in the Trump administration. Together, the two wrestle through questions of monetary-policy efficacy, the right criteria for governmental “support” to an economy, and the future of global macro in an era where leveraged beta (i.e. “the easy money”) is harder to come by. It is a discussion that covers a lot of ground and will leave you wanting more.

As honest a conversation as you will hear about stewardship of the earth, with a true economic awareness of trade-offs, a deep regard for science and ecological reality, and a theological foundation undergirding it all, David welcomes Dr. Calvin Beisner of the Cornwall Alliance for a substantive talk on environment and economic ethics.

David is joined once again by renowned monetary economist Judy Shelton for a robust conversation on the state of the Fed, the perpetually growing role in the economy they assert (and so many want to give them), and the dangers that an excessively interventionist Fed represents for economic growth. David and Judy lack a fever-swamp focus on the Fed but do hold nothing back in asserting a properly framed critique of what the Fed has become -- and how it needs to be rectified.

David is joined this week by Steven Teles of the Niskanen Center, also a professor of political science at Johns Hopkins, and a well-known author in the domain of political economy. David and Dr. Teles go all over the map discussing rent-seeking, the role cronyism plays in feeding wealth inequality, and what policy solutions and trade-offs need to be on the table. A lot is covered, and a lot more is left for future coverage!